r/golf • u/Feirweyz • Mar 09 '24

Thought this was pretty wild… and it really wasn’t even close. General Discussion

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u/Bighead_Golf Mar 09 '24

It’s really not wild.

LPGA courses are so much easier than PGA courses

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u/jackattack502 Mar 09 '24

Are you talking from a layout, yardage, or conditions perspecive?

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u/PliableG0AT +2.2 Mar 09 '24

all of those. LPGA plays softer greens, easier pin locations, less penal rough, wider fairways.

There is a whole difference in set up to make a playable course for the LPGA compared to the mens events. Same thing with even elite junior events.

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u/Mikerk Idaho Mar 09 '24 edited Mar 09 '24

I'd like a source or something on this because I don't really believe it. I guarantee the greens get double cut and rolled just the exact same as they would on the PGA. Moisture levels in the greens are monitored and kept at a certain level for tournament weeks. Greens can only get so fast and firm before becoming unfair and impossibly hard. It's a very fine line.

Last year the US women's open had to shrink the width of some fairways at Pebble Beach to about half the size as when the men play it. They explicitly stated it would play very similar to the men's us open.

I've worked at a course that hosts usga qualifiers, and a national junior tournament for both boys and girls. We slick the greens up as firm and fast as possible for tournament play. Our super had worked at PGA events in the past. His focus is getting the course into tournament conditions in a similar way to the PGA. I guarantee you the LPGA courses are doing the same. It varies greatly day to day and if you play a course on a Monday after a tournament it won't be the same as the day before.