I heard on ESPN that Koepka hit a 380-yard drive on #18 with a THREE wood. And Rickie Fowler hit a 305-yard iron to reach the 18th green in two.
Not to sound like a old-timer, but is it time to start seriously considering what Jack Nicklaus has been saying for the past 20 years: should the PGA Tour have a different golf ball that limits the length the pros can hit? A 680 yard par 5 that pros can reach in two? What's next - an 800 yard par 5? Are the majors that rotate around different courses going to have to only be played on 8000+ yard courses? Many of the traditional, historic courses can't be lengthened like Augusta. Shouldn't the PGA consider changing the equipment to allow the tour to return to those courses?
While I appreciate the ability of some of these guys to crush the golf ball, I don't think it's unreasonable to limit the length and bring a lot more classic courses back into consideration for PGA events.
Not to sound like a old-timer, but is it time to start seriously considering what Jack Nicklaus has been saying for the past 20 years: should the PGA Tour have a different golf ball that limits the length the pros can hit? A 680 yard par 5 that pros can reach in two? What's next - an 800 yard par 5? Are the majors that rotate around different courses going to have to only be played on 8000+ yard courses? Many of the traditional, historic courses can't be lengthened like Augusta. Shouldn't the PGA consider changing the equipment to allow the tour to return to those courses?
While I appreciate the ability of some of these guys to crush the golf ball, I don't think it's unreasonable to limit the length and bring a lot more classic courses back into consideration for PGA events.