# The 205 yard shot

From 205 yards in the fairway the tour average needs 3.223 strokes to hole out, 3.448 from the rough and 3.588 from the sand. An approach from the fairway that finishes 15 feet from the hole is worth +0.44 against the tour average, one that finishes 40 feet away +0.16; anything inside 61 feet beats the average from there.

## Key figures

- From 205 yards the tour average needs 3.223 strokes from the fairway, 3.448 from the rough and 3.588 from the sand.
- An approach from 205 yards in the fairway that finishes 15 feet away is worth +0.44; a flag 8 yards from the middle costs a typical dispersion -0.002 strokes against the middle.

## Scope

- The lie values are the published tour baseline at 205 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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