Understanding Strategic Golf Design

[benno_r]

Since it has been clogging up the Ryder cup thread I thought I would move it here.

In summary - strategy doesn't mean wailing away all day on driver with no consequence.

Strategy means a variety of options are available, each with a credible amount of risk, and resultant reward attached to it. It means hitting a driver is viable - get it right you will get a great reward. Get it wrong, and you will get hurt.

Going back to LGN hole 1, in theory you could hit any club in your bag, but the only viable option is to hit a club that puts you in the meat of the fairway (long iron or hybrid). Driver is not a viable option, as it brings in great risk (water or death rough), for little reward (hitting a wedge instead of an 8i into the green).

Anyway, believe it or not Mr Fried Eggs does know a little about arketechture, so for those interested, have a read of this:

http://www.friedegg.co/golf-courses/playability-width-strategy


Edited for confusing thread title.