What Is Going for the Green?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
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Going for the Green
How it works
On eligible par 5s, each second shot is classified as a go-for-it attempt or a layup based on club and trajectory relative to the pin. Attempts are split into greens hit, greens missed, and shots finding a hazard or bunker, giving both a frequency and a success rate.
What's a good Going for the Green?
PGA Tour players go for reachable par 5s in two the large majority of the time and hit the green roughly 55-60 percent of those attempts. Amateurs succeed far less often, which is why laying up to a comfortable wedge distance often produces a lower expected score for shorter hitters.
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