Is a Par 6 Legal?

[mikejohnchapman]

Been playing at Hamptworth then mike?!

Indeed, really enjoyed it.

 

[atticusfinch]

See hole #17.

http://www.blackmountaingolf.org/scorecard.html

 

[mikejohnchapman]

I'm wondering why would you think it isn't?

In reality because I had never seen one before - subsequent replies say it's covered but I must admit I'm now surprised there aren't any others I have come across.

I appreciate the old norms of 250 yds max par 3, 475 max par 4, have gone on tour but never seen such a long hole for yellow tees.

Obviously getting old.

 

[rksquire]

i played a 720yd par 5 on saturday. Driver, 4iron, 5iron.

Stupidly long

I can't get there in 3! I'd have to play 3 drivers... or maybe 2 and a 3 wood.

 

[LincolnShep]

I played Styrrup Hall on Saturday. The third is 712 off the whites, 664 off the yellows but it's a par 5. Two members were moaning that only a handful of players at the club have a hope of achieving par off the whites, according to them the club had asked for it to be made a par 6 but "CONGU said no". Are they wrong or are there other other rules, apart from length, that are used to determine a hole's par?

 

[duncan mackie]

I played Styrrup Hall on Saturday. The third is 712 off the whites, 664 off the yellows but it's a par 5. Two members were moaning that only a handful of players at the club have a hope of achieving par off the whites, according to them the club had asked for it to be made a par 6 but "CONGU said no". Are they wrong or are there other other rules, apart from length, that are used to determine a hole's par?

It should be irrelevant to CONGU; par doesn't come into handicapping. They have guidelines, but that's all they are.

Suspect this is a classic case of avoiding an argument.

We have a 664, uphill into the prevailing wind tee shot, dogleg between lakes and woods at 250 etc in the summer with no wind it can play h,h,8i and is si7. Get more complaints about it than any other hole from just about everybody (big hitters that they have to tee of on a 664 hole but can't use a driver because of the layout - those that can't make the corner with their tee shot are going to take 5 to get on most of the time etc etc. It's a golf hole - just play it to the best of your abilities!

 

[rulefan]

I played Styrrup Hall on Saturday. The third is 712 off the whites, 664 off the yellows but it's a par 5. Two members were moaning that only a handful of players at the club have a hope of achieving par off the whites, according to them the club had asked for it to be made a par 6 but "CONGU said no". Are they wrong or are there other other rules, apart from length, that are used to determine a hole's par?

I can't understand why CONGU said no when the publish a table in the manual.
Further it is particularly relevant when calculating initial handicap allocation as par is used in the calculation. As it is when calculating the Stableford Adjustment in qualifying competitions.

SSS (Course Rating) is dependent on total length and upto a limited point, the no of strokes needed to reach the green but an arbitrary par must surely affect the CSS calculation (which I haven't tested - life is too short).