Three clubs and a putter competition

[OmegaG5]

Oh Oh.... next Monday is the Captain's competition at our club...
A Stableford with three clubs and a putter.

I've never had to think about this seriously in the past! So what would you go with?

My current thoughts are:
4i - because I can hit it well off the tee and the fairway
7i - medium range, plus short chips from just off the green
Sand iron - for 100 yards in. (and God forbid, bunkers)

R.

[flomarilius]

Driver 5 Iron GW. It really all depends how long the course is.

[MGP]

I haven't done one of these in a while but I think I'd take:

23° Hybrid
7 iron
Gap Wedge
Putter

I think with those 4 clubs I could probably hit almost any shot I had to and only give up a moderate amount of distance off the tee.

[ezra76]

I'd have to go 3w, 7iron, gap wedge. I can ramp the 7iron up over 180 if needed and hit the GW out of bunkers. The 3W I can hit fade or draw, high or low and max out around 255-260 with a slight draw so that's a no brainer as my tee off club. IMO take the clubs that will give you the tightest gap and most workability. I've done this once and liked it. I'm a chronic shotshaper (meaning I'm always trying to work the ball and it gets my in trouble) so I love crap like this, gives me a venue to show off.

[Adam Pettman]

4wood,5iron and Gap wedge.

[lamebums]

3 iron, 7 iron, lob wedge, putter. I can crank a 3 iron 220+ and split the fairway, 7 iron is so-so around greens, but is better for approach shots probably, lob wedge good for anything within 80 yards.

[Bossman641]

This sounds like a lot of fun. I'll have to try it. I think I'd go 3 iron, 8 iron, lob wedge, putter.

[Pa Jayhawk]

5 wood, 6i, 52* GW

With the addition of the putter, these probably account for well over 80% of my shots anyways. I am guessing if I played with just this combination my handicap would likely be well within 5 strokes of what it is now.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

3 wood
7 iron
52º
putter

[JEFF4i]

Distance club that has some control(could be driver).

Mid-Iron for workability but some distance.

Wedge for around the green and 100 and in(relative of course).

[sandwedge]

4 Hybrid
7 iron
sandwedge

[Eracer]

4 Hybrid
7 iron
sandwedge

What he said...

And how about this idea? A Shottalk 3-club tourney? Some time in the next three weeks play a round with 3 clubs and a putter. Report your score. I'll toss in a used sock puppet or something as a prize.

[VtDivot]

Driver
Whatever iron you hit into most of the par 3's
SW

[OmegaG5]

Driver
Whatever iron you hit into most of the par 3's
SW

Now that's an interesting thought!
On Monday I shall be playing my home course in this three club competition. The par 3s for me are :
PW
9 or PW depending on the wind and pin position
6 to 8 depending on the wind

.... and I was thinking of taking my 7i and SW

I'm going to have to think hard about making shorter shots with the 7i.

The other critical factor is that this is a Stableford competition, and that I go off 24. On all but the shorter par 4s I need three shots to get onto the green, and therefore course management can come into play even more. So I intend to try 4i off the tee (which I can hit accurately and a decent distance), 4i off the fairway, and a 7i in to the green. In other words, still split those holes into 3 shots into the green, but in different lengths.

I should be able to potentially rack up the points with the shots given on each hole.

R.

[Eracer]

Now that's an interesting thought!
On Monday I shall be playing my home course in this three club competition. The par 3s for me are :
PW
9 or PW depending on the wind and pin position
6 to 8 depending on the wind

.... and I was thinking of taking my 7i and SW

I'm going to have to think hard about making shorter shots with the 7i.

The other critical factor is that this is a Stableford competition, and that I go off 24. On all but the shorter par 4s I need three shots to get onto the green, and therefore course management can come into play even more. So I intend to try 4i off the tee (which I can hit accurately and a decent distance), 4i off the fairway, and a 7i in to the green. In other words, still split those holes into 3 shots into the green, but in different lengths.

I should be able to potentially rack up the points with the shots given on each hole.

R.

Spot on. Think about it this way. You play every par four hole as a par five. Get on in 3 and two-putt for a bogey. Let the other guys hit driver/wedge, and then try to figure out what to do when they snap hook a driver into the rough and have to hit three wedges to get to the green.