# The 125 yard shot

From 125 yards in the fairway the tour average needs 2.865 strokes to hole out, 3.098 from the rough and 3.213 from the sand. An approach from the fairway that finishes 15 feet from the hole is worth +0.08 against the tour average, one that finishes 40 feet away -0.19; anything inside 19 feet beats the average from there.

## Key figures

- From 125 yards the tour average needs 2.865 strokes from the fairway, 3.098 from the rough and 3.213 from the sand.
- An approach from 125 yards in the fairway that finishes 15 feet away is worth +0.08; a flag 8 yards from the middle costs a typical dispersion 0.001 strokes against the middle.

## Scope

- The lie values are the published tour baseline at 125 yards; the pin figures use the site’s dispersion model with a stated spread and green, and the club column is the handicap speed model.

Full page: https://pinflag.io/approach-shots/125-yards