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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture => Topic started by: Kalen Braley on November 22, 2008, 03:50:19 PM
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Post your pics of your favorite par 3. While I know that CPC 16 probably wins this in a runaway, we've seen tons of pics of that hole..
I'll start off first with #17 at Jim Enghs Redlands Mesa.
Non-zoomed in view shows how intimidating the shot is:
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q234/kbjames_70/golf/Redlands%20Mesa/RM_17_Tee1.jpg)
Zoomed in shows the cool massive rock bowl it was placed in. Its a bit of eye candy, but just a wicked golf hole IMO with the view, location, setting and tee shot requirment.
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q234/kbjames_70/golf/Redlands%20Mesa/RM_17_Tee2.jpg)
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It's not my favourite par-3, but I'll not forget playing this 100-yarder, earlier this year.
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u340/jeff_mingay/DSCN6658.jpg)
Playing in a fivesome, from about 100 yards -- with a group of pretty decent golfers, too -- no one hit the green... and, if I recall correctly, no one made par, either!
Any guesses, which hole at which course?
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Looks like that new C&C course in Florida...forget the name!
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That wasn't very difficult was it, Kalen ;)
11th hole at Sugarloaf Mountain... just outside Orlando.
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That wasn't very difficult was it, Kalen ;)
11th hole at Sugarloaf Mountain... just outside Orlando.
Sorry,
I have a pornographic...errr photographic memory..
And if that don't work I just Google Maps to figure it out. ;D
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Just for you Kalen :-*
This is one sweet par 3...
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/UBeenMiniD/GCA%20Stuff/Pasa18thTeeNo2.jpg)
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Ahhhh, thanks Patrick...your such a good bud.
Fantastic hole..too bad I got in that damn front bunker and didn't see the rest of it. ;D
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These are similar but 5000 miles apart.
(http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xk7k-ort/3g-7.jpg)
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020m.gChJdGsBV32jzbkF/SIG=1327fvver/EXP=1227477566/**http%3A//www.usagolfholidays.com/images/na_resorts/hawaii/PrinceMaunaKeaGolf.jpg)
(http://www.golfcoursepics.com/southwest/pics/golfcourse760.jpg)
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Can't pick just one, but these are among my favorites
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One of my faves...my father in law on the tee...
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/1610.jpg)
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The 7th at Western Gailes is AWESOME.... the postage stamp isn't bad either!!!
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This #7 at Musgrove Mill GC in SC. It is about 200/180 yards across the Enoree River. The back falls off dramatically and any a litle right is wet. The green is two tiered and when the pin is back it is a bear of a par.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/homecourse7.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/IMG_0109.jpg)
I have some favorite par threes that I have played but tis is one I play all the time and my heart pounds each time I step on the tee.
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Dell at Lahinch for a strange angle (over green)
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb178/pxexg101/5Over.jpg)
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OK...I really liked this one too!
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Par3Ballyneal.jpg)
What is your favorite par 3 at Ballyneal?
Bart
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A year ago I didn't know much about this course, now it's an all time fav.
#12 Leatherstocking - Cooperstown NY - Great golf & Baseball - Are ther 2 better combo's??
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/IMG_3614.jpg)
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John:
I played Leatherstocking this summer as well and enjoyed it a bunch....but I thought this hole was not the strength of the course...look at the cart path and road and fence behind the hole...there are lots of drop shots that I like better. I think 17 at Leatherstocking was a better par 3 by far...do you have a good pic of that one?
Bart
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8th at Ballybunion. Not sure if I am a huge fan of the grass slopes/fades but what can you do.... (http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb178/pxexg101/Ballybunion8.jpg)
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb178/pxexg101/Ballybunion8Back.jpg)
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Sorry but can you all please label your posts and not assume that we know the par-3's at all of the private clubs of the northeast and links courses of Ireland? Thanks. :)
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Bart - No pic of #17 - Of the par's I like #3 the best - nice exacting test of a long - mid iron. You can make birdie of double very easily.
I liked 12 because as a drop shot, it's short, you can be agressive but there is a price to pay for a poorly struck shot.
Back left pin has a little pucker factor in it.
This pic was from a weekago Friday - Sunny 60 degree's and had the course almost tpo myself. Alas - it's now 19 degrees and 6 inches of snow on the ground :(
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Too hard to name just one:
Ballyneal #3
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/3051623414_2e05c06fd6_b.jpg)
Bandon Trails #17
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/3050788695_1acc6150e4_b.jpg)
Royal County Down #4
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/2742094649_5a585cbd17_b.jpg)
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I agree with Chip, its too hard to pick just one. But it would probably come from this group.
#17 at Sand Hills
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2829776892_20790be0af_b.jpg)
#11 at Shinnecock
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/2682526149_5913bd1681_b.jpg)
#11 at Pacific Dunes
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2680694335_43db3b0a02_b.jpg)
#17 at Bandon Trails
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2093/2681331194_bfa2d9ef16_b.jpg)
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I couldnt find a good pic so I got this from Google Earth. Anyone recognize the hole?
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Ari,
It reminds me a lot of the 175 yard ninth at Franklin Hills, a great Ross course north of Detroit. Wonderful tee shot over a valley to a elusive green enlivened by a spledid terrace.
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I would post my pic but the two I would post are already here. 11 at shinny and 10 at PD. I like 10 bc it plays as 2 different holes depending ont he tee you play.
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Ari,
It reminds me a lot of the 175 yard ninth at Franklin Hills, a great Ross course north of Detroit. Wonderful tee shot over a valley to a elusive green enlivened by a spledid terrace.
Mark,
You are good! I grew up playing FH and have played many top courses since and this is still my favorite par 3. That green is just so unique and gives you so many different looks depending on pin, wind, tee etc. The back left pin can be 2 full clubs more than the front right pin. Pity the man who finds himself above the hole with a big front 9 bet on the line.
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Pawleys Plantation, #13.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/timgolf2002/101_0028.jpg)
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Surprised it hasn't been mentioned already. The second picture is from the 2nd hole at Digby Pines, Nova Scotia
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Pawleys Plantation, #13.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/timgolf2002/101_0028.jpg)
Tim
With absolutely all due respect, and I have seen some of your other thoughtful posts on here, but are you serious? That holes stands for pretty much everything gone wrong. Environmentally, strategically, economically, speed of play, etc etc etc...
Chip
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The 15th at Stonehaven , from the tee , across the gully , to the punchbowl green can be a real tester when trying to get a good score home .
Also the site of my solitary hole in one :)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2652431896_cb8313dce7_o.jpg)
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/592106045_fada748b9d_o.jpg)
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q2/brianewen/Golf/15.jpg)
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(http://darwin.chem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/Twelfth_Green.jpg)
(http://darwin.chem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/LCofP_Cobbs_photos/LCofP_Cobbs_Creek_No4_1000.jpg)
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(http://5thmajor.com/SGC5.jpg)
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Tim
With absolutely all due respect, and I have seen some of your other thoughtful posts on here, but are you serious? That holes stands for pretty much everything gone wrong. Environmentally, strategically, economically, speed of play, etc etc etc...
Chip
Chip--
Only about 40% serious. Pawleys Plantation is my home course in the summer, so the hole has sentimental value to me on top of its decidedly arguable architectural merit. Here's the deal: I don't really object to the idea of a hole that tosses strategy and paralysis-by-analysis out the window and instead challenges the golfer to simply execute a shot, or else. I know there's no ground game and I know a lot of people on here seem to think that water hazards are the devil. I don't object to their use, as long as they are used fairly, which I'd say they are on 13, as long as players play the correct set of tees (145, 115, 69, or 40 yards). So I would argue that it is a good hole in its context.
But upon further thought, my favorite par three that I have a picture of is #8 at The Greenbrier (Old White):
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/timgolf2002/Old%20White/8teeshot.jpg)
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Best Design:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3051365775_c9c4fa15f5.jpg)
Best Visual:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/3052205822_a5e6e07f77.jpg)
Most Fun:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3017/3051386983_bb5a8771a3.jpg)
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MPCC Dunes #10. Simplicity and Beauty. with a breeze. Actually, I have just realised when posting this that it is similar to another of my favourites - Royal Adelaide #12, although that is another 50 yards longer. Similar green, bunkering, and wind but an abscence of sea view at RA. I don't know how much influence Mackenzie had on #12 at RA, but I believe he was involved at MPCC Dunes #10 = the original version at least.
James B
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/JamesBennett/P1000698a.jpg)
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/JamesBennett/Royal%20Adelaide/61b8f365.jpg)
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Guys, thanks for all the pics!
I must admit I enjoy these threads because I get to see phenomenal photos of courses I haven't gotten to yet and there's 10" of snow outside my window!! Keep 'em comin'!
Ken
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Tim
With absolutely all due respect, and I have seen some of your other thoughtful posts on here, but are you serious? That holes stands for pretty much everything gone wrong. Environmentally, strategically, economically, speed of play, etc etc etc...
Chip
Chip--
Only about 40% serious. Pawleys Plantation is my home course in the summer, so the hole has sentimental value to me on top of its decidedly arguable architectural merit. Here's the deal: I don't really object to the idea of a hole that tosses strategy and paralysis-by-analysis out the window and instead challenges the golfer to simply execute a shot, or else. I know there's no ground game and I know a lot of people on here seem to think that water hazards are the devil. I don't object to their use, as long as they are used fairly, which I'd say they are on 13, as long as players play the correct set of tees (145, 115, 69, or 40 yards). So I would argue that it is a good hole in its context.
But upon further thought, my favorite par three that I have a picture of is #8 at The Greenbrier (Old White):
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/timgolf2002/Old%20White/8teeshot.jpg)
Now that is MUCH more like it ;D
What a awesome looking hole.
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(http://cdn-923.homes.com/c1/cgi-bin/readimage/307565923)
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Thanks everyone for posting all those pics, keep em coming. A few holes in there I've never seen before.
Except for you Mike...smartass! ;D
Here's a couple more.
#17 at Murphy Creek
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q234/kbjames_70/golf/Murphy_Creek/MC_17_Tee.jpg)
#3 at South Mountain
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q234/kbjames_70/golf/South_Mountain/SM_03_Tee.jpg)
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Except for you Mike...smartass! ;D
At least it is a different angle then the standard view ... ;D ... looks like a straight forward par-4 ...
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That would be a cool way to play it. Tee off from 18 tee and play back 16 green. ;)
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6th at Australia's New South Wales GC (below - pic from the great eye candy site at http://golfselect.com.au/armchair/wallpaper.aspx).
Also, the 7th at Pelican Hill in California, pictured at http://flickr.com/photos/warrenpoon/2449344358/sizes/o/
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Somewhere in Florida :o
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Dean, what are you doing with a camera out there? ;)
My batteries died on the first hole about this time last year.
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(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj142/mexmanbgn/Oceancoastaerial-1.jpg)
HOLE #17 - The Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj142/mexmanbgn/Ocean17_wavebreak.jpg)
HOLE #6 - The Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj142/mexmanbgn/6Aerial.jpg)
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Greg:
Your life must be just terrible ;).
Just so you know, at your old stomping grounds in Linville, it is 20 degrees with a good 4 inches of snow on the ground.
Bart
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Dean, what are you doing with a camera out there? ;)
My batteries died on the first hole about this time last year.
Taking photographs and hacking it up ;D Here's another..........
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Does anyone have a pic of the Duel Hole (#7) at SFGC to post?
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Not sure about strategy wise, but is there a more peacful setting in the desert than #9 @ Stone Canyon?
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/IMG_3204.jpg)
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7th at SFGC - I believe Doak gave this an "!" in TCG. Love the restoratoin & the wrap around bunker in the front right.
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb178/pxexg101/Photo141.jpg)
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(http://cdn-603.homes.com/c1/cgi-bin/readimage/223348603)
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(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b189/timgolfpics/Monterey/Pasa3Bunkers-BW.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b189/timgolfpics/Monterey/Pasa18from10-BW.jpg)
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Some of the ones that were easy to access.
#14 Nairn
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_2689.jpg?t=1227524463)
#14 Sunningdale New
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_3233.jpg?t=1227524733)
#4 Harlech
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_3329.jpg?t=1227524819)
#16 New Zealand
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_4358.jpg?t=1227525560)
#13 Ashburnham
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_3732.jpg?t=1227525188)
#2 Strandhill
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_3811.jpg?t=1227525290)
#17 Enniscrone
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_3953.jpg?t=1227525420)
#11 Pennard
(http://www.golfclubatlas.com/images/SAPennard11a.jpg)
Ciao
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Maidstone #14
(http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj36/no6pro/IMG_0325-2.jpg)
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The 10th at Dornoch.
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another angle
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I noticed a trend here,
It seems like most favorite par 3 include a fairly severe frontal protection of the green...
So much for the ground game issue....
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Phillipe
One of the reasons I love #10 at Dornoch is the fact that you can (and when it is severely downwind and the turf is firm and fast, MUST) use the ground game, either by taking two clubs less and bouncing your pitch over the front bunkers, or rolling it through the slots right and left, or landing the balls with spin on the bank on the green separating the two tiers. Now at least to me, that is strategy and that is FUN!
Rich
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Sean,
Neat photos of some relatively obscure par-3s.
New Zealand always gets me. I LOVE the look of that low-profile green at #16. Beautiful.
The par-3 you show at Strandhill... is that actually the angle of the tee shot?!
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Sean,
Neat photos of some relatively obscure par-3s.
New Zealand always gets me. I LOVE the look of that low-profile green at #16. Beautiful.
The par-3 you show at Strandhill... is that actually the angle of the tee shot?!
Jeff
Yes, thats the angle. The 3rd tee (the steep bit of land feeding to the green) sort of gets in the way if you try to tee it up further left - especially considering the how the wind can blow. We had time to hit many shots at this hole. The weird thing is if you played way to the right the wind would blow the ball up the left bank and hangup - leaving a very nasty putt. If you played to hit that bank the ball would roll down right near the hole. In fact, one chap got a hole in one that way. I think the bank for the 3rd tee really makes the hole as it allows the extreme front to be used in a strong wind.
Here is the 14th from Strandhill. Another brutal hole when it plays downwind. We didn't have much time to muck about here, but I suspect one has to kick the tee shot in off the right dunes in the conditions we played the hole. Extreme precision golf!
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_3847.jpg?t=1214301330)
Ciao
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About the 10th at dornoch... what is behind the green, I don't remember
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Sean,
Thanks for the photo of #14 at Strandhill, too. Those little dunesy bumps right of the green are cool looking.
How long is this hole?
It doesn't look very long, as per your photo... it also looks like a TINY green; and like there's very little margin for error!
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About the 10th at dornoch... what is behind the green, I don't remember
A steep slope back down (~10 feet) to grade, with a cushion of medium rough 10-15 yards behind the green to stop an overclubbed ball from continuing on down the 11th fairway.......
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Sean,
Thanks for the photo of #14 at Strandhill, too. Those little dunesy bumps right of the green are cool looking.
How long is this hole?
It doesn't look very long, as per your photo... it also looks like a TINY green; and like there's very little margin for error!
Jeff
I think the 14th is ~170 yards. The green is longer than it looks and the hole can just about be placed as far up as the bunker - its set maybe 6-7 yards off the front. There are a lot of very cool holes at Strandhill - as many as you will find on most of the big gun Irish courses. However, the course doesn't have the consistency of quality throughout, but at 40 Euro for a game its a cracking deal.
Ciao
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These are similar but 5000 miles apart.
(http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xk7k-ort/3g-7.jpg)
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020m.gChJdGsBV32jzbkF/SIG=1327fvver/EXP=1227477566/**http%3A//www.usagolfholidays.com/images/na_resorts/hawaii/PrinceMaunaKeaGolf.jpg)
(http://www.golfcoursepics.com/southwest/pics/golfcourse760.jpg)
Joel, I recognized that picture the instant I saw it. That photo of Cypress Point's 15th is one of my favorites that I've taken. You must have downloaded it off of golfcoursepics.com.
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Kalen, you're killing me trying to pick just one favorite par 3. The Cypress duo is my favorite, and I love the 17th at Redlands Mesa that you posted, but here are a couple others I really like that have not been posted yet.
The 8th hole at Pronghorn (Fazio) in Bend, OR
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/billylds/Favorite%20Par%203s/PronghornFazio8th.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/billylds/Favorite%20Par%203s/PronghornFazio8thgreen.jpg)
The 15th hole at Whispering Pines in Trinity, TX
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/billylds/Favorite%20Par%203s/WhisperingPines15th.jpg)
The 6th hole at Blue Lake Country Club in Twin Falls, ID
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/billylds/Favorite%20Par%203s/BlueLakes6th.jpg)
The 15th hole at The Members Club at Aldarra in Fall City, WA
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/billylds/Favorite%20Par%203s/Aldarra15th.jpg)
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It was a couple of months ago that myself and Phil Young got a up close and personal tour of the last 5 holes at MEast. I really got a much better appreciation of the 17th when we were just out to observe and not play. The first two pics here are from an angle probably not photographed typically, on a little trail where you could be if you really hit a drive left on No 16:
(http://darwin.chem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/Merion_East/No17a.jpg)
(http://darwin.chem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/Merion_East/No17b.jpg)
(http://darwin.chem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/Merion_East/No17c.jpg)
(http://darwin.chem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/Merion_East/No17d.jpg)
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Bart, Here's my favorite, overall. Not just because I birdied it the other day, either. It's because Tom had to jump on the dozer to build it and it's elasticity.
(http://gallery.ballyneal.com/albums/tourofthecourse/Ballyneal_11_tg_am_web.sized.jpg)
Looking back.
(http://gallery.ballyneal.com/albums/tourofthecourse/Ballyneal_11_gt_am_web.sized.jpg)
#3 is the most beautiful. 5 is where I happened to lucky one day, with my most recent ace. Approx. One year ago, to the month.
And 15 is the most exciting anticipating where one's ball may have ended up.
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huh? what's the deal with this one? is it a good hole?
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/billylds/Favorite%20Par%203s/Aldarra15th.jpg)
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huh? what's the deal with this one? is it a good hole?
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/billylds/Favorite%20Par%203s/Aldarra15th.jpg)
Pics make holes look funny sometimes. Those trees are not in play, except from the back tee box (where this pic is taken), which is basically closed. US Am qualifer was here last year and they played it from where the bench is, where it is a very good hole.
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Adam:
We share the same favorite at your home club. I just went nutso over that hole... it reminded me of Shinnecock Hills #11, only longer!
My my that is a great, great golf hole. In fact all the par threes at said course are fantastic. I called that the strength of the course and got some quizzical looks... I likely am crazy there for using "the" instead of "a" but man I loved those holes.
TH
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Not one of the greats, but one I like because it makes me hit more than 8 iron and it rewards moving the ball (as long as it's not too wet).
Deacon's Lodge (Arnie Palmer) #3
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc152/goerges_family/Hobbies/Golf/Deacons%20Lodge/P1030033.jpg)
closer view:
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc152/goerges_family/Hobbies/Golf/Deacons%20Lodge/P1030034.jpg)
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#14 at Wolf Creek Outside in Atlanta (Mike Young) I love this hole and have it anything from 5 iron to wedge; win the wind is blowing it can be extremely tough
(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo85/kennybaer/2007_1115Golf0103.jpg)
Ignore the goofy picture of me and my buddy; but I loved this golf hole. Part of the back nine at Highlands Cove in Highlands, NC; the green complex is awesome as the hole was on the front right and I landed my 5 iron in the dead center of the green and I almost made an ace.
(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo85/kennybaer/2007_0905summer080023.jpg)
Once again ignore the picture of me and my wife; but this is a great par 3 at Atlanta Country Club; the green sits beautifully in a natural little green sitting area; (can't think of the verbage).
(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo85/kennybaer/2007_1118GOLF0111.jpg)
Good drop shot par 3 at Atlanta Country Club.
(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo85/kennybaer/2007_1118GOLF0106.jpg)
Par 3 at Double Eagle on the front nine; short but well protected enough to make you tighten up; which is exactly what I did.
(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo85/kennybaer/2007_0905summer080146.jpg)
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(http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1228/2008picturesmossfamily1vs5.jpg) (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2008picturesmossfamily1vs5.jpg)
Can you see the ball pin-high on the left? (Mine!)
From four months ago. Before the world changed.
10th at Dornoch
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While, again, not my favourite, here's another photo I just happened to come across of an unforgettable par-3 : the 8th at Victoria Golf Club, British Columbia.
I think this hole plays about 115 yards, max. As you can see, it's all carry over a fronting bunker which hides the green, here. This putting surface is very tilted and very wrinkled, too.
The 8th is out "on the point" at Victoria, jutting into Juan De Fuca Strait (Pacific Ocean), where it's frequently very windy. When the wind's up, this "little hole" can be a brute.
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u340/jeff_mingay/DSCN6894.jpg)
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(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r277/jheise29/IMG_3137.jpg)
Got to love #6, though I think I love 15 a bit more, just don't have any great pics of it...
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Once again ignore the picture of me and my wife; but this is a great par 3 at Atlanta Country Club; the green sits beautifully in a natural little green sitting area; (can't think of the verbage).
(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo85/kennybaer/2007_1118GOLF0111.jpg)
Kenny. Nice pic. Nice golf hole, nice wife too.
Using my on-line word-checker-suggester, I suspect the word you required for 'natural little green sitting area' is amphitheater. (I had spelled the word amphitheatre, in the English manner, but Firefox recommended the American spelling).
James B ;)
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I'm not sure any of these qualify as my favorite but I like the pictures and the holes:
Kingstron Heath 10
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Kingston%20Heath/IMG_0125.jpg)
Sutton Bay 9
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Sutton%20Bay/DH000028-1.jpg)
Barnbougle 7
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Barnbougle/IMG_0032.jpg)
Doonbeg (13?)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Ireland/DH000017-1.jpg)
Oak Ridge 16
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Oak%20Ridge/DH000081.jpg)
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Mine are among this Philadelphia area trio:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/3056680543_3271c46c07_b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/3056682681_d6e25e8ba4_b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/3056679581_60cc20e6b8_b.jpg)
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9th at Yale??
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9th at Yale:
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_cV38Iks6zyE/SQpkoQbb89I/AAAAAAAAc6E/rjPT8dZ9uNA/s720/IMG_0166.JPG)
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One thing is for sure - beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Wow! that was a fantastic array of wonderful and horrible holes. Great work Sean, and thanks to this post I'm now convinced that if Ballyneal isn't the best course in the world, it is definitely the most photogenic.
I don't really have favourites but this hole is always up there in my thoughts. Not my photo.
Royal Melbourne #7
(http://61.95.6.117/CMS/Domains/93f7a373-3bd5-4c73-9298-6fa4f23dd38a/Images/gallery/golf16.jpg)
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16 @ Calusa Pines
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8d600b3127ccec4bea136b79500000040O03AbsmrZu5Yg9vPgw/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
13 @ Interlachen
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8d820b3127ccec4179df6cc0700000020O02ActWrZy3bsQe3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8d820b3127ccec4167fb9ec7500000020O02ActWrZy3bsQe3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
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What 3 pages and no love for The Eden hole ?
Is it me , or does that Strath bunker look more fearsome on each visit ?
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q2/brianewen/Golf/11.jpg)
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q2/brianewen/Golf/Strath.jpg)
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(http://cdn-780.homes.com/c1/cgi-bin/readimage/171896780)
(http://cdn-524.homes.com/c1/cgi-bin/readimage/164317524)
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(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Sutton%20Bay/DH000028-1.jpg)
A GCA member on the links with DENIMS ?
;)
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Mike B:
The first pic is #8 OClub Lake, may it rest in peace... though it is graced there by the one and only Bill McBride...
And the second is #11 at Pajaro Valley - a very very tough golf hole.
And I kinda like the idea of playing in jeans in Jason's pic - is that Sutton Bay?
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How do you like this one?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/3059099718_104430a4b5.jpg?v=0)
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Anthony - looks familiar but I am nor sure... Cruden Bay #15?
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(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Sutton%20Bay/DH000028-1.jpg)
A GCA member on the links with DENIMS ?
;)
And it must have been really friggin' cold that day? How do I know? He didn't want to take off his gloves to tie his shoe! :)
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Anthony - looks familiar but I am nor sure... Cruden Bay #15?
DING DING DING we have the winner.
Anthony
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Anthony - looks familiar but I am nor sure... Cruden Bay #15?
DING DING DING we have the winner.
Anthony
Well whaddya know. My memory usually sucks. Love that blind shot that so many seem to hate....
TH
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Tom
Your memory ia a lot better than my spelling.
Anthony
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Kyle, what course is that in your third picture?
Brian, thanks for TOC pictures. I can only hope your young friend at least stayed out of Strath.
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How do you like this one?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/3059099718_104430a4b5.jpg?v=0)
I really like this green complex.
Anthony
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Tom
Your memory ia a lot better than my spelling.
Anthony
LOL!
That tends to get reversed also. But to prove my lack of memory.... I don't recall the green all that much.
TH
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Tom,
Don't You recognize the green from the photo?
Sorry I could not resist.
Anthony
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(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Sutton%20Bay/DH000028-1.jpg)
A GCA member on the links with DENIMS ?
;)
And it must have been really friggin' cold that day? How do I know? He didn't want to take off his gloves to tie his shoe! :)
It also looks like he crawled around in a couple marshes looking for his golf ball!!! One of the best pics ever posted on this site, IMHO.
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Tom,
Don't You recognize the green from the photo?
Sorry I could not resist.
Anthony
Good one. Man I wish I had a pic to contribute here....
TH
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What 3 pages and no love for The Eden hole ?
Is it me , or does that Strath bunker look more fearsome on each visit ?
The other one (Hill I think) is worse. I watched a good bunker player spend a lot of time in there.
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(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Sutton%20Bay/DH000028-1.jpg)
A GCA member on the links with DENIMS ?
;)
Absolutely. I think any course worth its salt should allow them - especially when it is under 40 degrees.
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And it must have been really friggin' cold that day? How do I know? He didn't want to take off his gloves to tie his shoe! :)
Why do I only see the obvious ..........doh ::)
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Teeth of the dog
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/3009688189_721d05324d.jpg?v=0)
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Royal Aberdeen 8th
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n34/andrew_mitchell/RA8th.jpg)
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n34/andrew_mitchell/Alwoodley11.jpg)
Kingsbarns 15th
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n34/andrew_mitchell/Sherylsgraduation008.jpg)
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(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Sutton%20Bay/DH000028-1.jpg)
A GCA member on the links with DENIMS ?
;)
Absolutely. I think any course worth its salt should allow them - especially when it is under 40 degrees.
I'm glad you posted this one, Jason. I was going to mention #9 at Sutton Bay if no one else did.
It's a hell of a hole -- no ground game, though...
(http://www.suttonbay.com/images/products/sli-G-5.jpg)
Oh, and you can wear your denims at SCC anytime. Fortunately, we don't see a lot of blue jeans in the summer.
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I always find it freaky when someone posts one of my own photos on one of these type of threads .
Or is it just me ?
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So it is Sutton Bay - very very cool.
And of course golf is meant to be played in jeans.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/THuckaby/holeinone2.jpg)
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Kingsbarns 15th
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n34/andrew_mitchell/Sherylsgraduation008.jpg)
Funny story. I hit into the rocks, the ball bounced onto the grren just passed the hole for a tap in birdie.
Anthony
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So it is Sutton Bay - very very cool.
And of course golf is meant to be played in jeans.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/THuckaby/holeinone2.jpg
Nice! I needed support.
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(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/jasontopp/Sutton%20Bay/DH000028-1.jpg)
A GCA member on the links with DENIMS ?
;)
Y'ell never get a proper hip turn in a pair of levis min !
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At the pictured Santa Teresa - a very humble public course by CA standards - jeans are very normal attire. People don't want to ruin their good pants as it's often wet and muddy. I've played tournaments there in jeans.
TH
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Highlands Links Number 3 - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 160 yds.
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At the pictured Santa Teresa - a very humble public course by CA standards - jeans are very normal attire. People don't want to ruin their good pants as it's often wet and muddy. I've played tournaments there in jeans.
TH
And .........Y'ell never get a proper hip turn in a pair of levis min !
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(http://www.prosportswrap.com/images/john-daly-shirtless-image.jpg)
(http://deadspin.com/assets/images/deadspin/2008/07/daly_shirtless.jpg)
I don't see anything wrong with golfing in jeans.
No shirt No shoes No service. Not on american courses.
Anthony
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And there was me hoping for a JD photo of the time he wore jeans snucked under his waterproofs at TOC .
Meanwhile please remain on topic ;)
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Anyone have a picture of WFWest #10? I'd post it as one of my favorites if I had a pic.
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So it is Sutton Bay - very very cool.
And of course golf is meant to be played in jeans.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/THuckaby/holeinone2.jpg)
Tom,
Hole in one?
Anthony
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Carl
Do you think everyone on GC Atlas knows what WTF West 10 is ?
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Brian:
I don't know, but I've seen that abbreviation used enough on here enough to think that anyone with a picture of the hole understands what I was talking about.
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Anthony: yes, that is a photo of me after my first-ever ace. I posted it just because I recalled I was wearing jeans that day.
TH
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Anthony: yes, that is a photo of me after my first-ever ace. I posted it just because I recalled I was wearing jeans that day.
TH
Those jeans should be mounted and framed above your fire place.
I would love to post a pic of my first hole in one, ..........but I never have had one.
Anthony
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RIP
(http://cdn-780.homes.com/c1/cgi-bin/readimage/171896780)
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Matt - great minds - I said the same thing on the previous page.
For the life of me I can't see how the proposed changes to 7 and 8 will be net improvements to either golf hole. But I guess we should wait and see....
TH
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(http://www.golfclubatlas.com/images/mcrm5.JPG)
#5 at Royal Melbourne West
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Matt - great minds - I said the same thing on the previous page.
TH
My bad. That's what I get for looking at all the pretty pictures but hardly reading a word in the entire thread. lol. :)
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Matt - no problem at all!
Do you think either hole will be net improvement?
TH
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Anthony:
Are you posting digital pictures you have snapped of old developed pictures?
Bizarre.
As requested, 10th at WFW from tee and adjacent and behind the green.
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Oh, I don't know what my favorite par 3 is, but here's a varied sampling of interesting ones:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Boston%20GC/mypics/b06.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Kapalua%20-%20Plantation/kp11.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Coeur%20dAlene/cda5.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Warren%20Course/w04.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Teugega/t014.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Tehama/t14.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Kauai%20Lagoons%20-%20Kiele/k05t2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Kauai%20Lagoons%20-%20Kiele/k13t2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Pronghorn%20-%20Nicklaus/pn033.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Primland/p14.jpg)
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This one stopped me in my tracks this past summer;
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Tom H
Your hole in one was on a short course AND you were wearing jeans?? I don't think the latter had previously been made available for public consumption, had it? That might be the crucial piece of info to swing my opinion from yes to no in the great debate!!
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SPDB,
My office manager does the pictures for me I am horrible with wiyh computers.
Anthony
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Tom H
Your hole in one was on a short course AND you were wearing jeans?? I don't think the latter had previously been made available for public consumption, had it? That might be the crucial piece of info to swing my opinion from yes to no in the great debate!!
Tim - oh heck that's always been known. YOu really think this is the FIRST time this pic has been posted?
;D
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Scott-
Those are great looking holes. What are the first and last ones?
Chip
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Scott-
Those are great looking holes. What are the first and last ones?
Chip
Not to speak for Scott, but I think the first is Boston Golf Club (though not sure), and the last photo is from the Highlands Course at Primland (1 of 5 par 3s). That is the last one, no. 14 which plays 160 yards from the tips.
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SPDB,
My office manager does the pictures for me I am horrible with wiyh computers.
Anthony
It does not appear that your office manager is much better. You should have him
do other tasks. His (and as a consequence, our) time would be much better spent elsewhere.
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Kyle, what course is that in your third picture?
Brian, thanks for TOC pictures. I can only hope your young friend at least stayed out of Strath.
Andy,
That's the 5th hole at Huntingdon Valley CC. The first two are the 4th and 12th at Jeffersonville.
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Thanks Kyle. Hard to tell from the pictures--what is it about the 2 Jeffersonville holes that elevate them among your favorites?
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SPDB,
My office manager does the pictures for me I am horrible with wiyh computers.
Anthony
It does not appear that your office manager is much better. You should have him
do other tasks. His (and as a consequence, our) time would be much better spent elsewhere.
SPDB,
Hi! I'm the office manager. I'm not a guy and I actually spend most of my time on myspace.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/3025545478_9b6a39e127.jpg?v=0)
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Thanks Kyle. Hard to tell from the pictures--what is it about the 2 Jeffersonville holes that elevate them among your favorites?
The 4th is a 150 yard par 3 to a postage stamp sized green where short siding is death. Not apparent are two grassed bunkers that prevent bladed shots from rolling on to the green. It's on a flat portion of the property that is elevated and always subject to wind. The green is pear shaped with the narrow end facing the tee. Makes for interesting hole locations and the contours of the green make for interesting putts.
The 12th is a 200 yard par 3 to a small green. There is a bunker about 30 yards short of the approach, another smaller green side bunker at the front right.
Both par 3s are subject to wind (they run perpendicular to each other in terms of direction) and require both shot shape and trajectory control to hold the green. Both also can vary by 3 clubs in either direction depending on the hole location and wind direction.
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Greg:
Your life must be just terrible ;).
Just so you know, at your old stomping grounds in Linville, it is 20 degrees with a good 4 inches of snow on the ground.
Bart
Strap on the skis and head over to Beech.
The weather is perfect; the scenery devine but to see those beauiful holes empty leads to a less than perfect life these days :'(
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This one stopped me in my tracks this past summer;
That was one intimidating tee shot. I had almost forgotten this one in the midst of the ambush of fun par 3s in Michigan.
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Although it was artifically created I love playing this 133 yd hole at the Island Green Course in Kentville, Nova Scotia. The second picture shows a closer view.
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Thanks Kyle. Hard to tell from the pictures--what is it about the 2 Jeffersonville holes that elevate them among your favorites?
The 4th is a 150 yard par 3 to a postage stamp sized green where short siding is death. Not apparent are two grassed bunkers that prevent bladed shots from rolling on to the green. It's on a flat portion of the property that is elevated and always subject to wind. The green is pear shaped with the narrow end facing the tee. Makes for interesting hole locations and the contours of the green make for interesting putts.
The 12th is a 200 yard par 3 to a small green. There is a bunker about 30 yards short of the approach, another smaller green side bunker at the front right.
Both par 3s are subject to wind (they run perpendicular to each other in terms of direction) and require both shot shape and trajectory control to hold the green. Both also can vary by 3 clubs in either direction depending on the hole location and wind direction.
Andy,
Kyle's descriptions are accurate but the pictures do not do the holes justice.
Kyle also doesn't tell you that those are the two worst par threes on the course.
The other two are just too brutal to par, so are beyond the normal civilized discourse that takes place on this site.
Also, I should mention that I turned Kyle onto his first ever bowl of Pho Tai the other evening, so you can expect much strangeness from him during the next few days.
As we left the restaurant, he turned to me and said, "The tao that can be said is not the everlasting Tao.
If a name can be named, it is not the everlasting Name."
I responded something like..."yeah, nice round...you have a good week too."
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Random Goods - The Short Ones
Chicago Golf
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u335/russell6uga/ChicagoGolf.jpg)
Wildhorse
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u335/russell6uga/Wildhorse.jpg)
Lookout Mtn.
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u335/russell6uga/Lookout.jpg)
Honors
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u335/russell6uga/Honors.jpg)
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Thanks Kyle. Hard to tell from the pictures--what is it about the 2 Jeffersonville holes that elevate them among your favorites?
The 4th is a 150 yard par 3 to a postage stamp sized green where short siding is death. Not apparent are two grassed bunkers that prevent bladed shots from rolling on to the green. It's on a flat portion of the property that is elevated and always subject to wind. The green is pear shaped with the narrow end facing the tee. Makes for interesting hole locations and the contours of the green make for interesting putts.
The 12th is a 200 yard par 3 to a small green. There is a bunker about 30 yards short of the approach, another smaller green side bunker at the front right.
Both par 3s are subject to wind (they run perpendicular to each other in terms of direction) and require both shot shape and trajectory control to hold the green. Both also can vary by 3 clubs in either direction depending on the hole location and wind direction.
Andy,
Kyle's descriptions are accurate but the pictures do not do the holes justice.
Kyle also doesn't tell you that those are the two worst par threes on the course.
The other two are just too brutal to par, so are beyond the normal civilized discourse that takes place on this site.
Also, I should mention that I turned Kyle onto his first ever bowl of Pho Tai the other evening, so you can expect much strangeness from him during the next few days.
As we left the restaurant, he turned to me and said, "The tao that can be said is not the everlasting Tao.
If a name can be named, it is not the everlasting Name."
I responded something like..."yeah, nice round...you have a good week too."
I just need to upload the pictures of the other 2. They're right up there too. Once I get the hang of this manual photography thing, we'll have to go out some time this winter and really get some good shots. Slowly but surely, Regent Cirba.
I had Pho Tai tonight, and will again this weekend.
When are we playing Galen Hall?
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Scott,
Please do share on that montage of photos where all those holes are from.
Kalen
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I had Pho Tai tonight, and will again this weekend.
When are we playing Galen Hall?
My work here is almost done as the potent Pho elixir has surely taken full-effect by now.
When you can par the Moat Hole at Galen Hall blindfolded, you may leave my son.
http://www.galenhallgc.com/moat_hole.html
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I had Pho Tai tonight, and will again this weekend.
When are we playing Galen Hall?
My work here is almost done as the potent Pho elixir has surely taken full-effect by now.
When you can par the Moat Hole at Galen Hall blindfolded, you may leave my son.
http://www.galenhallgc.com/moat_hole.html
I could check out any time I'd like, but I could never leave.
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(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh7/wolterb_bucket/100_0049.jpg)
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The recently rebuilt 3rd at Overlake Golf and Country Club
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc341/crbrown1976/DSCN0242.jpg)
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Oh, I don't know what my favorite par 3 is, but here's a varied sampling of interesting ones:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Teugega/t014.jpg)
12 at Teugega? This is a fantastic par three on a neat Ross course. All four par threes here are first rate. Do you have any pics of the halfpipe green at 15?
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The 17th at Tetherow is awesome - the hole used to be an old pumice quarry.
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Will the ball roll down that bank to the left?
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Cory,
Knowing Overlake was originally designed by Vernon Macan, I'm curious about the recent redo. Has the entire course recently been redone? If so, by who? Or was it just the par-3 you've posted?
Just curious,
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Here is a pic of RCD's 7th in nicer weather :P
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb178/pxexg101/7thRCD.jpg)
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Rob - It looks as if the hole at Tetherow is a bit 'all or nothing' (I suppose you could miss long left), but the photos you have are really amazing. -Dan
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Scott,
Help me out; those all look great but what is what? It looks like somewhere in Hawaii, NC Mountains, Beach, and basically every other type of landscape in the US.
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JNC & Scott
Great call - the par 3's at Teugega are fantastic.
#15
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/teugega/IMG_3009revb.jpg)
# 7
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/teugega/IMG_2982revb.jpg)
# 3
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/teugega/IMG_2970.jpg)
#13
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/teugega/IMG_3000revb.jpg)
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(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q43/andrewhastie/LongIsland275.jpg)
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q43/andrewhastie/LongIsland307.jpg)
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As are Kittansett's
#3
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/Kittansett/H3-G2.jpg)
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/Kittansett/H3-GREEN-BACK-WIDE.jpg)
#8
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/Kittansett/H8-G1.jpg)
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/Kittansett/H8-T3.jpg)
#14
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/cbmacfan/Kittansett/H14-T1.jpg)
Sorry no good one of #11
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Lester has asked me to post a few pics on his behalf.
Enjoy ;D
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And a few more compliments of Lester.
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Kalen,
Thanks for posting.
Lester
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WOW... Im surprised that of all these posts, none are from PV.
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WOW... Im surprised that of all these posts, none are from PV.
Here you go :-)
http://chestatee.com/images/Thumbnails/DSC02138.JPG
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Let me try it again with adding the picture and not just the link...
(http://chestatee.com/images/Thumbnails/DSC02138.JPG)
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The par 3 17th at Tetherow is probably around 150-160 yards and the course is at 4k feet elevation.
You can miss left and the ball will kick down off the hill onto the green, which slopes from left to right.
A little long is okay as well. Short and run, not a good idea if you can help it.
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I thought this was the best par 3 at BT.
The green was amazing
(http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp212/mjo42487_golf/BT5c.jpg)
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Here is a pic of RCD's 7th in nicer weather :P
Patrick -- I had no idea there was a mountain back there!
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This #7 at Musgrove Mill GC in SC. It is about 200/180 yards across the Enoree River. The back falls off dramatically and any a litle right is wet. The green is two tiered and when the pin is back it is a bear of a par.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/homecourse7.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/IMG_0109.jpg)
I have some favorite par threes that I have played but tis is one I play all the time and my heart pounds each time I step on the tee.
Hey Tommy, when was the last time you were down? Have you seen the "New" 7th since the work was done on the river bank. It looks fantastic, they did some slight moving of the tees, and have cleaned up that whole riverbank when they brought in the erosion control rocks.
I will probably be out there on Black Friday, so if you havent seen it, I will see about taking a camera along to post a couple pics of the changed version.
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Jeff,
The third was the only hole rebuilt so far. From what I understand this hole had been redone by Desmond Muirhead, probably in the 1970's. We suffered some severe damage from a windstorm two years ago where we lost about 8 huge Poplars. The club decided at that point to take the opportunity to redo the entire hole, except for the green, at that time. The hole was probably the worst on the course. The green, however is one of the best on the course, unfortunately I don't know for sure if it was designed by A.V. Macan or Desmond Muirhead.
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Okay - it is time to rank the pictures that have been posted.
1st place - Rob's totally awesome snaps of Tetherow ;D
2nd place - Not first
3rd place - Not first
:P
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Best Design:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3051365775_c9c4fa15f5.jpg)
Best Visual:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/3052205822_a5e6e07f77.jpg)
Most Fun:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3017/3051386983_bb5a8771a3.jpg)
Rob if you give me 2nd or 3rd I will feel totally awesome about myself and my photography skills.
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Ryan,
All of yours are better than mine!
I was just having a laugh - I stole my snaps from the DMK website.
:-[
Plagiarism = F
I just love that hole - it is epic.
Chapeau mon ami!
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/254/517455694_1ce9d16c19_o.jpg)
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q2/brianewen/Golf/16th.jpg)
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(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o65/soylent10/lacc/P3300013.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o65/soylent10/lacc/P3300015.jpg)
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Plainfield #11 - a short par 3 (some say a short par 5).
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/JamesBennett/plainfield/11thhole.jpg)
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Just for you Kalen :-*
This is one sweet par 3...
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/UBeenMiniD/Pasa18thTeeNo2.jpg)
I thought we might NEVER see Kalen again once he headed down there to try and extricate his ball from certain peril. It was a crappy way to finish a great match, and Kalen gave it a valiant effort to say the least!
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First attempt to post pictures!
(http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq95/pritchettmark/SageValleyGC004.jpg)
(http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq95/pritchettmark/WolfRun041.jpg)
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I thought this was the best par 3 at BT.
The green was amazing
(http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp212/mjo42487_golf/BT5c.jpg)
Matt,
I also loved that hole...here is a closer-up view of the green itself:
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Here are a few others...
1st...Black Diamond GC in Millersburg, OH (11th hole)
2nd...Oak Quarry in Riverside, CA (14th hole)
3rd...Boulder Creek GC in Streetboro, OH (17th hole)
4th...Sheep Ranch near Bandon, OR
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The eye opener to me , on this thread , is all the love for Island greens :(
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Wish I had a picture of #9 at Myopia Hunt Club....quite possibly The best short 3 in America!
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Brian,
I think it was Lloyd who said earlier that he was equally appalled and thrilled at some of the images.
There are a whole host of threes I will never build - and yet they are people's favorites.
Tommy Paul's Great Big World Theory is getting a lot of reinforcement in this thread.
I have "lifted" a few excellent pictures people have taken including yours of the 16th at Carnoustie.
Hope you don't mind - they are all for presentations or use on here to try and reinforce an idea.
You have proved me wrong - you can get a great photo of that course!
Regards,
Ian
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Mark P.,
I recognize your second photo as being #13 at Wolf Run. What is the first one?
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Wish I had a picture of #9 at Myopia Hunt Club....quite possibly The best short 3 in America!
What about the two from Ran's review:
(http://www.golfclubatlas.com/images/00000061.jpg)
(http://www.golfclubatlas.com/images/00000063.jpg)
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Andy,
Sorry about not including the information. I was so wrapped up in trying to post the pictures correctly that I left it out. The
other is the 2nd hole at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, SC.
Mark
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Mark,
No worries, thanks for the information. Pretty hole. The one at Wolf Run is tough! One of the highlights of the round was getting up and down from the deep front-right bunker (closest to the green), to a front right pin.
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I have "lifted" a few excellent pictures people have taken including yours of the 16th at Carnoustie.
Hope you don't mind - they are all for presentations or use on here to try and reinforce an idea.
You have proved me wrong - you can get a great photo of that course!
Ian , no problem .
Its funny but I have taken a few pics. of Carnousties 16th over the years , but to me , only that one worked .
And thats probably down to the Grandstands giving the hole a backdrop ?
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Brian,
I wondered if that was the reason too - I think your right.
Ian
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The shape and contours of this green are remarkable:
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Ian A & Brian
While I am not a huge fan of do or die shots, every course can benefit from one or two. I prefer the more friendly do and don't die shot which allows for recovery, but not many pars will be yielded after missing the green on a par 3. Since par 3s are a set piece if you like, do you think this is the time for the archie to present the do or die shot if he is going to at all? I tend to give par 3s of ilk a bit of slack because of the set piece idea, but I am not sure this is a good reason. I have a perfect example of what could be a very different looking hole if it were built today. Merion's 3rd (what I would call a do or don't die hole) has virtually no apron. If this were built today I would expect the archie (rightly or wrongly) to create an apron (in effect a bit of a safe zone for the timid) short and left where the bunker is. What is interesting is the dichotomy of thought if there is the opportunity to build an island green. I could be wrong, but I think many archies would go for the island green, yet not create a hole like Merion's 3rd without the safety apron.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/100_3547.jpg?t=1210689729)
Ciao
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Maybe its not everyones cup of tea , but I like something like this ?
A do or die shot , but loads of room to bail out if you so decide , with no easy shot from that bail out area .
I have never played this hole , only watched Pros. struggle with it .
Some of that was down to a breezy day , but it amazed me how some of these great players seemed to , at the last minute , bail out on the shot .
Yet I could imagine it caters for all levels of golfers also .
(http://web.onetel.net.uk/~brianewen/W17.jpg)
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q2/brianewen/Golf/17-2.jpg)
(Ryan , just to prove that I DO like some of the stuff Curley & Schmidt are doing ;) )
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Wish I had a picture of #9 at Myopia Hunt Club....quite possibly The best short 3 in America!
What about the two from Ran's review:
(http://www.golfclubatlas.com/images/00000061.jpg)
(http://www.golfclubatlas.com/images/00000063.jpg)
Unfortunately, neither of those pix adequately conveys the beauty, genius,(and terror) of this hole! The tee sits approx 125 yds slightly beneath the hole, framed by a bucolic New England pond and a blind semi-horizon to this tiny "strip-shaped" green, totally flanked by pit bunkers and mounds. A horizontal error by anything more than a foot or more leaves you among these hazards with an awaiting bogey or worse. A "greenie" yields a very make-able birdie. It's sheer brillance!
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Kyle's descriptions are accurate but the pictures do not do the holes justice.
Kyle also doesn't tell you that those are the two worst par threes on the course.
The other two are just too brutal to par, so are beyond the normal civilized discourse that takes place on this site.
Also, I should mention that I turned Kyle onto his first ever bowl of Pho Tai the other evening, so you can expect much strangeness from him during the next few days.
As we left the restaurant, he turned to me and said, "The tao that can be said is not the everlasting Tao.
If a name can be named, it is not the everlasting Name."
I responded something like..."yeah, nice round...you have a good week too."
Sensei Cirba, you mean even more strangeness than normal from Kyle? (PS did Kyle happen to mention how he blew me off for golf on one of my rare forays to PA? ;))
Thanks for the info re Jeffersonville--the pictures clearly did not show the holes well.
PS Mike, no pics of the Airplane Hole at Glenbrook in your vast collection?
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Andy,
My understanding is that Kyle has since gone back at least once, and perhaps twice for more of the magical Pho Tai Elixir, so be prepared for anything from him in days ahead. ;D
And alas, no, unfortunately I do not have a pic of the Airplane hole at Glenbrook, but just so you don't get homesick, I found one of the wild 120 yarder at Water Gap CC.
(http://www.watergapcountryclub.com/site_images/250/yardage/224/full/4.jpg)
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#17 & #15 @ Paxon Hollow, the interesting thing is that both pictures were taken
from the exact same spot on their new shared tee built by Jim Wagner.
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e213/paxonpro/DSC00659.jpg)
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e213/paxonpro/DSC00658.jpg)
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Banchorys lovely drop shot 3rd .
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1125/526622467_120f45438a_o.jpg)
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Guys,
Just wanted to say this participation in this thread has been outstanding and many of these par 3s are something to behold.
Thanks,
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D Malley,
Of course, your post reminds me of another favorite. The 8th at Paxon Hollow!
Andy,
Before you think I'm totally Bat. Shit. Crazy. please realize that the "Tao" quote was the fortune Mike received in his fortune cookie. I am thoroughly amazed that he was able to seamlessly work its wisdom into a somewhat germane post here.
We'll see how much this Pho works - I'm taking an actual girl on an actual date to a Vietnamese place tomorrow.
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Andy,
Before you think I'm totally Bat. Shit. Crazy. please realize that the "Tao" quote was the fortune Mike received in his fortune cookie. I am thoroughly amazed that he was able to seamlessly work its wisdom into a somewhat germane post here.
We'll see how much this Pho works - I'm taking an actual girl on an actual date to a Vietnamese place tomorrow.
Andy,
Can you believe this story? Who the hell ever heard of a fortune cookie spouting such nonzense anyway?! ;)
Kyle,
You may give her the Pho if you dare, but whatever you do, DON'T let her order the Vietnamese coffee afterwards...neither hot NOR cold!
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Here are some better photos.
My two Jeff candidates:
4th:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/3067436528_05499f3e40_b.jpg)
12th:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/3066595451_7a676c4e3c_b.jpg)
And Mike's:
8th:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/3066597437_7ef5ea465c_b.jpg)
15th:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/3067438540_68e177c186_b.jpg)
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Plainfield #11 - a short par 3 (some say a short par 5).
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/JamesBennett/plainfield/11thhole.jpg)
of course i missed the green long and left when i played there, leaving myself almost no shot, blind from way below to a very sloping green...
low and behold, i playe a perfect shot :), missing the hole by an inch and leaving it three feet away...
then i missed the putt! >:(
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Kyle,
Si...
(http://foodpages.ca/itemimmgs/98374_1_10_PhoTaiBoVien_1200503801.jpg)
Noooooo!!!!!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Viet-coffee.jpg/300px-Viet-coffee.jpg)
By the way Kyle..is this really how I look chipping the ball or am I projectile vomiting off the back of the green? :-[
Great posture! ::)
That would explain a hell of a lot of things. :-\ :'(
[EDIT] Actually, the more I look at the picture, it seems I have one of those simian ape things going on where my hands are hanging below my knees. This is NOT recommended from the Paul Runyan school of short game finesse, but it could help explain why I often chip and putt like a gorilla! ;D
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/3067436528_05499f3e40_b.jpg)
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Some interesting looking par 3s are on here but why would people post pictures without letting us know where they are? Please, please, please can we have captions stating the course at the very least so we can all continue to learn about these courses? Okay soap box moment out of the way…
Here are a few of my favourites I could find pictures of. Most of these are holes I like architecturally or aesthetically but also have a story.
Brora 6th (afraid I have only recently started noting who some of these photos are saved from so I’m not sure on this one)
The 6th at Brora is just across from the caravan site I used to stay at as a kid so I’ve played that hole more than any other on the course as we would sometimes play our way back to the caravn site then keep playing the 6th or practicing on its wonderful green till it got dark.
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/Brora6th.jpg)
Also Brora’s 6th, this time from right hand side (c/o Philip Gawith)
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/brora6philipgawith.jpg)
Notts (Hollinwell) 13th (c/o Sean Arble)
Notts is just one of my favourite courses locally and though I always struggled on this hole when I was younger, I managed a birdie a few years ago and have managed to hit the green ever time since.
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/notts13seanarble.jpg)
Burnham & Berrow 5th (from the clubs website)
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/champ5_large2.jpg)
And looking down on the green from the right hand side (clubs website again)
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/champ5_large.jpg)
About a year ago I played the 5th at Burnham & Berrow and missed the green right but it came down off a bank to about 10ft from where I holed for birdie. I then birdied the 9th and 14th but on the last par 3, the 17th hit it to 20ft and left the putt right on the front edge. Still, three 2s in a round isn’t bad…
Cheers
James
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Plainfield #11 - a short par 3 (some say a short par 5).
of course i missed the green long and left when i played there, leaving myself almost no shot, blind from way below to a very sloping green...
low and behold, i playe a perfect shot :), missing the hole by an inch and leaving it three feet away...
then i missed the putt! >:(
LOL
Paul
I missed the green in exactly the same spot. Had to play away from the pin (it was middle left) and played a career shot to 15 feet. Holed it for par. The black-socked big man reckoned it was worthy of being on TV that night as 'play of the day'.
I mention the story because of the obvious delight that both Paul and I obtained from having a recovery shot available to us. Plainfield is challenging, but fun.
James B
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Matt - great minds - I said the same thing on the previous page.
For the life of me I can't see how the proposed changes to 7 and 8 will be net improvements to either golf hole. But I guess we should wait and see....
TH
Don't worry. I'm sure we'll have another meeting in 25 or so years to "restore" the original holes. Genius. Pure Genius.
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(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb184/jhancock42/Mines_11TF.jpg?t=1228096708)
and
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb184/jhancock42/Mines_11LLT.jpg?t=1228096743)
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Some interesting looking par 3s are on here but why would people post pictures without letting us know where they are? Please, please, please can we have captions stating the course at the very least so we can all continue to learn about these courses? Okay soap box moment out of the way…
Here are a few of my favourites I could find pictures of. Most of these are holes I like architecturally or aesthetically but also have a story.
Brora 6th (afraid I have only recently started noting who some of these photos are saved from so I’m not sure on this one)
The 6th at Brora is just across from the caravan site I used to stay at as a kid so I’ve played that hole more than any other on the course as we would sometimes play our way back to the caravn site then keep playing the 6th or practicing on its wonderful green till it got dark.
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/Brora6th.jpg)
Also Brora’s 6th, this time from right hand side (c/o Philip Gawith)
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/brora6philipgawith.jpg)
Notts (Hollinwell) 13th (c/o Sean Arble)
Notts is just one of my favourite courses locally and though I always struggled on this hole when I was younger, I managed a birdie a few years ago and have managed to hit the green ever time since.
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/notts13seanarble.jpg)
Burnham & Berrow 5th (from the clubs website)
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/champ5_large2.jpg)
And looking down on the green from the right hand side (clubs website again)
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn267/jamesboon53/Random%20Course%20Photos/champ5_large.jpg)
About a year ago I played the 5th at Burnham & Berrow and missed the green right but it came down off a bank to about 10ft from where I holed for birdie. I then birdied the 9th and 14th but on the last par 3, the 17th hit it to 20ft and left the putt right on the front edge. Still, three 2s in a round isn’t bad…
Cheers
James
James
Brora's 6th is a great par 3 and I think the best hole on the course.
I am starting to figure out some strategies for getting around Burnham. One strategy is that I always aim out toward the right mound/bunker if the pin is forward. For some reason, the wind (which is normally off the left and down) doesn't effect the ball much here and the slope of the land, unintuitivly flows toward the high dunes on the left. More often than not one can get a great kick off the mound and the ball funnels to the hole. Its my favourite par 3 on the course.
Ciao
Ciao
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Plainfield #11 - a short par 3 (some say a short par 5).
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/JamesBennett/plainfield/11thhole.jpg)
I have added a pic from the left side of #11, taken from #17 fairway. It gives a better idea of the tremendous movement in the ground at Plainfield. It also explains why some of us get excited about recovery shots here - long and left at #11 is obviously 'challenging', and the penalty for falling short on the tee shot is also apparent. It is not 'hit and stick' at Plainfield!
James B
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/JamesBennett/plainfield/DSCN3029.jpg)
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There were a couple of requests to label mine:
Oh, I don't know what my favorite par 3 is, but here's a varied sampling of interesting ones:
Boston GC #5
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Boston%20GC/mypics/b06.jpg)
Kapalua (Plantation) #12
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Kapalua%20-%20Plantation/kp11.jpg)
Couer d'Alene #5
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Coeur%20dAlene/cda5.jpg)
Warren Course #4
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Warren%20Course/w04.jpg)
Teugega #12
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Teugega/t014.jpg)
Tehama #14
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Tehama/t14.jpg)
Kauai Lagoons (Kiele) #5
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Kauai%20Lagoons%20-%20Kiele/k05t2.jpg)
Kauai Lagoons (Kiele) #13
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Kauai%20Lagoons%20-%20Kiele/k13t2.jpg)
Pronghorn (Nicklaus) #17 (Redan-like qualities)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Pronghorn%20-%20Nicklaus/pn033.jpg)
Primland (Highlands) #14
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/foodstat/Primland/p14.jpg)
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(http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww124/asherer2/n649493614_665299_919.jpg)
Ross's summer retreat (for those of you that know, please don't spill the beans)
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(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/jcfsmith/IMG_2288.jpg)
(http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff327/Rcknrobert/100_1208.jpg)
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6th at PGA West Stadium
(http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo109/mwarren7/11098037.jpg)
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(http://web.onetel.net.uk/~brianewen/St%20Mikes.jpg)
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que pasa
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(http://web.onetel.net.uk/~brianewen/St%20Mikes.jpg)
Brian
Is that St Michaels at Leuchers?
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Well spotted Andrew .
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And alas, no, unfortunately I do not have a pic of the Airplane hole at Glenbrook, but just so you don't get homesick, I found one of the wild 120 yarder at Water Gap CC.
Thanks Mike! ;)
Do you remember the picture of this hole that Tom Mac posted several years ago when it was still new? Such a difference!
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We'll see how much this Pho works - I'm taking an actual girl on an actual date to a Vietnamese place tomorrow.
And?? How did the Pho work?
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Meant to post this one as well. Haven't played it though ... but will someday.
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/UBeenMiniD/GCA%20Stuff/BarnbougleDunes7th.jpg)
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Looks like it would be very difficult to get the ball close with a back right hole location. I believe the prevailing breeze
is left to right though ...
(http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff327/Rcknrobert/100_1208.jpg)
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Mike,
It is a tough shot to get the ball back to that right pin position. However, there is a little more green to work with than it looks like in the photo. You were right about the wind, but it also is quite a bit behind you as well, which makes stopping the ball even more difficult. I wish I had an up close picture of the green as the whole back side is shaved and runs away from the player. A tough but fun hole.
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Sentimental favorite - #17 at Cabo del Sol on my honeymoon. My wife made me bring my clubs the morning we left...I knew I picked a good one for sure at that moment ;)
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The following set of par 3's are my favorite that I have help build and maintain. They can be found on a course near Toronto called Eagles Nest.
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(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5199/2008pictures2ndatdornocxc2.jpg) (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2008pictures2ndatdornocxc2.jpg)
Benign looking, buch more difficult than it looks! A real white knuckler.
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Who has one favorite right...
#14 at Crystal Downs
(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/cencibri/IMG_1184.jpg)
#11 at Crystal Downs (love the green on this hole)
(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/cencibri/IMG_1170.jpg)
One of the scariest par 3 tee shots anywhere (#6 at Greywalls)
(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/cencibri/IMG_0762.jpg)
Forget the hole # but love this one at The Honors Course
(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/cencibri/IMG_8592.jpg)
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Forget the hole # but love this one at The Honors Course
(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/cencibri/IMG_8592.jpg)
#14...it's one of my all time favorites too - just like the 14th at Crystal Downs.
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Couple of my favs I have pictures of:
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0784.jpg)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0727.jpg)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0737.jpg)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0700.jpg)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0719.jpg)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0725.jpg)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0678.jpg)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0100-1.jpg)
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First attempt to post pictures!
(http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq95/pritchettmark/SageValleyGC004.jpg)
Funny, I thought this was a really good hole at the Alabama Robert Trent Jones Trail in Auburn-Opelika. Sage Valley I guess.
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Does this work...
I don't know if it is my favourite, but it may be "Most Interesting Hole on a Train Wreck of a Course".