How do you feel about "Island Holes"?

[Cgkdisc]

chuck whats your best take on ratio of island size to distance off the tee

I recall Steve West having dome fot diagrams of spray zones this info is very interesting to me and Id like to ponder island sizes vs distance for 100 on up to 300+ ft holes

Steve has the numbers on this. Consider that Winthrop Gold 17 plays well with appropriate scoring spread for gold level players and is only around 240'. So I wouldn't want to go any longer for an island type set up for lower level players unless the island was bigger.

 

[optidiscic]

how big is the idland at winthrop 17

 

[Cgkdisc]

You have to look at the Caddybook. The green is odd shaped with the pin toward the front like I've been suggesting. I would say right by the left pin it's no more than 20 ft from the closest hay bales and water: http://xfer.innovadiscs.com/usdgc-caddy-2013-book.pdf

 

[araytx]

Sure, but that's a specific situation with a really stupid rule I haven't seen used anywhere. Your issue was with poorly designed and poorly communicated rules exceptions, not with well designed island holes.

Mashnut, I hear ya..., and I agree with ya, but I was the out-of-towner on this situation. And this TD and all the locals firmly believed they were playing that hole "just like water."