I'd like to take this time to say that Milo McIver is awesome! The normal 27 hole layout is a par 89, not 81.
For the Beaver State Fling, we divide the course into two, and add 9 more holes making two complete 18 hole courses. Each course is a par 60! That's right, not 54, and we score and record it as a par 60. Each 18 has one par 5 and 4 par 4s on it. There are at least two par threes on each course that could easily be counted as a par 4 as well, but they are too close to the border.
If a hole is an obvious par four, count it as four. It annoys me that some TDs, course designers, course stewards, and such refuse to progress in this manner. A couple miles away from Milo McIver there is another course called Timber Park. It's listed as a par 54 18 hole course on all the paperwork, as well as all the recordings for tournaments and such. However, hole 17 is over 700' with O.B. on both sides and a large obstacle in the middle of the fairway. Why is this not a par 4? The topography is such that getting a 2 on the hole would take a fairway ace, and getting a three requires two really good shots and a putt.
It's time we decided to start taking our sport a little more serious and treat our courses and literature with the respect they deserve, accurate pars are a big step in my opinion.
-Ryan
For the Beaver State Fling, we divide the course into two, and add 9 more holes making two complete 18 hole courses. Each course is a par 60! That's right, not 54, and we score and record it as a par 60. Each 18 has one par 5 and 4 par 4s on it. There are at least two par threes on each course that could easily be counted as a par 4 as well, but they are too close to the border.
If a hole is an obvious par four, count it as four. It annoys me that some TDs, course designers, course stewards, and such refuse to progress in this manner. A couple miles away from Milo McIver there is another course called Timber Park. It's listed as a par 54 18 hole course on all the paperwork, as well as all the recordings for tournaments and such. However, hole 17 is over 700' with O.B. on both sides and a large obstacle in the middle of the fairway. Why is this not a par 4? The topography is such that getting a 2 on the hole would take a fairway ace, and getting a three requires two really good shots and a putt.
It's time we decided to start taking our sport a little more serious and treat our courses and literature with the respect they deserve, accurate pars are a big step in my opinion.
-Ryan
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