I recently played a Best of Par 5 Ready Go and an issue I've always had with the game was made even more blatant to me today. Of the 18 holes I've played, I played 3 holes with a "downwind" wind direction - specifically 1 was straight down and the other 2 were mainly sidewinds slightly downwind. Of the other 15 holes, 14 were pretty much straight into the wind and 1 was straight sidewind. This would not really matter on a normal course with Par 4's and Par 3's but when a lot of the Par 5's are reachable with sidewinds or downwind and suddenly you randomly play 14 of them straight into the wind it really is not fair. I was still able to reach 5 out of 18 in 2 shots but mind you that was with the longest driver I can buy (287) and longest 3wd (250) and longest ball (Nike Platinum). Some holes are still reachable in 2 easily even into a direct headwind (like the opener, Pebble's 2nd) but others are reachable only in sidewinds or tailwinds or basically any wind EXCEPT direct headwind.
I know it may be difficult to code it so that wind directions are consistent throughout a course layout (like throughout St. Andy's or throughout Pebble - e.g. holes 8, 9, and 10 in the same direction, then 11 would be turned around relative to the course map.) but can we at least have it so everyone who plays in the same tournament gets the same wind direction? It's really unfair when it comes to BOP5 course because if someone can reach 16 holes in 2 shots because they get all tailwinds they are obviously going to do better than someone who can only reach 4-5 due to all headwinds. I'm not just complaining because of a bad round by any means, I still shot a respectable -18 but it's just frustrating when randomness has so much of an effect on how well you will do. Yes, the best players should be able to still make an easy birdie on a Par 5 even if it is a headwind but that's not the point. It still is going to be easier to make birdie and a LOT easier to make eagle when you can reach the green in 2 shots vs. when you have to wedge in from 30, 40, 50, 60yds.
Is it really that hard to give everyone the same wind directions throughout each tournament? Seems like a small thing that would make it more fair for everyone.... (Just imagine if everyone who played a tournament got different green speeds, or different pin positions....)