HOD 09/18/12: Pickard Park in Indianola, IA

[pspunch]

Originally Posted by grodney

In 2004 Worlds, Round 2 Pool A (top pros before re-shuffle), they played it:
16% birdies
69% pars
12% bogey
3% double (Nate Doss and Devin Brown, you suck!)

In the semi-finals, it was:
38% birdies
47% pars
14% bogey
1% double (Kevin Babbit, you suck!)

11 of the top 20 finishers at Worlds got a birdie on this hole in the semis.
Only 2 of the 53rd-72nd finishers at Worlds got a birdie on this hole in the semis.

what are they using for par, 4 or 5? there's no way anybody got a 2 on it, a 3 is also pretty hard to imagine.

this is a great hole, it plays up a big hill, downhill slightly, uphill again, down a big slope and then the basket is about 15 ft off the water. Pickard is one of those courses you should play if you come to Iowa. top 3 for sure

[HybridZombiw]

Wraith, river, buzzz pure on all three

[grodney]

Originally Posted by pspunch

what are they using for par, 4 or 5? there's no way anybody got a 2 on it, a 3 is also pretty hard to imagine.

It's a 3-shot hole = a Par 5. There were no 3's in the A Pool during competition.

[MNcyclone]

If the grass is cut then a roller. Otherwise blizz boss.

Pickard is rated so high but I was disappointed. Ewing is where it's at!

[Kevlar7861]

sword eagle/XL then wizard

[VictorB]

The one time I played this it was windy and raining a little...

But if I could throw it in 'normal' conditions I'd hopefully go Pd, Pd, Roc, Challenger and try to card a 4 but more realistically a 5. This hole is super tough from the pro tees since you have to play up a hill for about 500', and the fairway narrows toward the green with woods and water protecting the pin.

[jkdisc]

katana until im close enough to use a mid/putter

[SteezeOG]

Sword, then some kind of fairway driver maybe saint or teebird. Opto Pure for upshot if needed. Wizard when I'm close.

[aPfaff]

I'd throw long off the tee with a boss probably and then finish eventually with a Classic Aviar.

[DanJon]

if windy: wraith, wraith, eagle, roc, putt.

if not windy: roadrunner, roadrunner, eagle, roc, putt.

a 4 would be nice on this one, but i think most people will be taking a 5 for par.