# The 215 yard shot

From 215 yards in the fairway the tour average needs 3.288 strokes to hole out, 3.503 from the rough and 3.663 from the sand. An approach from the fairway that finishes 15 feet from the hole is worth +0.50 against the tour average, one that finishes 40 feet away +0.23; anything inside 72 feet beats the average from there.

## Key figures

- From 215 yards the tour average needs 3.288 strokes from the fairway, 3.503 from the rough and 3.663 from the sand.
- An approach from 215 yards in the fairway that finishes 15 feet away is worth +0.50; a flag 8 yards from the middle costs a typical dispersion 0.010 strokes against the middle.

## Scope

- The lie values are the published tour baseline at 215 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/215-yards