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Great Courses the PGA Tour Can No Longer Play
Erik J. Barzeski:
--- Quote from: Eric LeFante on November 05, 2018, 03:13:07 PM ---As usual, I completely disagree. It's hard to think of Tour courses that haven't been affected by distance.
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I specified courses that the PGA Tour could no longer play due to distance. That list is pretty short (at least so far).
--- Quote from: Eric LeFante on November 05, 2018, 03:13:07 PM ---List all the courses that host a PGA Tour event or major championship where the total yardage today is within 200 yards of its total in 1995 (and par is the same).
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The 1913 U.S. Open was contested at about 6200 yards and a par 73. And +12 got into a first place playoff.
Nobody has ever denied that courses have gotten a bit longer.
Kevin_Reilly:
This isn't a "great" course, but the SF Chronicle reported today that Lake Merced CC has emerged as the course to host the new Steph Curry PGA Tour event in September 2019 (the new Rees course at Alameda was previously rumored to be the spot).
As a condition to host, the club must expand the course to more than 7,300 yards and expand the driving range to 290 yds (presumably with a net at the far end).
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