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Originally Posted by jFrank
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My view on Augusta is simple and based on my golf experience.
I play with a long hitter regularly.He swings 2 clubs less on every shot.We have played over 300 rounds together in the last 10 years and I win 60% of them.Why and how?I don't care what he has in his hand first of all .After the tee shot he has to make the next shot because I'm tight from 140yds in.I hit my 7 iron as high and as long as he hits his 9 iron.(It's only numbers on a club!)
If I really want to mess him up I take our next game(we alternate) to a short,tight course(6200)where his power game is restricted.
Now,if you can see where I'm going with this,good,because the only way to bring the rest of the field back into the game is to keep the course short.The power hitters cannot run away with it because everyone on tour has as good a short game.Personally,I'd set up the course for the likes of Jeff Sluman and let everyone else sweat their club selection.After all, if they all make it in two,the odds favour no one.
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I followed Tiger around at the '96 Texas Open. I was about 20 feet from him when he hit a 265yd 2-iron, uphill to about 4 feet. The shot was higher than my PW!
I want to see these guys hit long irons into greens, especially in the majors.
At my home course we have 3 par threes over 200 yds at the tips. One plays 235yds and when the wind is up I can't get there with a 3 wood. I was on the box the other day thinking a PGA guy is probably hitting 5 irons from where I was hitting 5 wood. I like it when those guys are challenged.