Quick Poll: Can you break par at Shinnecock Hills?

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By Ryan B

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  1. Ryan B

    Ryan B

    Team Titleist Staff

    Shinnecock Hills is one of golf’s most historic and demanding tests. From the firm conditions to the rolling greens, even the world’s best players have been challenged as they take on Shinnecock this weekend. Watch as Peter Finch puts his game to the test:

    So, here's the question: if you had the opportunity to tee it up at Shinnecock Hills, do you think you would have what it takes to break par?

    Drop your vote below and let's hear it in the comments.

  2. Thomas K

    Thomas K
    Steamboat Springs, CO

    Military
    I first played the course a couple of weeks before the 1986 Open. And played it infrequently until the late 1990s. I would not want to play it all the time. The winds make the course extremely difficult and the rough is truly rough.
  3. Espen S

    Espen S

    It’d be a miracle
  4. Amanda S

    Amanda S
    Chicago, Il

    probably not if I’m playing it on a cold, snowy February day, lol.
  5. SMegaffin

    SMegaffin

    Modest and hopeful prediction: +4 per side, 78 total limit 3-putts to one per side.
  6. Scratch Kelly

    Scratch Kelly
    franklin, TN

    Loved playing the course several times throughout the years. As a scratch player since age 17 I never sniffed par. It’s a fabulous course. Amazing condition and layout. We played national one time and par on a windy day was a distant dream. Scores were 78-88 over 20 years. Now at age 73 I fear breaking 90 would be a distant dream ! But to be on that course on a beautiful day with members and other guest is golf shivas would have stated “at its best”! Scratch ( now more itch then game”!)
  7. ToddL

    ToddL
    Attleboro, MA

    I'm a 12 handicap, so I have no chance of breaking par! Given these conditions (especially the wind), I'd be happy to break 100
  8. GMaynard

    GMaynard

    Military
    I don't think I could break 100 from the forward tees
  9. JConn

    JConn

    Ryan B said:

    Shinnecock Hills is one of golf’s most historic and demanding tests. From the firm conditions to the rolling greens, even the world’s best players have been challenged as they take on Shinnecock this weekend. Watch as Peter Finch puts his game to the test:

    So, here's the question: if you had the opportunity to tee it up at Shinnecock Hills, do you think you would have what it takes to break par?

    Drop your vote below and let's hear it in the comments.

    At 77 years old I would just appreciate the opportunity to play such a great course!!
  10. SPace

    SPace

    I play in New Mexico and we have serious wind 25-30mph in the spring and the up and down isn’t a problem. I think the greens would be the major challenge. But I’m always up for a challenge.
  11. SPace

    SPace

    I play in New Mexico and we have serious wind 25-30mph in the spring and the up and down isn’t a problem. I think the greens would be the major challenge. But I’m always up for a challenge.
  12. Andrew A

    Andrew A
    Charlotte, NC

    Breaking Par woudl be a tough ask considering how few of the best in the world were able to accomplish that feat. If everything went right, I would set the bar at breaking 80.
  13. Randy M

    Randy M

    Depends on the tees that we play from. From the backs and thirty years ago, a slim maybe, . Today, even with 10 foot gimmes, no chance.
  14. Lance P

    Lance P
    Hillsborough, NC

    Breaking par??...Are you kidding me...to quote one of my favorite FB guys: "Ain't no way"...
  15. Frank P

    Frank P
    Port St. Lucie, FL

    Military
    Either in my dreams or if I fill the scorecard out before the round.
  16. DStover

    DStover
    Smithfield, NC

    Maybe in a scramble with a couple pros on my team. Own my own HAHAHA.
  17. Thomas Y

    Thomas Y
    Wenham, MA

    I would like a summer of playing there regularly to try, but I doubt that I could do this even with a ringer score from the whole summer! Not likely even from age-appropriate tees, though.
  18. Sam S

    Sam S

    Absolutely.... not
  19. John B

    John B
    North Carolina

    No…
  20. Dave N

    Dave N
    Dade City, FL

    No , not even in my dreams. That's one tough nut to crack.
  21. Chuck Zirkle

    Chuck Zirkle
    Mt Pleasant, SC via Rocky Top Tennessee

    Military
    Would be an interesting try. I play on tight fairways, small greens with lots of undulations. Lots of false fronts and similarities. #19 ranked muni in the US. Seth Raynor style course.
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