# The 170 yard shot

From 170 yards in the fairway the tour average needs 3.030 strokes to hole out, 3.270 from the rough and 3.340 from the sand. An approach from the fairway that finishes 15 feet from the hole is worth +0.25 against the tour average, one that finishes 40 feet away -0.03; anything inside 36 feet beats the average from there.

## Key figures

- From 170 yards the tour average needs 3.030 strokes from the fairway, 3.270 from the rough and 3.340 from the sand.
- An approach from 170 yards in the fairway that finishes 15 feet away is worth +0.25; a flag 8 yards from the middle costs a typical dispersion 0.021 strokes against the middle.

## Scope

- The lie values are the published tour baseline at 170 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/170-yards