wind

@-Roasted513- That's the point that we are all making. The wind isn't the reason that you get different results. You can aim a 6 iron with 1 mph wind on a 210 yard par 3 and have 1 ball land 20 feet left & 10 feet long of a second shot even if you aimed both in the same spot and got 'perfect' impact results. The game randomizes your landing zone so that the game isn't just a math equation every hole where where you do a few calculations and then hit it to within inside 3 feet for 18 straight holes. The random landing zones can be frustrating, but at least it makes you learn to putt and develop skills in other parts of your game. If the game had no random landing whatsoever, it would be a matter of who can hole out the most because anyone who gets decent enough at the swing mechanic and learns the mathematical calculations for wind & elevation will be able to hit it to tap-in range every single hole. In my opinion, the real skill in this game is being able to sink a 30 or 40 footer when you get bad dispersion and save the birdie or eagle anyway. If someone just re-plays a tournament countless times until they shoot a perfect or near perfect round, that seems pretty boring to me. I've been recently playing private SIM matches with a friend on PS5 named Gazak1991 who I think is the best player on PS5 and we play on 18-25 mph winds. We've had about 6 matches in those conditions on some tough courses like LACC, Bay Hill, Valhalla, Marco Simone and I've shot 10 under par or better every single round and as good as 14 under. Being able to adapt to the wind, calculate things correctly, execute a good tempo swing and sink long putts is what makes the game fun for me. I would have stopped playing a long time ago if every shot was just a matter of doing math and then tapping in a 2-4 foot putt.