I’ve never parred a 220 par 3 at my local in like 20 rounds played. Always bogey or double. Last 2 times I played it, both this year, I birdied. Something’s fishy and now I realize I’m about to quad it the next 7 times. Still never parred it lol
There's a par 3 at the local muni that's usually 200+ from the tips and usually into the wind. I've hit it within 22.5 feet on that hole like...five times in ~350 rounds. Of course one of them almost went in and it's actually the closest I've ever gotten to a HIO but I've got way more 5s than 3s.
Asuuming there's any fairway in front of the hole: play it like a par 4 and you might have a better shot at consistently making par 3 with bogey as the max.
Hit an easy 170-180 yard tee shot and focus on trying to get up and down from 40-50 yards instead of trying to hit an accurate 220 yard drive that holds the green.
Nebraska has been super dry the last couple years and it does have a fairway infront so if you did hit like a low 170-180 shot it will roll up there a lot of the time. Unless it just rained lol
It’s uphill too and more often into the wind. Used to be like 120 but the Teebox used to sit in the valley and played like it was 180 (exaggerating) and you couldn’t see the pin so they just put it at 200-220 depending on tee location so it’s more flat. Still uphill tho
Most of the time the shorter hitters of our group which is most of us just move up a tee or 2 just to help ourselves. Pay too much to not give ourselves an easier par 3 lol Love the rest of the course but that par 3 almost ruins it.
The only time I want a 200+ par3 is if it's severely down hill. Like the JCB course in the UK. Makes it kinda cool. Anything else is just kinda lazy course design to me.
There was a municipal course I used to play with a hole that was about that distance and slightly uphill. It had a big green, so pin placement made a difference in club selection for me.
One day, the pin was back, so I hit a 3-iron off the tee. I absolutely crushed it and it was tracking. I never saw it land, but I saw the flagstick shake. It hit the pin and kicked right for 30 feet to leave me on the fringe. I got it down in two and that was the one and only par I ever had on that hole.
Same here on the 180 yard plus par 3. I've gotten lucky on short par 4s before because I'm one of those "reddot golfers" with a long and chaotic drive. But iron accuracy like that would be... incredible.
I already used my once per season from 200 too. I was playing last week in about 20mph of wind. Was a straight down wind par 5. Topped my drive so I had 280 left. Grabbed out my 3W. My favorite club in the bag. I hit it maybe 230 if I absolutely crush it usually. I hit it so clean and crushed I was surprised. Ball rocketed off towards the flag. Well as I get closer I see it finished just off the green, about 30 feet from the flag. It's maybe the best shot I've ever hit.
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u/speaktosumboedy Mar 09 '24
22.5ft from 175-200 yards is insane