I'd say 290 yds. Remember, we're saying the back tees, the championship tees. Where we separate the men from the boys. The distances I see reported on pro men's golf on TV suggests that this is not a distance any of them can carry consistently. Hence, the men from the boys.
edit: busted didn't read the whole thread to see the tongue:)
The AVERAGE PGA Tour carry is 275 yards.
A "forced" carry doesn't separate men from boys, it renders a hole unplayable.
So if half the tour is eliminated on a hole with a 275 carry,
290?
[size=78%]probably does in 3/4 of them.[/size]How could that be a good hole/forced carry?
Now an optional play to carry 290-sure
A back tee with a forced carry of more than 200 yards sucks given that an older player could qualify for a State Am that might be using back tees-or it could become into a wind on short notice.
An older player could also qualify for a final stage of a US Open or Open Championship and shouldn't be unable to reach a maintained surface(re: findable) into the wind.