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Old 12-02-2020, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
I like Tierra del Sol. But just because he's an excellent player it doesn't mean that he won't enjoy all of the courses. When I was a good player, I was more interested in condition and design than difficulty.

The easiest courses can be the most difficult in a competition because you have to make birdies and go low.

People look at the tour and think that the par fives are the easiest holes. They are, but only in relation to par. If you have a 580 yard hole and much of the field is making four, making a par is not going to help you win the tournament. The most difficult holes are the ones that have the highest average score, not in relation to par.
I don't think that came out the way you meant it. Obviously, a par 5 with a scoring average of 4.3 is easier than a par 3 with an average of 3.8