Which architectural features and holes

[Patrick_Mucci]

will present the greatest challenge to the competitors at Winged Foot West ?

[Tom_Doak]

Like every other course today, the par-3's will be the toughest challenge at Winged Foot.  They are the only holes where players have to hit more than a 7-iron into the green.  Although, I guess the deep rough is not so much in play.

[PThomas]

so what must be done to make other things besides the par 3s the big challenge Tom?  make the fairways even MORE narrow?  Even deeper rough?  what???

[Craig Sweet]

Nothing has changed, the greens, and the rough, were the most difficult features back in 74...and will be next week.

[Mark_F]

Like every other course today, the par-3's will be the toughest challenge at Winged Foot.  

Doesn't that mean that par threes should then receive the most thought and importance when routing and designing a course?

[Jordan Wall]

Like every other course today, the par-3's will be the toughest challenge at Winged Foot.  

Doesn't that mean that par threes should then receive the most thought and importance when routing and designing a course?

No.

None of the par fives usually play over par, so they should be made mroe challenging.  The par-3's are already serving there purpose.  The holes that already challenege are not the holes that need the most design.  The holes that do not present a big challenge are the ones that need more time and importance, IMO.

[John Nixon]

The holes that do not present a big challenge are the ones that need more time and importance, IMO.

In terms of a stroke competition, any intrinsic challenge a hole presents is irrelevant. The challenge comes in a player's attempt to match, or better, what all the other competitors are doing on that particular hole. If a par 5 is playing "easy" for the field, say, a half-stroke under par, then if a player pars that hole he has not met the challenge for that particular hole on that particular round.