
Most golfers would never consider hitting the ball with their driver at any spot but the tee box. However, golfers with a bit of a creative streak who are playing on a golf course in peak condition with soft fairways may be able to hit the ball with their drivers on a long par five. However, you need to be a solid golfer with a steady swing in order to pull it off. You'll get strange looks from your playing partners, but that should not stop you.
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.