If wily old dog can hit as he states he should change his pseudonym to 'gorilla'. When I was a a bit younger and followed the pros eg G Marsh era they would hit 5 irons about 175. If the gorilla hits that far with a 5 he should be close to scratch and I will not be turning up. In fact he wouldn't need anything other that a 5 iron, a wedge, a sand iron and a putter to get around a lot of courses in a respectable score.