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3 club challenge. What clubs are you taking

Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:44 pm
Posted by lsugorilla
PNW
Member since Sep 2009
5559 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:44 pm
Putter counts as a club.

3w
7i or 7h. Having trouble on this
SW. having trouble on picking a wedge also.

What you got?
Posted by Drunken Crawfish
Member since Apr 2017
3824 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:49 pm to
3u, 8i, putter.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37850 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:51 pm to
4i
PW
Putter
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
34529 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:56 pm to
There's a club around here that does a few 3 club tournaments a year that I want to do this year.

I think they consider the putter a freebie though.

Strict three club I go:
3 hybrid
8 iron
putter

Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
10230 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:03 pm to
6i, 52, putter
Posted by jpainter6174
Boss city
Member since Feb 2014
5351 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:06 pm to
3W
7I
P
Posted by The Johnny Lawrence
Member since Sep 2016
2163 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:17 pm to
Driver
56*
Probably 6i or 7i


Anything less than a 6 or 7 club challenge, I'm putting with a wedge. I don't make any putts of distance anyway, and I can top spin/ thin a wedge and be just fine.

And driver over 3w all day. You get more distance, bigger head (easier to hit) and going off the deck with a driver and 3w aren't enough if a difference to justify the loss of yards and loss of forgiveness for the other holes. How many times are you going to go 3w 3w in a round anyway.
Posted by NewOrleansBlend
Member since Mar 2008
1027 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:31 pm to
I'm not sure that driver isn't the better choice than 3 wood:

Driver will provide a major advantage on the par 4s (the majority of holes) being significantly longer off the tee. Given what we know from analytics (decade etc), people score better the closer they are to the hole and there is rarely a good reason not to hit driver from the tee. So you are gaining a big advantage on 10 holes.

I could see the argument that 3 wood gives you an advantage on the 4 par 5s, but it's unlikely you are going to reach in 2 with 2 3 woods, so at best its likely only a small advantage with 3w/3w/wedge vs Driver/7i/wedge(or maybe 7i).

I would go driver, mid iron (probably 7 or 8, depending on the length of par 3s) and a 52.
This post was edited on 2/8/24 at 4:02 pm
Posted by hehateme2285
Katy, TX
Member since Dec 2007
5144 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 4:35 pm to
What tees?

If it’s from the red like most of these are, it should be driver and like 9i/SW. A 7 iron does zero good
This post was edited on 2/8/24 at 4:36 pm
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9218 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 4:39 pm to
Hybrid
Sand Wedge
Putter

I've played in a lot of these over the years.

Best thing about the Hybrid is you can get decent distance off the tee and you can bunt it down the fairway.
Posted by BeaverPRO
Tampa
Member since Aug 2009
16251 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 5:10 pm to
3w
8i
58*
Posted by BMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
16279 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 5:14 pm to
Actually did one of these with my buddies a couple weeks ago.

I went with

3 wood
8 iron
56° wedge

Putted with the wedge and made a couple of 12+ footers. Hit a bunch of 3 and 4 footers no problem.

3 wood off the tee worked just fine on the course we played. I could have gone with driver, but my rationale is that I sometimes bump a 3 wood around the greens when the lie is tight or I'm not comfortable with using a wedge, so that worked just fine and I did exactly that twice, which helped save par.
Posted by double d
Amarillo by morning
Member since Jun 2004
16460 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 7:51 pm to
3H, 6 iron, and PW. I’d putt with the hybrid
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
15544 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:16 pm to
3w, 7i, 50 degree. I can putt decently with a wedge.
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53969 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 5:26 am to
3h
8i
putter
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26499 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:13 am to
I'd roll the dice with no putter.

5W
7I
56°
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
16021 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:11 am to
8 iron
Putter
Driver(get one with 12 degrees loft and maybe 1 inch-1.5 inch shorter than standard.


This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 3:09 pm
Posted by leftshark49
SEC Country
Member since Feb 2015
397 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:32 am to
I play a 3 club tourney every year and you 100% have to take a putter. My setup is usually 3W, PW, Putter. Really only have to get crafty on the par 3s.
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
31980 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 3:51 pm to
Hybrid
7 iron
56 degree

Why would you choose putter? Putt with your wedge
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 3:51 pm
Posted by blueboxer1119
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
8043 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 6:42 pm to
5 wood
9 iron
SW
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