JESUSFR3AK
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I need a bit of help. There is a 9-hole DG course set up at a state park where I live in Hobbs, NM. However, there is not a Par set for the course. A friend and I have played it several times and have a decent idea of what par should be. But there is one problem . . . the difference between the Gold tees and the Red tees is pretty significant. The shortest difference is 70 feet (300 ft vs. 230 ft). The longest difference is 230 ft (680 ft vs. 450 ft)! How do we set par with such extreme differences?
I expect the gold tees to be more difficult, but 50% longer is quite a bit! I've played many rounds of "regular" golf, and the pro tees are usually only 10%-15% longer than the amateurs.
Do you suggest having two different pars, one for gold and one for red? Or do we set them as 1? 450 seems too short for a 5, but for an amateur 680 is awful long to expect them to be in the basket in 4! There is also a 550/700 foot hole. The total distance for the 9 holes is Red: 3310 (367 avg) and Gold: 4440 (493 avg).
There are some obstructions and we read up on how to adjust for those. The big question is whether two allow the pars to differ by a couple of strokes. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, doug
I expect the gold tees to be more difficult, but 50% longer is quite a bit! I've played many rounds of "regular" golf, and the pro tees are usually only 10%-15% longer than the amateurs.
Do you suggest having two different pars, one for gold and one for red? Or do we set them as 1? 450 seems too short for a 5, but for an amateur 680 is awful long to expect them to be in the basket in 4! There is also a 550/700 foot hole. The total distance for the 9 holes is Red: 3310 (367 avg) and Gold: 4440 (493 avg).
There are some obstructions and we read up on how to adjust for those. The big question is whether two allow the pars to differ by a couple of strokes. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, doug