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Originally Posted by msklar92 I was exaggerating, but you get my point. Even 6600 yds would be difficult, not impossible, but difficult to shoot scratch on with a driving distance of 230. Adding to that, if the greens are slopped, they are hard to hold with clubs longer than a 7 iron. |
I think that the other thing that most of the short hiting scratch golfers and pro's are better at that a lot of ametuers can not fathom is course management. I have read some articles by Fred Funk, about on every hole making sure he is in the proper spot in the fairway to attack the pin and if it is a pin he can not realistically fire at or even hold to know where to leave the ball to have a easy up and down.
He has realized his game is what it is that he is not going to be driving it with the Gore's and Daly's that to beat them he needs not only to find the fairway more often but the proper part of the fairway. How many of us on this site in the above hypothetical would still fire at the pin with a 5 iron or even consider where you wanted to miss the green ?
So I think that not only do they have a great short game they also realize that certain areas are easier to get the ball up and down then others. But ones total score is still combination of how well a golfer does certain things and by playing to your strengths and away from your strengths. Take Donald he is not one of the longer hitters on tour but I think that he also conpensates for that by being one of the best long iron hitters on tour. It is definately easier to make par by playing driver wedge, then driver 4 iron.