What would a 15 handicap shoot at Augusta, according to 3 Masters champions

[@air-run3984]

I’ve played Augusta, and I easily broke 100. I had 149.

[@richardholly7984]

That’s incredible that you got to play there! What a dream come true

[@makzegler6076]

And the back nine?

[@brettteeter3461]

😂😂

[@99vargass]

These guys didn't understand how a 15 plays. A 15 would have a hard time breaking 120 in those conditions

[@jasonce123]

Yeah, they're thinking of the putting, which is fair, but I think they might not have a true representation of how little the average bogey golfer spins the ball. There would be a ton of "Sit, SIT, SIITTTTT, FUCKING SIT" on those greens.

[@davidmeyer6500]

yes closer to 120 than 100. when i play a lot I am 12 to 15. the blow up holes take me well past 100

[@99vargass]

Also it plays about 900 yards longer than a regular club course and they make the rough way more difficult. A bogie golfer would get eaten up.

[@jasonce123]

@@99vargass I'm a 6 and I would not expect to break 100. It would be carnage for a bogey golfer.

[@MikeJones-fv1fe]

That was my thoughts exactly. 100?😅😅

[@thrillamanilla2545]

I broke 100 at Augusta National! Shot a 67!!... It was on the EA Sports PGA game!! 😂😊

[@JaggedRecordsVa]

92 on my first round! So giving what they said… We’re built different 😤

[@mrg3284]

It's in the GAME!!

[@justsomeguy7798]

Congrats lol

[@TheRealWattLife]

Cold story but you've never even been to the Augusta National

[@adamkondracki3201]

​@@TheRealWattLife was it a cold story? Or a cool story ?? 😂 Also, were all not peasants some ppl have actually been to Augusta. Been to a ryder cup as well. .

[@jonasbrownlee7279]

I think they need to make a monday golf show a 5 10 15 20 hadicap plays the courses the day after the event from the final day tee boxes

[@JasonJoyrides]

Random Golf Club has done a "breaking" series of several courses/tournaments, most notably TPC Sawgrass. Doubt that Augusta would ever let anyone film on their property, although somehow they let Dude Perfect make a video there of all things...

[@jonasbrownlee7279]

@JasonJoyrides ill check it out. Thanks

[@kevinogill6726]

That show might last a week for everyone to finish - if playing by the rules

[@TheBlackdog8]

The tee boxes are the same everyday

[@brucemcfarlane8818]

​@@TheBlackdog8 Not necessarily. Certainly the par 3 boxes are moved every day if only a few yards because of all the divots from the day before. And some 4's and 5's will have the option to move to a different box depending on conditions.

[@makerealestateeasy]

When I was 35 I am now 70. I played on the PGA course in Palm Beach Gardens the Monday after the PGA tournament, with three of my golfing regulars. At that time, I drove the ball as far as any professional golfer. Around 275 yards and out to 300 yards 20% of the time. You can’t understand today how far that was with a persimmon driver. None of us shot under 100. That year I played Doral the blue monster from the tips. This was an amateur tournament but not PGA tournament conditions. I had probably the greatest round of my life and shot a 91. If it had been today’s Augusta, I think I would’ve been lucky to shoot 120.

[@BigAli81]

A good honest comment that, I’m off 20 at the moment, just started lessons but I don’t think I’d break 125 there 😂

[@grants5781]

I played Sawgrass on a Monday after the tourney. Played from the player tees. Plus one hc, didn’t break 100.

[@Revheadrev]

What?? You play off +1 and had more than 28 over?? What the heck!!

[@tonythaiger93]

Yup it is like a local champ boxing with world champ.​@Revheadrev

[@Mnil52]

@@RevheadrevI'm a scratch and I think I'd usually shoot 90. Some do those shots I just don't have in me, like the tee shot on the 18th. I'd average triple on 18

[@callxmevapor]

@@Mnil52then you are not a +1, lol. I really don’t consider people playing from 6200 every round a scratch golfer if they are a scratch handicap from that distance. I’m all for fun but like come on.

[@callxmevapor]

@@Mnil52big asterisk on your +1

[@mrstealyabike7226]

I’m convinced they are so good they’ve forgotten how bad a 15 handicap would really play on this course 😭 I’m like an 18 handicap and think I’d struggle to break 120 maybe even 130 lmao those greens are just a different animal

[@johnnychimpo7539]

I think 120 too. Ugly scorecard for sure

[@drewjohnson9823]

I’m an 8 handicap and I would be thrilled to break 100 lol. A 15 isn’t sniffing that

[@elliothomewood8070]

8.6 here and I’m right there with you! 😂

[@mrwwwebs]

Same here, and these were my exact thoughts. My initial guess was 130

[@tylerslenk8243]

​@@elliothomewood80708.36782 here and yes I agree

[@TheRealWattLife]

You wouldn't make it out of the club house kid.

[@robfitt234]

⁠@@elliothomewood80708.6 too and I think we would struggle to break 98 few 4 putts and a lot of 3 putts

[@andrewcarter7503]

Thing is, a 15 handicap isn't "usually shooting mid 80s". You get your handicap from the best 8 of your last 20 rounds. I'd say a 15 handicap usually shoots high 80s - low 90s. At Augusta? I'm an 18 and if i shot less than 110 I would be delighted. Wouldn't be disappointed if i broke 120.

[@kevinogill6726]

Absolutely right. I have a friend who is a official 12 and he barely breaks 90 80% of the time

[@jesse8458]

You’re being humble and yet still overestimating yourself at Augusta haha. I’m an 8, and I don’t know if I’d break 120. I played Kapalua last year. Not my best round, not awful - I shot 93. I think I’d average 90-92 there, as like I said, it was a little worse than my average day. That was from the Regular tees. From the Tour tees, that’s pushing me back to around 100. Then we have to add tour conditions…idk, I’ve never played a course in tour conditions. Do I shoot 105-110? Closer to 120? Maybe somewhere in the middle. That’s Kapalua’s Plantation Course, where they have the Sentry. A tournament that typically has some of the lowest scores of the PGA season. Augusta would be several shots harder. I’d be happy to break 120 and would be over the moon if I somehow broke 110, but I don’t think that’s remotely realistic.

[@westhawks]

@@kevinogill6726 Theres no way your friend should be a 12 if hes only breaking 90 2/10 rounds. A 12 should be shooting around a 86-89 easily with good rounds being right at the handicap and great rounds being lower

[@kevinogill6726]

@@westhawks That's not how the handicap system works, sorry. First, of 20 rounds, the highest 10 are disregarded. Then, you have to take into account the slope and course rating. I had an official +6 at the second most difficult private course in the state and I absolutely never shot 6 under par but the par 72 course was rated almost 77 with a slope of 145, so a 69 was equivalent to a 65

[@nopressuregolf]

thats what a 15 handicap is though. It's not the average of 8 rounds over 20 either. A 15 handicap is more about 18-19. It goes all the way through. A 8 handicapper is about a 11-12 when you shoot that +8 round thats when your on in all aspects of the game.

[@PatrickMitchell-k4u]

The distance alone adds 18, then add the fact they shoot 15-20 over on their home course, a place where they know every bounce.. add green complexes, min 50 over

[@RS-pq5mo]

I played TPC Scottsdale a week after the pro tournament and the speed of those greens was outlandishly insane !!

[@autk]

I played Kapalua, Plantation course, the Monday after Tiger won the Mercedes Benz championship, thanks to my stepdad, thanks Jim, shot 104, no mulligan.

[@erickayson588]

My foursome group was talking about this the other day . We all know none of us would break 100, but certain we're leaving there with one of the best golfing experiences ever.

[@Aaron-vt6gh]

Let's put it to the test. I am available all summer long 😂

[@charlieodom9107]

They said 15 handicap, not 50.

[@BloodyYTNamingNonsense]

The course is closed all summer long.

[@TheRealWattLife]

They wouldn't even let you in the club house.

[@TheRealWattLife]

​@@BloodyYTNamingNonsenseNo the course is not closed during the summer.

[@BloodyYTNamingNonsense]

@@TheRealWattLife It's easy to look this stuff up so as not to appear quite so fucking stupid. The course is closed from May until October.

[@seancudahy7233]

15 handicap from their tees would shoot around a 130-140 if it were bottom of the cup

[@wlm6915]

No.

[@Darth1182]

@@wlm6915yes. A 15 handicap sucks

[@JayR-l2u]

More like 200

[@nickfarnham3321]

I bet you 2 grand you're more than 20 strokes wrong

[@seancudahy7233]

@@nickfarnham3321 I’m guessing you are a 15 handicap

[@mjt121132]

Obviously, Augusta is a different beast, but I’m a +4 HC and absolutely love fast, true greens. Putting and chipping is easier when you know what to expect. Plus, with a caddie…that’s a huge help. Not taking away from tour pros. Those guys are great, but getting to play those conditions all the time is easier than playing average courses, in my opinion.

[@kdids]

100%. When you have consistent well manicured courses you know how to play it vs the complete dumpster fire of inconsistency 98% of courses are that the general public play. PLUS when a course is in great shape its easier to hit pure clean shots. Hitting off cement fairways really trashes your score fast.

[@manCHlLDx]

I’m an 11 HC, shot 81 today at my local course and I’d be STOKED to shoot a 99 at Augusta! Or one under whatever my buddy shoots 😅

[@Dean_R1]

A 15 handicap wouldn’t break 100 around Augusta at 7500 yards with those greens if they played it 100 times.

[@TannerMontana69]

There’s a reason the PGA Tour slogan for years was, “These guys are good.”

[@daaichommie708]

My dad met a guy who he thought was exceptional at golf. He asked the guy why he doesnt consider trying to go professional. The guys just laughed and pointed out that the professional guys would make him look like an amateur. The gap in skill is just so huge.

[@gozieboy3899]

The professional gals would too.

[@928frogman]

I shot 92 (5hcp) from the tips at PB. The caddy said 'come back again, the oh my God I'm at PB isn't nearly as bad the second time"

[@brbob4934]

LMAO I took a 4 hdcp to Spanish Bay and Spyglass and they sent me home with a 90 on both days.

[@928frogman]

@@brbob4934 You did well, Spyglass is tough. If you're really into punishing yourself, play Pinehurst #2 mid-summer.

[@Bob-zh7lr]

Play the same conditions as the US Open.

[@bryanduchane2371]

I've played 2 in August and it's brutal hit, but been speeds are slower to prevent then from getting burnt in that heat. Didn't funny it that tough in those conditions. ​@@928frogman

[@rishabhsharma2940]

My god did you have a bad day or something? I'm about a 0.3 handicap and I shot 79 there from tips. Even through 11, and then things went downhill including a triple on 14.

[@Rilester]

Yes, these guys are on a different planet - a 15 handicapper would be looking at 120-130 !!

[@timberwolf534]

I played Indian Hills in Palm Springs where they played the Bob Hope Classic. I scored 163 and the first Green had such a slope i rolled down it. These guys deserve the money they make.

[@richardoki8320]

But what is more amazing is how good the guys are these days.

[@paulcox2447]

Since Tiger guys have started taking PED's and the internet has made learning golf MUCH easier than it used to be Legit athletes, on drugs, with good coaching :)

[@pivotmaster9556]

@@paulcox2447 peds?...you are actually mentally ill. nobody dopes up on the tour. maybe if you were doped up enough you could take the club all the way back

[@mack-uv6gn]

I’m a 5 handicap and if I didn’t break 100 I wouldn’t care, just to play 18 and get a tour of the facility at Augusta National 👍

[@timmyotoole6063]

you'd break 100 lol wtf. it's a 76.2 course rating from masters tees you'd be ok

[@pjpredhomme7699]

They have always done a great job showing it on TV but it still does not come close to representing it in person - the changes in elevation - the severity of the lies - and honestly the vastness of the place is impossible to give an accurate representation on TV

[@mack-uv6gn]

@@timmyotoole6063 well thanks 👍

[@TheRealWattLife]

🤡🤡🤡​@@timmyotoole6063

[@washredskin887]

I'm also a 5. I think I could break 100 but I'd have to play it a few times. On the first time probably not. I use to play Torrey all the time when I lived in San Diego. I played it from 7,100 once and shot 88.

[@damienkearns3654]

That was my answer, so interesting to hear people who actually know what they're talking about say it.

[@dampaul13]

I think you and they are wrong. They don't understand how good they are, how average a 15-handicapper is, and how hard tournament courses are for normal punters. I think the real total would be closer to 120. A 15-handicapper doesn't shoot mid-80s regularly, often they'd be into the 90's, sometimes more. Then there is the course being in tournament trim, a completely different beast, let alone the natural difficulty of a course like Augusta. To get close to 100, they'd need to par close to half the holes on one of the most difficult courses in the world.

[@IKnowBangerss]

As a 15 handicap I would love to play in the masters as a reference for how good the actual pros are. Kinda like putting an average guy in Olympic events

[@bolsbolbol368]

What if the 15 handicap had a real pro caddie and got to play a practice round?

[@steve4158]

I played with a caddy at Merion, East Lake, and Medina. The caddy doesn't know your game, and it takes a while for them to figure it out. Their biggest help is yardage and green reading. They have since reversed the 9's at East Lake. The 2nd was a par 3 playing about 160. When I asked him what I should hit, he said, "Hit your 160 club." 🤣 A caddy will save you shots on the green, but he can't save your game. Playing with a caddy is golf at its finest. If you ever play with a caddy, do them a favor and lighten your bag. Take out all the needless items. A caddy will normally carry 2 bags.

[@BloodyYTNamingNonsense]

These guys have no idea what a fifteen handicapper looks like. Playing strict rules of golf, playing 7,500 yards, a 15 handicapper is 50/50 to break 150.

[@Bigtimeburgers]

Legit. I’m a +2 and I would bet in masters conditions I would have a hard time to break 90. Don’t think people understand just how difficult putting is on greens that fast

[@kdids]

150? don't be ridiculous.

[@BloodyYTNamingNonsense]

@@kdids You have absolutely no idea how difficult championship golf conditions actually are, or how truly bad a 15 handicapper is.

[@dampaul13]

I've played a couple of tournament courses the day after tournaments, and I don't think many people can understand how much harder a course is in tournament trim. Tee boxes are further back and often off- centre. Rough where there isn't usually rough. The normal rough is worse than usual. But the biggest difference, the pace of the greens. So much harder, so much quicker! You need more control and more carry to end up where you'd usually be. Your usual approach shot is now longer and harder to control. Then trying to stop this longer approach on much more difficult greens, forget about it! The course becomes a different beast!

[@doc_adams8506]

This first number that hit me was 115. After listening to Larry Mize about the pure adrenalin flowing through my blood if I ever had the chance to play Augusta, I have revised my estimate--130.

[@rollandgkerr]

As a 2 handicap 25 years ago at Pinehurst #2 after a tournament, I shot 90. Hit 1 GIR. Had 1 up & down. I was just off the green on 16 holes chipping for birdie.

[@jackdavies9652]

That place is basically an upside down bowl for every green isn’t it? Would get right on my tits that would 😂

[@steve4158]

In my day, I was a pretty good club golfer. I won a few club championships and got 2 city championships. At my best, I had a 1.6 handicap. Now mind you, the courses I played were not hard, demanding courses like on the PGA Tour. I was lucky to play Merion, TPC Sawgrass, Medina, East Lake, Atlanta Country Club, Winged Foot, Westchester CC, TPC River Highlands. My group won the Monday Pro-am at River Highlands. You think you're good until you play these courses. I shot in mid 80's and 90's. We're no match for those types of courses. At Merion, I'd miss the fairway, and from 4 to 5 inch thick, rough, it was a wedge back to the fairway. The green speeds and the harsh rough separate us from the big boys. Respect for pro golfers. A 15 handicap would shoot at least 125 to 140 at Augusta.

[@yankurph]

I am up for the challenge. Send me an invite and pay for my round. Then we can find out how poorly I shot.

[@Sweet_Jazz]

I'm a 15 handicap and I very rarely shoot in the mid 80's. I would probably shoot no less than a 125 at Augusta with a good swing that day. Several 4-putts and even a 5-putt is on the table.

[@kylewhitney1402]

Golf is a difficult game these guys are the best players on the planet they are absolutely right 💯👍⛳

[@danielthomas9871]

Challenge accepted! Now who can get me in there?

[@dcastillo045]

I'm with you who's getting us out there.

[@MarkisLeitchis]

These guys are being extremely generous. A 15 will typically shoot their cap 1 in 5. So they are firing an 87 ON A GOOD DAY. At Augusta, no chance they break 120. They would be so many 4 and 5 putts that would end up being a lot of 9s and 10s on the card.

[@russellcyr4867]

I'm a 9 handicap. The only holes that I could reach in regulation would be the par 3's. Once on I would probably three putt at minimum and more likely 4 or 5 putt. So assuming 4 putt I'm 8 over on 4 holes. I'd be reaching the other 14 at 1 over regulation and 4 putt.....triple bogeys. So 3 over on 14 holes is 42 plus 8 over on the par threes for 50 over or 122 for the round. And that is assuming no bad shots. More likely 130 with a couple of water balls and a couple in the lumber yard.

[@Jacksonmoyer7]

For reference my buddy who’s a 2 index played pinehurst #2, the Tuesday after the us Open when the fairways and greens weren’t as fast and firm, from the tournament tees. He shot a 95 And he normally shoots 75. So a 15 that normally shoots 90 is not breaking 100 under tournament conditions at Augusta

[@MrChatelherault]

I play off 9. I played Royal Troon in average conditions. I shot 103 and hit a moving train. It was brutal. I should have never taken my driver out of the car like I’d been told. Augusta. That’s another level.

[@brandons4477]

15 handicapper here. I’ve played Augusta around 10 times. My best score is 87 but I’m usually in the mid to high 90s when I play there. Granted, it’s from the members tees and about a month or so after the Masters so not quite as tough.

[@itsnotokgolf]

I feel like this video only exists to make us want to play there even more

[@tylersouthcott3359]

I think the last group out on every tournament at least until the cut should be a amateur group of locals including a scratch 5, 10 and 15 handicap. Could be a lottery system. Would give a cool idea of how hard tournament play actually is

[@ukdavepianoman]

15hcp shoots an average of around 90 on a "normal" course. Add 1-2 strokes per hole for longer tees, slope of greens, big contours, etc. so 15hcp shoots 120-125 at Augusta.

[@christabor8662]

I’m a 9 handicap and I’ll take that challenge. I bet I can shoot in the 80’s. Just give me a call and find out. I’ll need the invite so….I’ll get down there asap 😂

[@Saybia1]

A true 15 handicap.. one that doesn't bullshit people on shots and counts fouls and plays it as it lies. If they shot less than 150 I'd be very surprised.

[@rollandgkerr]

I agree, as a 9 handicap and not playing course before, 100 would be a good score. I think if I could play there 5 or 6 times, trying to play conservative bogey golf, a mid 90's might be possible.

[@ericknopik2852]

I agree with this 100%. I’m a 9, and I think I’d have no chance of breaking 100 from the Masters tees. I could maybe do it from the Member Tees, because it’s about 1,000 yards shorter. But I think I’d 3 putt so many of the greens that it would still be quite a feat to break 100 on that golf course.

[@rollandgkerr]

I kinda agree with you. Even with a caddy, first time out over 100. If you could play a few rounds with a caddy... maybe high 90's

[@trainwater3440]

The funny thing is nobody actually gave a straight answer

[@bionicsjw]

I never played Augusta, but back in the 80s a friend and I got to play a PGA course a few weeks after they had the event there and both of the shot between 95 and 100 and we consider that a huge win.

[@MHB48615]

I feel confidant that a legitimate 15 handicapper playing the Augusta National for the first time, under tournament conditions, from the tournament tees, playing by the rules of golf, would not come very close at all to breaking 120. You might make one or two pars by accident but the other sixteen holes would take a heavy toll, lol. I once belonged to a small golf group of close friends in S.C. I suggesting we pony up the money and play the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. A member of our group had played there a few times because of his job. He was probably a 15 handicap. He asked us why in earth would we want to pay 200+ dollars to loose a dozen golf balls and not break 120. And that would be us playing from the senior tees, lol. We ended up playing Kiawah but not the Ocean Course.

[@Chicken_Wang1]

I wonder if they know a 15 handicap usually would average around 92 or so

[@bradenrujawitz]

People don’t understand how hard professional golf courses are. I am a 15 handicap. I regularly shoot mid to high 80s and played whistling straights back tees. I shot a 102 from pro tees and felt like I played extraordinarily well. It’s simply a different animal.

[@MarkSmithhhh]

Not even the same game

[@supersoniq3506]

A 15 handicap would really struggle with the distance from pro tees. Then throw in the difficulty of the greens. Maybe 110 if you played pretty well and smart. What's harder than playing the course? Getting access to it. Never going to happen for most.

[@e_zee5902]

Theres this Arnold Palmer designed, former PGA Tour course nearby where I live. Its always viewed as a tough but manageable course, youll shoot a few shots higher there. But once they set it up difficult just for fun and my God was it tough. Just by growing out rough, speeding up the greens and fairways and setting up pins and tee boxes differently than normal, it added nearly 10 shots to everyones score

[@waqarghulam3548]

I would say 120 would be an achievement for a 15 hcpr

[@eats4cheaps305]

Not to mention that a 15 handicap is a 15 handicap based on their local courses. Even if Augusta was not in tournament condition a 15 would have a hard time breaking 100. Any of these pro style courses are going to turn your 1 missed shot into 3 extra strokes instead of the normal 1 on a local course.

[@williamayotte3847]

15 handicappers with two mulligans a side, taking distance while giving yourself a shot at the green and 5ft gimmies

[@mvubu6823]

A 15 handicap is shooting mid 80 on their best day, on their home course, off the front tees.... Otherwise they are 90+. At Augusta, at Masters set up- 120+

[@send-golf]

Don't we wish 15 handicaps were playing the front tees. They are playing the back tees, taking 3 mulligans, 5 gimmies, and shooting 85 (101) hitting bomb 240 drives, 60 yards right. I wish they could call them the scratch tees, and not back tees. and you were forced to gamble, giving no strokes, if you play them. That might move people to the right tees.

[@BL4CK0UT17]

I’m 17 h/c and I usually hit 90-95. So it would be way over 100.

[@podcastsrecap]

They don’t know that I’m just built different

[@scottbutler2761]

Im off 15 and accept the Challenge . Play Thaxted Park in South Australia summer the greens are like glass and on some holes you need to put 20 feet away from the hole

[@paulw6183]

I feel like if it was a local course and you played it regularly, as a 15 handicapper you could break 100, if you just turned up and played every now and again you'd be lucky to break 120

[@creamabdul-jabbar6722]

A 15 handicap ain't breaking 100 on your local 6300 yard course with a rating 70 or lower. Idk if they're being modest but a 15 ain't breaking 120. A "scratch" barely breaking 90

[@BoverdeseKnuttz]

Man I can’t even break 100 at my local goat track

[@EagleM_1984]

I’m a 16.6. I can confirm there isn’t a chance in hell of breaking 100. 120 would be my expected outing. The 12th hole alone would probably run me up a snowman (8). Comically, they list Augusta National Masters tees slope and rating at 144 and 77.3 respectively. That only yields a 26 course handicap. Wow. That means I have might have a shot at breaking 100 net score.

[@rogerdixon1069]

My goal would be to hit as many shots as I could at the place because you know you’re only going to play there once. Imagine then watching a Masters player getting in a bad position and saying “Oh yeah, I remember THAT shot”

[@EasyCoastL]

It’s wild how hard it is considering there isn’t even long rough

[@mtbtx9304]

I shot 84 from the tips when I played there. I grew up helping my dad cut the grass with the other slaves in the 70s. Whoever cut the most even grass got to play one round with a guest. My old man picked me! RIP dad we got a black president and a female black vice president! You’d be so proud of how far America has come!

[@tomford3018]

There were no slaves in the 1970's. Also, both Obama and Harris are mixed race. Most people in America are some type of mutt, including myself.

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Sad to see your mentality has not improved

[@mtbtx9304]

@@jamesfitzgerald6636how dare you! We have come so far! Stop being racist!

[@joeygrappin4458]

Let the 15 play the course twice. If I ever get to play Augusta I could care less what I shoot, but a second time I would be much more relaxed.

[@cleveland2022]

Not sure why the Media always poses easy questions. Of course a 15 isnt breaking 100. I am a 5.1 Handicap. This years Masters will play 7,555 yards, the most current course/slope rating I see is 76.2/148. On Trackman, I played Fields Ranch East Course in Texas, the course/slope rating is 77.2/150 at 7493 yards, and I shot an 86. Im curious why the Media always uses high handicaps for reference

[@recPokerFish]

these clowns have no concept of how a GHIN index works....

[@lancemanyon7645]

I am a 7-8 handicap which means my average score is 81.6 on courses with slope between 116-131. I have only played one course called Tobacco Road in North Carolina that has a slope anywhere near Augusta and we never play greens that fast. Doubt on my best day I break 100 from their tee boxes. Maybe from member white tees would be the only chance

[@padysrini9955]

Best case - 18*6 = 108. Suppose you can drive 220 straight 90% of the time, and no Duffs.

[@tomwohlfarth9672]

Better question is what would the average 4 or 5 handicap golfer shoot from the Masters tees playing in Masters conditions? I say, would have a hard time breaking 100. It’s far more difficult course than it appears on TV. The elevations, deep bunkers and severe slopes and contours of the greens don’t show up on TV. You think you can hit a few greens in regulation?…congrats, nice 4 putt.

[@diggingmystyle]

Shoot..i have a hard time breaking 100 on the local municipal course.

[@simplysimple7628]

What the average golfer fails to understand is that aiming at pins on a really really difficult course isn’t where you should be aiming. Most of the smart shots would be 15-20 feet away from the pins.

[@deepee1544]

And a 15 handicap doesn't even regularly hit close to the pins on their local muni.

[@coobay4786]

I sure would like the opportunity to try but we all know that will NEVER happen.

[@adamholt6228]

I'm a 3.0 and average 250 yards off tee. Augusta in masters condition off the comp tees almost all par 4's would have to be played as par 5's. If I could average 6 on every hole that would be 108 and that would be a HELL of a good score for a 3 handicap. There isn't a chance on earth that a 15 handicap would break 100, I think 135 - 145 is actually realistic for a 15.

[@Crankthatyouu]

108 would not be a good score for a 3 handicap. I think you’re selling yourself short.

[@mabbott13]

I'm a 3 handicap as well, and no way could I break 100 first time there in tournament conditions from the tips. Keep in mind that most of us play courses that are 5500-6700 yards, not 7500 yards. That's a huge difference. Plus, a 15 handicap probably plays the middle or up tees, not the tips. On the other hand, if you're 15 handicap from the tips, that's a different story. I hit it it around 260-270, and it's just too long these days. 10 years ago, I'd say maybe I'd shoot in high 80s, b/c i could hit it 300+, but now I would doubt I could break 100. I agree that a 15 hcp shoots 125+ minimum

[@johnnybgood7442]

They wouldn’t get close to 100. My buddy Casey Won the 2006 Publinx over Anthony Kim and got an invite to the Masters. He was probably a +4 or so at the time and shot 87 the first day. A fifteen handicap would get destroyed.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

That sounds about right - the conditions are that extreme and local knowledge is huge

[@deepee1544]

Finally someone who knows what they're talking about here.

[@61JZ]

A 15 handicap is not shooting mid 80s most of the time. Maybe a 10 handicap

[@charlieodom9107]

Lol, do you know how handicap is even calculated?

[@61JZ]

Yeah, because I have a USGA four handicap. Clear it up any?

[@iparrajorge]

Thank you! It was driving me mad. A 15 handicap gets that 15 from his best 8 out of 20 last rounds. So he is hitting high 80s... during his best rounds!!!! On average they are probably hitting mid 90s. Then add the distance, the pressure, the contours, the speed of the greens,... I would take the over on 120 without hesitation.

[@61JZ]

@@iparrajorge Bingo!

[@deepee1544]

​@@charlieodom9107 You obviously don't.

[@surfjunkie7925]

If you haven’t seen the greens in person, you cannot imagine them. TV doesn’t do them justice. I have been to Pinehurst #2, Kiawa island ocean course, and Harbour Town. None of those greens compare in severity of undulation of the Masters.

[@86supermann]

They ( the Pros) never insult their bread and butter. But looking at reality. 15 hcp is not good on any golf course. Losing 20 shots just getting out of bed add slopes, downhill lies 500 yd par 4’s, water around many holes I wold say 140 being kind

[@beachlifebestlife]

i shot 112 at Ocean Course in Kiawah , SC where USOpen was in 2019.....handicap was 14....greens are all domes

[@mikewill1891]

15 handicap shoots more like 90+ on the regular. I’m a 8 handicap that doesn’t even practice or play more than twice a month and I’ll be happy with a 90 at Augusta. A 15 handicap is shooting 120+

[@13mmxiii]

I think they’re being generous. 120 would be more realistic. Driver, 3 wood wedge to most of the par 4s.

[@4wheelliving132]

Under Tournament conditions I agree, but if a 15 handicapper played under normal conditions, and normal tee's, I would imagine they'd do ok

[@beegee22]

100 is a generous threshold. Easily more like 120. 3 putts per green would be probably the norm, and they surely wouldn't hit every green in regulation.

[@steverapposelli6104]

Larry, You made the luckiest pitch in history

[@DChappelle27]

Rich boys talking about struggling to break a hundred on a course only few play

[@kevinogill6726]

It's much worse than they think. The way the handicap system works, a 15 only shoot their handicap less than 5 rounds in 20. A true 15 probably wouldn't break 120 on their best round

[@severinbender8403]

As a 5 myself, I would be very happy breaking 100. hcp 15 good luck breaking 120.

[@wlm6915]

Im a +2 play competition golf, drive the ball as far as these guys i think id break 82 if i played good.

[@rollandgkerr]

With a caddy... maybe.

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

With a local Augusta caddie, 110

[@brianwilliams646]

I’m a single digit handicap and I think I would have a hard time. Because of the nerves of playing the Mecca of Golf. ⛳️ Playing from the Pro tees is no joke.

[@JeffBezosIsSanta]

Way too generous of those guys… a 15 handicap is the type of golfer that can struggle to break 100 on any given day.. but there may be days they have a good round to balance their handicap out and get to 15.. they would have a very hard time breaking 120 at Augusta, most likely would just stop keeping score after hole five and “just enjoy the day and the scenery” 😂

[@pb12661]

I would also argue that the "average" player is more like a 20 handicap. A 15 is better than average.

[@johncassani6780]

Years ago, Ray Romano played Augusta from the Masters tees, hoping to break 100. He didn’t, and 6 putted a green. Bogey golfers tend not to be good putters, and August would be brutal if you don’t putt well.

[@fontyyy]

Someone cant do maths, a 15 handicapper on a very good day hits mid 80's. He hits around 90's on an average course, for sure hes dropping 1-2 shots extra ever hole at Augusta, 115-120 or more, depends how many 3 abd 4 putts he takes.

[@stevedillemuth5048]

A 15 handicap would have a hard time breaking 175 at that track on a good day.

[@Goldenmitts]

I’d give anything to play Augusta National. What a beautiful track

[@BuffaloNickel9]

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