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Originally Posted by Two Bills
Quite a few of the Exec courses from the back tees are a good test for any beginner.
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ALL of the executive courses are a good test for any beginner. In fact, other than driving, they are a good test for any golfer. It's simply a matter of how well you score. A good player can play an easy executive course and if he doesn't shoot even par or better, he's not happy. A beginner playing an easy executive course may be thrilled if they make a few bogies or a par.
I have a friend who was all excited because he made a birdie on an executive course. I don't play like I used to, but if I don't make a birdie in nine holes, I'm disappointed.
The test has to do with your expectations, not your ability.
The easiest course on the PGA tour is TPC Cromwell in Connecticut. But the players go there knowing that they are going to have to shoot three or four under just to make the cut. The hardest course is usually the US Open course. Players go there knowing that if they shoot even par, they might have a chance to win. At Cromwell they are going to need to shoot 24 under or so to win.
The easiest holes in relation to par for the tour players are par fives. But in relation to what all of the other players are doing, they are the most difficult. Players come to a 580 yard holes knowing that they need to make four in order to not lose ground.
Par is really irrelevant. The difficulty of a course is really irrelevant.