What Other Golf Nuts Think About Major Golf Course Set Up

July 5th, 2010 • Related • Filed Under

During the recent US Open, I discussed how I thought it was enjoyable for the average golfer to watch the pros struggle against the difficulty of Pebble Beach and the way that the USGA had the course set up.  Now I am not saying that it’s fun to watch people struggle.  But I am saying that for the average golfer to see professional golfers struggle to shoot par during an entire tournament does make us feel better.  We realize that the game can humble even the best of the best.As a part of that blog post, I also asked you other golf nuts out there to share your opinion on this topic.  I asked a poll question to see if golfers thought that the PGA and LPGA should make the course set ups more difficult not just for the Majors, but for the week to week tournaments.  In other words, would regular golf tournaments be more enjoyable for averages golfers to watch if the pros had a more difficult time.  Instead of seeing the pros shoot 10, 12 or even 20 under, would we rather see them struggle to shoot under par.




Here are the results of the poll:

63% answered yes, they would like to see the course set up be more difficult

37% said no, they like it just fine the way it currently works.

So golfers have answered and it appears that we’d like to see more challenging golf courses on the PGA and LPGA tour.  Thanks golf nuts for all of your responses.




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