Golden Tee LIVE Course Trivia and Analysis
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- What are the only two courses to feature six par 3s and six par 5s?
- What is the only course to feature six never-drivable par 4s?
- Name the six courses where every par 4 has been driven.
- Which course can see a six-stroke swing in GT Par depending on the setup?
- Which two courses feature only three par 5s?
- Which three courses could set up for a GT Par of -32?
- Which two courses may only set up for a GT Par of -24?
- TRUE or FALSE: Every opening hole has been a par 4.
- 30 of the 35 courses feature a par 4 as the 2nd hole. Name the only three courses to feature a par 5 for hole #2:
- 30 of the 35 courses feature a par 4 as the 2nd hole. Name the only two courses to feature a par 3 for hole #2:
- TRUE or FALSE: There has never been a par 5 as hole #3.
- Name the only 3 courses to feature a par 4 as the 3rd hole.
- Which year of courses features a par 5 as the 4th hole on all 5 courses?
- Heading into the turn, only one course features a par 3 as the 9th hole. Name it.
- Heading back out, only two courses feature par 3s as the 10th hole. Name them.
- Similarly, only two courses feature par 5s as the 10th hole. Name them.
- Which course features three consecutive par 5s?
- Which year of courses features a par 5 as the 16th hole on all 5 courses?
- Which year of courses features a par 3 as the 17th hole on all 5 courses?
- Name the only 2 courses to feature a par 5 as the 18th hole.
- Name the only course to feature a par 4 finishing hole that is not always drivable.
- There is a year of courses where only two par 4s have never been driven. Name it.
- Which course features three par 5s that have been driven?
- Which three courses feature only two always-drivable par 4s?
- GT Par never varies on only 4 courses. Name them.
- Name the only 4 courses that feature always-drivable par 5s.
How did you do? Open the sheet here to see the answers and the statistics behind the following analysis.
The “Hole Pars” tab shows not only the par for the hole, but it also breaks down how often you can expect to be able to drive each hole (you can also hover over the comments in the cells to see a bit more how I break down each classification):
n = never been driven
e = drivable in extremely rare conditions
r = drivable in rare conditions
s = sometimes drivable
a = always drivable
Towards the bottom, you can see the average minimum and maximum GT Par for any given course (reminder: GT Par is the score you are expected to shoot without any fairway hole-outs). GT Par sets up between -28.7 and -26.7 on average for the LIVE courses, but it’s skewed by easier setups in the original LIVE year.
The next tab is “Hole Par Stats”. It breaks down how many times each scoring classification applies to each of the 18 holes, and then also in percentage form at the bottom. What’s fascinating here is finding how many par 5s and long par 4s have actually been driven at one time or another! I’ve got pictures of each hole on the site, so check them out!
Finally, there is “Stats Summary”. At the top, you can see how often each of the 18 holes sets up as a par 3, 4, or 5, sorted by the percentage. Below breaks it down by driving category, also sorted.
Now for fun, let’s predict how a Golden Tee LIVE 2013 course might break down, given the data we know from the past 7 years:
HOLE #1: A long, flat, undrivable par 4.
HOLE #2: A dogleg par 4 that’s only drivable in extremely rare conditions.
HOLE #3: An easy par 3.
HOLE #4: An easy par 5.
HOLE #5: A challenging but always drivable par 4.
HOLE #6: A par 4 that’s only rarely drivable with a great setup.
HOLE #7: Another easy par 3.
HOLE #8: A bit more challenging par 5.
HOLE #9: A par 4 that’s sometimes drivable depending on the setup.
HOLE #10: A tough, never drivable par 4.
HOLE #11: A tough, never drivable par 4.
HOLE #12: A moderate par 3.
HOLE #13: A challenging par 5.
HOLE #14: A very challenging but always drivable par 4.
HOLE #15: A very challenging but always drivable par 4.
HOLE #16: A very challenging par 5.
HOLE #17: A very difficult par 3.
HOLE #18: A very challenging but always drivable par 4.
If you play it clean, you’ll end up between a -26 and -28!
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On a golden tee fore course called serte del sol the 18th hole was a 2-shot par 4 with a dogleg left, water on right and flat green.
Bayou bay #13 and #16 both have been driven? BULLSHIT!
Alpine run #4 has some looks where you can never drive the green so you can take that off the list on 25.