[Martee]

I have gone back on this topic, been all over the map.

Then I came across a study by Lucius Riccio, using all types of golfers, pros to hdcp, over 10,000 rounds were analyzed.

GIRs seem to have the most influence over your score followed by putting. His study does indicate that 'blow up' holes through most studies and his is well off.

I did a compare of his results against mine and it is scary how accurate it is.

Basically to break 80 you need 8 Girs and 32 putts.

Obviously being able to get a GIR means you need to keep the ball in play and no penalties.