I have come to believe that it is difficult for architects to build really strong par 5 holes. I've always enjoyed the 4 1/2 par hole that is a par 5 on the card, and some courses have these, but in my opinion, it is rare to have a course with more than one interesting par 5.
I recently played Tim Liddy's Trophy Club in Lebanon, Indiana for the first time in 2 years. I had forgotten what an awesome job he did building the par 5's there. 3 of them are loaded with strategy, and the other one is a hole where he just built what the land gave him.
For those that have been there, you will know, but if you've not visited The Trophy Club, you should make it a point to get there, where you will enjoy:
#2 - Choices on the tee shot. Choices on the 2nd shot. Very interesting green complex.
#9 - Lots of strategy with the tee shot. Lots of choices on the second shot...very interesting green complex.
#11 - Rip it from the tee, and then you can hit to the fairway on the left, the fairway on the right (divided by a huge bunker complex cut into a hillside), or try to knock it on the green...but a miss to the right and the ball runs off into a big hollow. Very cool green complex.
#16 - My least favorite of the 4 par 5's, but a hole that plays along a creek, where Tim built a hole that the land dictated the golf hole for the most part. A good looking hole, but much less strategic than the other 3.
What other courses would this panel nominate as having more than one great par 5?
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