MadAdey
Money List Winner
I know for a fact that if you give me 10 shots from 40 yards and 80 yards (80 is a full 56 for me) then I will get that little fiddly 40 yarder closer much more than the 80 yarder.
I’d bet it’s the same for the vast majority of amateurs. Just because you are comfortable with a distance doesn’t mean you will hit it closer. All the stats show this. It’s the reason now nearly everyone on Tour goes for the green on 10 at Riviera instead of laying up to a yardage, the stats show that those that get closer score better over time.
I think we have slightly gone away from my original point of putting it in the fairway as opposed to playing from closer, but in the rough. Proximity to hole from 100-125 yards the tour average is 31'8" from the rough, but 18'10" from the fairway at the same range. It is 26'10" at 150-175 yards, so 50 yards further back the tour average is 5' closer when playing from the fairway as opposed to the rough. I think that stat backs up my point about being able to control the ball easier from the fairway than hte rough.