We all have watched iconic moments in Golf history at Major Courses during tournament play. Every one of us is daydreaming that we could be playing around in a Major Course.
Here we take a look at the lucky Grinters that have played a round in 2022 Major Courses to give you an idea of how you would play (hypothetically) by giving you some curious data points of what other Grinters did in Major Courses.
Takeaways from the data
Augusta National Golf Club:
- Grinters who manage to play everyone’s dream golf course have an Average Handicap Index of 8.8. Their average Score playing here was 86, which speaks to how different it plays when the course conditions are not set up for the Masters.
- The easiest holes for Grinters were two par 5's: The 2nd Hole (Pink Dogwood), with 0.31 strokes over par on average, and the 8th Hole (Yellow Jasmine) with 0.33 strokes over par on average.
- The most complex holes were two par 4’s: The 18th (Holly) with 0.86 strokes over par on average and the 10th (Camellia) with 0.82 strokes over par on average.
Southern Hills Country Club (PGA Championship in 2022)
- The PGA Championship returns to Southern Hills. The last time that the PGA Tour hosted that course was back in 2007 (Tiger Woods won), and it is the only course the PGA Championship hosted 4 times.
- Grinters Average Handicap Index is 10.7 and their Average Score playing here was 92, which speaks to how hard it plays.
- The two holes where Grinters have fared best are Par 5’s: 1st Hole with 0.07 strokes over par and 12th Hole with 0.23 strokes over par.
- The hardest holes for Grinters are the 7th hole par 4 with 1.33 strokes over par on average and the 2nd hole par 4 with 1.31 strokes over par on average.
The Country Club at Brookline Mass (U.S Open in 2022)
- Brookline, Massachusetts, will be The 122nd U.S. Open Championships' home. The last time a PRO Tournament was held on this course was the 1999 Ryder Cup, won by the United States. And the last U.S Open held in Brookline was in 1988, and was won by Curtis Strange.
- Grinters Average Handicap Index is 13.4 and their Average Score playing here was 93, which speaks to how difficult it plays
- Easiest Holes: Par 5 11th Hole with 0.54 strokes below par on average and 6th hole par 4 with 0.31 strokes above par on average.
- Hardest Holes: Par 3 12th Hole with 2.46 strokes over par on average and par 3 7th hole with 2.31 strokes over par on average.
St. Andrews Old Course (The Open 2022)
- The iconic “Home of Golf” is going to host The Open for the 30th time in its history!
- Grinters that have been lucky enough to play The Old Course, had an average handicap of 11.8 and have an Average Score of 89 when they played here.
- Easiest Holes: Par 5 11th Hole with 0.58 strokes below par on average and 6th Hole par 5 with 0.21 strokes below par.
- Hardest Holes: 16th Hole par 3 with 2 strokes over par on average and 14th Hole par 4 with 1.93 strokes over par on average.
Class is dismissed! But, we hope you enjoy the rest of the Majors this year!
