palindromicbob
Tour Winner
I'd hit driver which would likely be short then lay up to before the pond pitch in and walk away happy with a 5.
Dave B
Q-School Graduate
Hybrid, iron, wedge into the green for 1-2 puts for par/1 over.
Lots of bravado on this one and any sort of a head wind would see many come unstuck
Lots of bravado on this one and any sort of a head wind would see many come unstuck
Siren
Tour Rookie
Driver over the ditch or in it, if its over 5 iron if not blob.
London mike 61
Challenge Tour Pro
Lay up short of the ditch, wedge to before pond and wedge onto green.
Two putts, job done with no big losses.
Two putts, job done with no big losses.
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
It depends whether it's a hole that plays into the wind or not?... We have a par 4 of similar distance at 480, but 95% of the time it plays wind against. Last week of the yellows @ 460 I hit driver 3w to pin high, off the whites I've never got there period.
For me it would depend whether I was playing wind against more often that not, but if it was on my home track I'd go with this.
For 3 or 4 bounce games I'd try and smash a driver, but if with a good drive I was hitting the ditch that would be a no go option unless the wind was behind. If I was getting cough but the ditch more often that not,mid play 3w, lay up 20 yards shot of the pond and wedge in, at least giving me a chance of a par.
Driver
Drop from ditch
3w/hydrid
Possible drop from pond,
Wedge on
1 putt
On a bad day that wee hole could be a card wrecker,
For me it would depend whether I was playing wind against more often that not, but if it was on my home track I'd go with this.
For 3 or 4 bounce games I'd try and smash a driver, but if with a good drive I was hitting the ditch that would be a no go option unless the wind was behind. If I was getting cough but the ditch more often that not,mid play 3w, lay up 20 yards shot of the pond and wedge in, at least giving me a chance of a par.
Driver
Drop from ditch
3w/hydrid
Possible drop from pond,
Wedge on
1 putt
On a bad day that wee hole could be a card wrecker,
D
Deleted member 18121
Guest
Ha ha you're spot on. 16/17/18 have a habit of wrecking many a card!
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
Off your hc, play for bogeys, a par is awesome but... If you could kill a good card on this stretch why take chances.
Our first is a par five which is easy reached in two with a good drive, but going in for a hit in two I averagely scored 6, I started playing as a par 5 and by eliminating danger I've had more birdies there than any other hole, also eagled it when I played with vardon a few weeks back,
Weather being fair and assuming fairly flat, driver over the ditch and short iron to the approximate area of green leaving a rear end like a rabbits nose up and down for par or easier 2 putt.
My short irons are pants, did that show through?
My short irons are pants, did that show through?
macca64
Q-School Graduate
3rd choice for me,
kid2
Money List Winner
Similar to Jim for me and id add another option...... 3 wood off the tee with a 5 wood approach..... Not enough club off the tee to reach the ditch and plenty in the 5 wood to carry the water.... And rely on my short game when i miss the green:lol:
And lets be honest...... If any club golfer is expecting to hit that green more than 50% of the time from over 200 yards then i think that they need to reassess their expectations!
NorfolkShaun
Journeyman Pro
Would like to think I could carry the ditch but know I am unlikely to. So lay up with a 3 wood, I could go for the green with my 7 wood from here but a risky shot for me. I would then lay up to 120 yards out which is a full PW to me normally I am good with this and should give me a putt I would hole 50/50 so some pars some bogeys.
A par here would be a good score here and bogey would leave me happy I have a shot take a 5 and move on if I got a par 3/10 times I played the hole happy days.
Can easily see how this could be a card wrecker
A par here would be a good score here and bogey would leave me happy I have a shot take a 5 and move on if I got a par 3/10 times I played the hole happy days.
Can easily see how this could be a card wrecker
Andy808
Tour Winner
Three wood short of the ditch then, depending on the lie/wind/how I feel, 3 wood to the green or lay up with a 9 iron leaving a wedge into the green.
beggsy
Journeyman Pro
If wind was in face take 3wood hoping I don't put it in ditch then 21* hybrid to green if any other wind driver over with a 7 iron into green
Junior
Tour Winner
Driver - 2 putt birdie tfc
Birchy
Money List Winner
I would love to set up a hole something like this and have everybody who thinks they can carry that ditch off the tee have a bash. I bet the percentage that actually carry it is very small.
Your looking at your drive being what? 270+ yards in total to carry that ditch imo.
Your looking at your drive being what? 270+ yards in total to carry that ditch imo.
D
Deleted member 1147
Guest
It depends on the weather & how I'm playing.
- tail wind and/or driving well, I'd go for it - driver & mid iron
- head wind and/or driving poorly, lay up - 3 or 5 wood & long iron/hybrid
There's no real danger just in front of the green, so even if you under club slightly it may run onto the front edge or close enough for an easy'ish up & down.
- tail wind and/or driving well, I'd go for it - driver & mid iron
- head wind and/or driving poorly, lay up - 3 or 5 wood & long iron/hybrid
There's no real danger just in front of the green, so even if you under club slightly it may run onto the front edge or close enough for an easy'ish up & down.
Green Bay Hacker
Journeyman Pro
Driver, 7 iron, wedge and 2 putts would be my plan for the hole but that could easily change after the tee shot goes offline.
Spot on, i played a course recently, water at a mere 200 yards carry. As was quiet me and a mate played 3 balls. One we tried to smash it over water, one we got as close as possible and one we payed up short. I par'd it once. And that wasn't with carrying the water.
Id take 250 total all day long if I could find the fairways consistently.
Re op. Lay up then two pw as more confident with full shots than rolling it close and chipping water.
Hack-Man-Hob
Club Champion
Belt the life out my driver and hope for the best - even with a christmas crackerjack of a shot I'd be short of the ditch but probably in the trees
2nd drop shot
3rd 3 off the tee sky it 150 yards
4th nothing to lose cream the hybrid with a percect strike straight into the drink
5th drop shot
6th thin the wedge over the back
7th flyer from the rough to the front of the green
8th putt lip out to 2 feet
9th putt 4 feet past
10th hole out through the back door
DQ for crying on the green
2nd drop shot
3rd 3 off the tee sky it 150 yards
4th nothing to lose cream the hybrid with a percect strike straight into the drink
5th drop shot
6th thin the wedge over the back
7th flyer from the rough to the front of the green
8th putt lip out to 2 feet
9th putt 4 feet past
10th hole out through the back door
DQ for crying on the green
