Why are we worried about par anyway? I love long iron shots as well, but for the Pros - that is what par 5s are for. We still get to see them, so whats the problem? Long hitters have always had an advantage - long before metal drivers and solid core balls. There likely will come a time when the ball will have to be limited though, I just don't know how they will do it without completely disrupting the industry.

PA-PLAYA The only thing I can think of is growing the rough another 4 inches and narrowing the fairways.

Agreed. My home course has rough the US Open would be proud of in the first half of each season. Our handicaps go up, as the rough is so thick it almost requires punch outs if you get in it. But then after the heat of the summer, its struggling to stay alive and easier to hit from. It would require more extensive, and expensive, watering to maintain.

    Power is just one aspect of golf. Shot making, ball control, strategy and judgement should all have equal importance. How you bring that all back without altering equipment I just don’t know.

    I think the TV & $ components will trump the bomb & gouge "problem".

    I was thinking today about this thread.

    Imagine if the tour brought out 5-gallon buckets of mixed balls, we're talking everything from about 1995 and earlier, on the first tee, blindfolded the players, told them to pick 10 balls from the bucket, and that's what they had to use during the round.

    Patrick Reid in his post-round interview after shooting 73: "I guess I got the bad end of the draw. The best ball of the lot I picked was a Wilson Ultra Titanium, and I lost it on the third hole as I tried to draw a 5-iron from 220 yards off the corner of the water. It ended up 15 yards short, and never once thought about turning over."

    LOL

    Typhoon The idea I like is growing the fairway grass longer

    I do get tired of seeing them hit every shot off carpet, myself, along with seeing those flying 4" x 1 yard long divots. If the fw grass was over an inch, and the iron bounced back in their face when they hit, it would be the same as we play it.

    Another thing is to limit the number of wedges in the bag; back to 2(PW, SW). Make them manufacture shots instead of being able to pull a certain club and hit a full shot the exact distance every time.