# Par 5 strategy, priced

On a par 5, going for the green from 230 yards with no penalty in play is worth 2.245 expected strokes to hole out on the published table against 2.820 for laying up to 100 yards; add a one in ten chance of water and going for it rises to 2.457. The penalty decides the hole, not the yardage.

## Key figures

- Going for a par 5 green from 230 yards with no penalty in play is worth 2.245 expected strokes to hole out; laying up to 100 yards is worth 2.820.
- A one in ten chance of water adds 0.21 of a stroke to going for it.

## Scope

- The go for it and lay up figures come from the site’s aim model with a stated green, pin offset and dispersion; the fairway table is the published baseline.

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