Risk/Reward - My course

[USER1999]

Internal OB is usually used to stop a player gaining an advantage by playing up the wrong fairway, and in theory protects the guys playing the other hole. In practice, it is no safer, as a big slice is not necessarily intended.

 

[Mr_T]

It would have to be lay up for me, I'm nowhere near long enough! I think I would probably take a 5 wood then a 8 iron

 

[EZprophet]

I don't even see the advantage of hitting a long iron off the tee and taking on the trees/OOB on the right. You risk going OOB or being stuck behind a tree so that you have a PW in instead of an 8 iron? The risk isn't worth the reward, especially with how tight the fairway gets closer to the hole and the amount of trees lining the fairway.

I would aim to leave myself just short of the 150yd marker. I would have an 7/8 iron in instead of a wedge but where you are aiming gives you the greatest margin for error on your tee shot.

It's a shame that there is OOB on the right as if there wasn't it would make the decision a lot more interesting. Also that tree in the fairway kind makes the option of trying to leave youself 120-130 yds into the hole pointless.

So yeah I would hit a PW off the tee and try to leave myself a 8/7 iron into the green.

 

[SGC001]

I'd be tempted

It's a dogleg: How far is it as the crow flies? How far to carry that tree near the O.O.B on the right? How severe is the slope to the water hazard? Does it open up long? What's the usual wind? What hole number is it?

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I would take a 7 iron and aim to the right of that single tree

Than a 9 iron or PW for the remaining 110/100 yards to the green, ideally close enough to the hole for a birdie chance.

Thats the theory

In practice, id hit the 7 iron and leave the ball up against the tree trunk, id then have to play out sideways, the pw into the green would go 15 yards greenside right.

Id stick a little chip in to within 3 ft and 2 putt, giving me a 6 for 1

or somewhere inbetween

Fragger

 

[Imurg]

Can't see any value in going for it, even in a bounce game.....
It's a 1 in 20 or more shot.
Only decision is which iron to hit off the tee....

 

[Gazboy]

I would take a 7 iron and aim to the right of that single tree

Than a 9 iron or PW for the remaining 110/100 yards to the green, ideally close enough to the hole for a birdie chance.

Thats the theory

In practice, id hit the 7 iron and leave the ball up against the tree trunk, id then have to play out sideways, the pw into the green would go 15 yards greenside right.

Id stick a little chip in to within 3 ft and 2 putt, giving me a 6 for 1

or somewhere inbetween

Fragger

As above, I would definately screw this up.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'm not a fan of internal OB's. We use to have one playing our 15th to stop players going back down the 14th and making the par 5 much shorter. However for those of us prone to hooks off the tee, we were the ones getting hammered (yes I know I should hit it straight) when we weren't looking to gain an advantage. I'm afraid the layout of the hole would have me going for it in 2 every time

 

[sev112]

Piyching wedge to wide area of fairway
Bump and run (or "top") with hybrid to 15 yeards short of green
Thinned chip with U wedge
...
hits flag and drops for a3 (or 4) pointer


we should have another one of those forum rounds of golf like we had last year some time - iirr half the forum were up typing the next shots until stupid o'clock when there was work teh next day

 

[fundy]

Think were still all banned for slow play Sev

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Let me see...

Can I hit a drive 268yds with a fade with absolutely no chance of double crossing myself and hitting it left out of bounds?

I think we all know the answer to that

I agree with the Internal OB by the way, it's bad design and in this case turns what should be a risk reward hole into an ordinary short par 4

 

[RGDave]

269, you say? OOB both sides etc. etc. Silly tree guarding the green? Even sillier mini-tree just where I'd like to hit it.

Hmmmm.

There's no way I'd hit a driver. I'd ideally hit 169-180 to leave 90-100 in. Got to be a 4 iron at that pesky little tree.

Can you be left of it?

 

[SGC001]

No-ones going for it?

I'm reminded of a story told to me buy a guy I used to work with. They had a hole (now the tee has been moved forward) with a 280ish severly downhill carry depending on the pots location over a ditch with a narrow landing area widening out 60 odd yards up.

He played off 7 and the 2 guys he was playing with were off 10-14. He got an iron out and layed up around the ladies tee 50 yards short of the ditch (ground got uneven with a severe downhill slope past that). They said why are you laying up you're off 7. Then they proceeded to whack it in the trees or ditch with their drivers. His reply was that's why I'm off 7 and you're not.

The hole is now 50-90 yards shorter (it was a long tee it's not now) as it was contributing to 5 to 5 1/2 rounds as people kept insisting on going for it. It's actually more of a risk reward now for the majority of players as they should make it, but it is quite tight (210 carry at furthest point on left, 180 at nearest on right, tight to about 240). It's a much easier hole for the longer hitters as they can carry it to where it's wider.

 

[palindromicbob]

Definite lay-up for me. My best carry ever was only about 220.
Couple that with the fact often have trouble to hit a 60 yard fairway I'd avoid to risk.

Probably would aim for the right of that wee tree and hope to leave myself a more comfortable 130ish in. That tree guarding the front right would be a git though. As I said I can't hit a 60 yard fairway but I am very good at hitting a 6 inch thick branch.