This course length is the actual distance drilled by the well bore from one point to the next as measured. The summation of all the course lengths is Measured Depth of the well. The term is usually used as a distance reference between survey points.
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The average length of the top 100 public golf courses in America (as ranked by Golf Digest) is about 7,200 yards, which is equivalent to about 4.09 miles. The average length of all the courses on the PGA tour also happens to be 7,200 yards. On the LPGA tour, the average course length drops to just 6,500 yards or about 3.7 miles.
The golf course will play to a combined yardage of 6,718, relatively short by the regular tour's standards, relatively long by the senior tour yardstick. Regular championship courses average about 7,000 yards while senior tours run about 6,500 yards.