How you play a courses’ Par 5s is probably the most important part of almost every round you play. This is true for both amateurs and pros. Par 5s present our best scoring opportunities, which is also why they’re such a scorecard-killer when we make mistakes on them. And amateurs make A LOT of mistakes on them. Stupid, self-inflicted, strategy mistakes.
So that’s what this video is about. It’s about what good Par 5 strategy looks like according to statistics and probabilities. In this episode of The Game Plan, Golf Digest Senior Editor Luke Kerr-Dineen dives into all the data he could find to discover the perfect way to play Par 5s. These pro-level strategies will help you make the right decisions, pull the right club, hit the right shot and lower your scores.
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Host: Luke Kerr-Dineen
Producer & Video Editor: Ben Walton
Executive Producer: Christian Iooss
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:30 The Green Light Scenario
5:54 The Yellow Light Scenario
11:45 The Red Light Scenario
14:02 Verdict