# The 185 yard shot

From 185 yards in the fairway the tour average needs 3.108 strokes to hole out, 3.338 from the rough and 3.438 from the sand. An approach from the fairway that finishes 15 feet from the hole is worth +0.32 against the tour average, one that finishes 40 feet away +0.05; anything inside 46 feet beats the average from there.

## Key figures

- From 185 yards the tour average needs 3.108 strokes from the fairway, 3.338 from the rough and 3.438 from the sand.
- An approach from 185 yards in the fairway that finishes 15 feet away is worth +0.32; a flag 8 yards from the middle costs a typical dispersion 0.006 strokes against the middle.

## Scope

- The lie values are the published tour baseline at 185 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.

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