Impressive. I haven't played Erin Hills so can't compare. What did you shoot at Straits from the tips?
I shot 80 with a bogey from the fairway on 18
I think that was within 1 or 2 of my handicap.
Granted, I do it hit further than most, but the width of the fairways is what makes it more playable than a lot of places. Plus, as much as the 1000 bunkers are over the top, they do make wayward shots very playable.
At Erin Hills, the narrow fairways, blind shots and ball swallowing rough make big numbers very frequent.
Josh:
I've enjoyed reading this, particularly as folks compare WStraits and EHills. Just curious your observation -- is it your experience that the fairways at Erin Hills are narrower than at WStraits? I wouldn't call the fairways at WS narrow, really, but they struck me as narrower than at EHills. Or do the fairways at EHills "play" narrower because of turf and conditioning there?