[Matt B.]

Originally Posted by jeverett

Hi Dr. Zaius,

*laugh* I wasn't really suggesting the hole should be a par 2. I'm still technically at zero aces there.. *another* Buzzz shot blasted through the chains on it this weekend, though. My putting lately has been terrible, though.. so no guarantees on a 2, regardless.

The par 2 thing comes from the PDGA guidelines.. at the blue level, a flat-elevation, lightly-wooded hole under 200ft. should be redesigned (rather than being a par 2), as it likely doesn't spread out the scoring distribution enough (by design, the goal is to have fewer than 70% of (Open) players score the same on a hole). Hole 11 short is roughly 185ft., with a slight uphill and a fair amount of OB.. thus kinda borderline. But I also don't think a hole needs to be short to give that "must get" feeling. Hole 1 short, for example.. that's a hole that feels like a "must get" birdie without being so short as to produce little scoring spread.

Meh, I'm rambling.. just ignore me.. Hole 11 short is ok. I'm looking forward to the weekend!

Sounds like a great opportunity for someone with an interest and aptitude in math (I'm looking at you jeverett) to analyze the scoring spread on the holes at CG after this tournament.