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Matthew Sander

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Re: Survey: What Yardage Do You Actually Play From?
« Reply #200 on: March 07, 2013, 02:06:45 PM »
Home Course - Old Wayne GC - 6805
Last Round - St. Andrews Golf and CC - 6920 (scorecard yardage, but many tees were up that day)

David Lott

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Re: Survey: What Yardage Do You Actually Play From?
« Reply #201 on: March 07, 2013, 07:33:47 PM »
Chechessee Creek: 6285 or 5930 depending on who I play with.

Old Tabby: "Composite" tees are variable but usually about 6250.

Occasionally I play the "senior" tees at OTL which are about 5600. I turn 70 this year and it's nice to be hitting short irons towards (not always to) the greens with second shots.

16 handicap.
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Doug Siebert

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Re: Survey: What Yardage Do You Actually Play From? New
« Reply #202 on: March 09, 2013, 03:21:26 PM »
Finkbine Golf Course, ~7165 yards (length from the blacks is 7239, but the back markers on 10 and 13 are generally in play only during tournaments)

After I posted this, I went through the whole thread and was surprised how few people are playing over 7000 yards.  If this group isn't, why are so many courses being built at extreme lengths?  I once played a course in Missouri at just over 7500 yards soaking wet, I have to admit it was a bit of a slog!  I'd rather it had tipped out at 6500 and been more strategic.

My home course has lengthened here and there over the years I've been playing it.  I think the back tees were around 6700 yards when I first played the course around 30 years ago, but I'd have to find an old scorecard to be sure.  Recalling the lengthening of various holes I was surprised that actually many of them improved the holes, and none were made worse.  There were obviously some that were done for scorecard reasons, otherwise why add only 10 or 15 yards to a hole.  But several that added significant length totally changed the character of the hole, and IMHO improved it.
« Last Edit: March 09, 2013, 03:52:34 PM by Doug Siebert »
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Brian Freeman

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Re: Survey: What Yardage Do You Actually Play From?
« Reply #203 on: March 09, 2013, 03:42:34 PM »
Home & Last: Raleigh CC - Blues at 6350 in the winter, usually back up to the tips in the summer at 6875.  The best setup out there is actually a mix they use for some tournaments at around 6650.. When I'm away I usually look for 6600-6800 on a par 72 and a little less on a 71 or 70 depending on conditions.

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