Comments on: Golf Strategy – Personal Par http://golfinstructionguy.com/golf-strategy-personal-par Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:00:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jordan Caron http://golfinstructionguy.com/golf-strategy-personal-par/comment-page-1#comment-11 Jordan Caron Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:24:54 +0000 http://golfinstructionguy.com/?p=343#comment-11 At the end of the day it's the score that matters not how many under par you are. Par is subjective and based on what a scratch golfer should shot and we all now not many golfers play off a scratch. Par is really only useful for watching Professional events so we can keep track of how players stand. This is a lot easier then just listing how many strokes a player has had after each hole. That would be way to tough to keep track of! Bottom line, don't let the Old Man Par fool you! At the end of the day it’s the score that matters not how many under par you are. Par is subjective and based on what a scratch golfer should shot and we all now not many golfers play off a scratch.

Par is really only useful for watching Professional events so we can keep track of how players stand. This is a lot easier then just listing how many strokes a player has had after each hole. That would be way to tough to keep track of!

Bottom line, don’t let the Old Man Par fool you!

]]> By: J.Hough http://golfinstructionguy.com/golf-strategy-personal-par/comment-page-1#comment-8 J.Hough Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:19:58 +0000 http://golfinstructionguy.com/?p=343#comment-8 Interesting post Jordan. That surprises me that there would be almost a whole stroke difference on the same hole for a professional tour event just from changing the par. I think for me personally, with that hole being a 'short easy' par 5, I would be more aggressive looking to make a birdie. Whereas, if that hole is a 'tough long' par 4, I would be playing not to make a bogey.(probably end up making double) Really, its the same hole and I should be trying to get the ball in the hole with the fewest strokes possible irregardless of the par. Thanks for the post and helping me think differently out there. Interesting post Jordan.
That surprises me that there would be almost a whole stroke difference on the same hole for a professional tour event just from changing the par. I think for me personally, with that hole being a ‘short easy’ par 5, I would be more aggressive looking to make a birdie. Whereas, if that hole is a ‘tough long’ par 4, I would be playing not to make a bogey.(probably end up making double) Really, its the same hole and I should be trying to get the ball in the hole with the fewest strokes possible irregardless of the par. Thanks for the post and helping me think differently out there.

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