PAR

[Camgolfer]

I will typically make my own determinations on what par is and base it on that. Of course that generally means that everything is a par 3 since there are so very few holes that are anything but.

Hole 10+11 St. Paddy's Day. Par 5... One of the hardest holes I have played.

 

[DiscJunkie]

It depends on the course.
My home course has posted pars that are realistic and not all par 3's.
Most other courses, I just use Par3 for all holes.

 

[bazillion]

Just a quick question about how you keep score?
On your regular courses do you keep score:

<snip>

Okay, so what's a "regular" course?

One that's all par 3?

 

[TalbotTrojan]

Hole 10+11 St. Paddy's Day. Par 5... One of the hardest holes I have played.

I agree with you on that one considering even the top pros struggled to get a 5. I think the TD even counted it as a par 5 as the 21 hole par was a 66 meaning there are three fours or one four and a five. 6 & 7 is a four and there are no other legit fours on the course so that means 10 & 11 is counted as a five in my book. What a great hole though.

 

[elevated plastic]

3 IS the magic # and simplicity is far under appreciated

yep.

 

[Mr Mirth]

Indeed, more oft than not it's 3s for me.

 

[Jukeshoe]

Play what's posted, unless it's completely ridiculous...then play Par 3's.

 

[richardmmill]

Play them all par 3. Then its easy to figure out total strokes with out having to add it all up every hole. 3x18=54 then +/- what ever you shot that round. Keeps it pretty easy I think.

 

[DSCJNKY]

Just like the other thread, I marked other. I do the course par if it is a long or difficult course, otherwise I use 3's...so it is both for me.

Yes. I will ignore weakly signed 4's and 5's... but definitely will take the strokes when the signed Par is deserved.
DSCJNKY

 

[hedfan1]

It depends on the course and who I'm playing with.

 

[chuckdisc]

A par 3 for all hole

 

[adam423]

I ask Olorin what I should do before every round.

 

[Cradical]

par 3 for all holes. For scoring reasons rather than for anything else. Only write down your score if you didn't get a three. Makes it way easier.

 

[Terry C]

I played in a pdga tourney today on a course with several holes originally marked as a par 4-5 but the TD made every hole a par 3. Every hole is par 3 always. I have never, and would never play with people using a par that is anything other than 3. Thats pretty lame and almost seems like a way to feel better about sucking at disc golf.

Ive said it before and I will say it again. Every hole is par 3. 2000 foot hole = par 3, 10 foot hole = par 3.

I know some people will try to argue with me about that but unfortunately I am right about this and check the poll results, most people agree with me. Ball golf = par 3,4,5,6. Disc golf always = par 3.

 

[Terry C]

I marked other too for the same reasons previously stated by a few folks. Many new courses have legit par 4's & par 5's....many old courses have holes that are marked as par 4's on the signs but are really par 3's. If a hole is 600'+, it's not a par 3...

If a hole is 600 it is par 3. If a hole is 700-800-900-1000 then it is still a par 3. The course designer should have known better than creating holes that are unrealistically long. Unfortunately players should not get rewarded for the designers bad layout and the hole being overly long by extending the par to a 5 or something silly like that. The hole is par 3, and on a 1000 foot hole I understand that a par 3 will never happen but thats the designers fault that nobody will ever make par 3 on that hole. A 1000 foot hole should be 2 seperate holes and designed better.

It depends on the course.
My home course has posted pars that are realistic and not all par 3's.
Most other courses, I just use Par3 for all holes.

I would rather end up being 20 over par playing every hole as a par 3 then end up being even because I was playing every hole as a 5. There should never be a disc golf hole thats longer then 1000 feet. And there should never be anything other then a par of 3 for every hole.

 

[Dave242]

If a hole is 600 it is par 3. If a hole is 700-800-900-1000 then it is still a par 3. The course designer should have known better than creating holes that are unrealistically long. Unfortunately players should not get rewarded for the designers bad layout and the hole being overly long by extending the par to a 5 or something silly like that. The hole is par 3, and on a 1000 foot hole I understand that a par 3 will never happen but thats the designers fault that nobody will ever make par 3 on that hole. A 1000 foot hole should be 2 seperate holes and designed better.

Dude - you need to get with the times. .....or play the old-school easy courses and stay away from a real golfing experience.

Multi-throw holes make for so much better golf. On reachable holes, after 1-3 rounds you have it figured out exactly what you are going to do and then it is just up to having to execute. On multi-throw holes, your drive will seldom leave you with the same 2nd shot round to round. So the is so much more creativity and need for shot making skill that your basic reachable hole.

(I know, I know.....I am taking the bait of an "everything is a 3" troll).

 

[Dave242]

I know some people will try to argue with me about that but unfortunately I am right about this and check the poll results, most people agree with me. Ball golf = par 3,4,5,6. Disc golf always = par 3.

You are wrong about everything being par 3 and you are wrong about what the poll is telling you. Hint: read the title/question of the poll.

 

[Dave242]

I guess I'm a little like Mike Vick and just can't resist a good old dog fight. Which dog is will chew the other one up and spit him out:

A)

or
B)

 

[LeewayeDiscGolf]

i put against a par three on all holes. only because it's easy then for me to keep track in my head of my final score. of the courses near me most are either par 3 holes anyway, or the par isn't marked on the course. this way when i finish the course and i'm sitting +3 then i just add that to 54 and i'm all set.

i would prefer to have a score card and be able to see all of the pertinent data for the course just like a ball golfer. but not many of the courses by me have score cards available (to my knowledge).

My son and I carry our homemade generic scorecards every round. That way we can fill the info. in as we go. And if the info. isn't available it still gives us a spot to write the score down.

 

[Terry C]

I guess I'm a little like Mike Vick and just can't resist a good old dog fight. Which dog is will chew the other one up and spit him out:

A)

or
B)

Ive played courses with 1000 foot holes that are marked as par 4-5. I like the challenge but I will stick to playing it as a par 3. If my buddy asked me what my score was for that course, and I said "I was only 3 over!!" and he asked "but you were playing par 3 right?" I would then have to say "no, but it was a hard course" or something lame like that. I have had people tell me they had such and such a score and then went on to tell me they play all par 5's or whatever and I think those people are goofy. Those are the "frolfer" people.

Nothing personal dave, I just play everything as par 3 always. For 15 years I have played every hole on every course as par 3. Theres nothing wrong with a good healthy debate though and Im not gonna turn into the "par is 3" troll, lol. I respect other peoples opinions.

As far as our avitars having a death match, I think my dog would win cause hes smart and crafty, just look at his toupee!! Your dog looks like he's mixed with a human and thats not fair, my dog would take him down, then after the fight he would do your dogs taxes for him!!