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Originally Posted by ntnBO
See, this is basic flawed Americanized thinking. There are times where a so-called "perfect shot" from 100 yards is 30 feet from the hole. It's the Americanized version of golf where players expect to throw darts right at the flag every time from short range. This is not the case where golf was invented.
BO
No that isn't what I think, that it should just be a dart to a foot, but I think there should be a possible way to get the ball to to a foot. For example, there is not one British Open hole that I can think of where you can't get it close somehow some way. I'm not saying it's going to happen very often at all, but you can run it up, hit it really high, ride the wind, whatever, you can find a way. On #7 at Pebble, You could hit it to 40 feet or hit it to 40 feet. There are plenty of times where "the perfect shot" is to 40 feet because of some hazard or danger, but the perfect possible result shouldn't be to 40 feet. I hope you understand the distinction I'm trying to make.
Just for example, I thought #14 (or whatever the par 5 is) was a great hole. If you hit the shot, you were fine, but it was just really really hard to hit the shot. Same thing for #17. Incredibly difficult yes, but not so much that it it was literally physically impossible to knock it on and make a birdie.
Also one more criticism I have of the US Open is they basically take the driver out of play half the time. The courses get so incredibly baked out that it turns into a "who can manage themselves in insanely tough conditions with a wedge and putter" the best game. What were they hitting on 6, like 6 iron 9 iron? and on #3, like hybrids to a par 4? Silly.