# Par 4 strategy, priced

A par 4 is a tee shot and an approach, and the published tables price both: a drive that leaves 125 yards instead of 175 is worth 0.19 of a stroke before the iron is struck, the rough costs about 0.25 against the fairway at 150 yards, and a tee shot out of bounds costs two strokes. On an open hole the driver’s distance is worth more than the fairways it misses; beside water the shorter club wins.

## Key figures

- An approach from 125 yards instead of 175 is worth 0.19 of a stroke on the published fairway table.
- From the rough at 200 yards advancing beats laying up to 100 by 0.38 strokes.

## Scope

- The tee shot rows come from the site’s dispersion model with a stated driver distance and spread; the approach and lay up figures are the published baseline.

Full page: https://pinflag.io/par-4-strategy