Viktor Hovland's great answer today about long par 3s

Reminder, this is what is coming in two weeks. The 290-yard 8th hole at Oakmont. (Just 27% of the field hit the green here in 2007)

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I completely agree and have been saying this for years.

He’s absolutely spot on here.

Yup! Par threes should be designed so the green complex is the obstacle, not the length.

Even 150-160 honestly, it’s not like guys are that precise from 200

Brooks has talked about this for years. How the longer par 3s are worse holes because they take strategy out of play

Viktor is right. Maybe 210, that’s about it. The players don’t enjoy it, neither do mos of the fans on a 240 plus par 3. Players just want 3 and to get out. Anything near the flag is an accident. Not great for the viewer of that hole

I don’t understand why so many love short par 4s yet dislike long par 3s. The hole is the hole. Who cares what par they call it?

Using long 3s to protect par is why they exist.

Um Viktor, #4 at Riviera CC... I never heard Nicklaus or Woods complain about that hole, pros should be challenged by long par 3's...