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Phil Benedict

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Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« on: April 27, 2007, 12:02:17 PM »
I can think of 4: Inverness, TOC, Olympic and Bethpage.  What's your favorite?
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Brad Tufts

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2007, 12:37:47 PM »
Not to be an ass, but I think BB's 18th is something like 405-410.

My first thought was Congressional's Par 3 18th!
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Jerry Kluger

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2007, 12:49:25 PM »
Brad: I think you forgot that the 18th is now the tenth and plays in the opposite direction.
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BCrosby

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2007, 01:14:01 PM »
N. Berwick.
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Sean Leary

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2007, 01:18:03 PM »
Prairie Dunes..
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Chris Cupit

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2007, 03:02:29 PM »
East Lake.  Tough finishing hole if not a favorite necessarily.
Favorite is TOC.
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Phil Benedict

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2007, 03:09:50 PM »
The 18th at Olympic doesn't work for me in the US Open because everybody seems to lay up to the same spot.  Being in somebody elses' sand filled divot happens pretty frequently.
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Chris Cupit

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2007, 05:18:29 PM »
Quote from: Chris Cupit on April 27, 2007, 03:02:29 PM
East Lake.  Tough finishing hole if not a favorite necessarily.
Favorite is TOC.

Sorry--I'm an idiot--East Lake obviously isn't a par 4.

It is under 400 yards though :)
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Matt_Cohn

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2007, 05:46:24 PM »
Doesn't the traditional routing of the tournament course at Saucon Valley finish with a very short par-4 over water?
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Brad Klein

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2007, 09:38:42 PM »
Also: Prestwick, Carnegie Abbey, Plainfield, Lookout Mountain, Metacomet, Somerset Hills, Baltimore CC-Five Farms, Worcester CC, Cape Fear, Rockaway Hunting Club, Woodhill, Minikahda, Hyannisport, Rochester G&CC, George Wright Muni, Cranwell, White Bear Yacht Club, Longmeadow CC.
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Tim Gavrich

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Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2007, 12:08:44 AM »
Well there's Cypress Point, isn't there?  I've heard it's not an outstanding hole on its own, but it does end (in fewer than 400 yards) a pretty outstanding golf course.
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michael j fay

Re:Championship Par 4 Finishers Under 400 Yards
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2007, 09:11:09 AM »
Worcester CC in Massachusetts is an interesting short par four of 345 yards. Plays uphill off the tee, a good drive reaches a plateau and leavs a short pitch to a well guarded two-tiered green. A tee shot that fails to reach the plateau presents a much more difficult shot. The rough is usually heinous and there is no room to miss left, right or long.

This hole follows a 465 downhill par four that has all the teeth one could manage.

Ross liked to build a long four as a finishing hole. A drive and a long iron was what he tried to create. There are numerous examples of these holes.
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