THE DRIVABLE PAR 4

The term ‘drivable’ is, of course, open to interpretation as it depends, first and foremost, on how far you can drive the golf ball! Yes, topography, wind direction and firmness of ground will then have a bearing on how much further you might be able to sometimes hit it. But if, as a male golfer, you can’t hit the ball much over 200 yards in still conditions, it’s unlikely any par 4 will ever be drivable for you.

At the other end of the scale, tour pros are regularly now making mincemeat of holes measuring 350+ yards, sometimes even up to 400 yards. Given this wide gulf in hitting distances, I’m going to focus here on the kind of hole many golfers might anticipate being drivable on certain days – those short par 4s in the