[Jeffrey Prest]

I'd welcome comments on the par 3 8th at the new Rocky Mount course in North Carolina (http://www.fordscolony.com/RockyMount/Golf/Virtual%20Tour.cfm).

Neither bunkers nor sand defend it, with the architect David Johnson relying simply on the hole's 228-yard length and Pinehurst-style run-off areas around the green to punish the errant tee shot.

You'll find his comments in full on my blog but the reason I mention it here is that I'm scratching my head as to other examples of par 3s that are both sand- and water-free, particularly on the famous courses. David himself has offered the 14th on Kiawah Island's Ocean Course as one example.

You're all going to humiliate me now by rattling off hundreds, I just know it...

[Roger Tufts]

#14 at Portrush, though it uses the wind and dunes very well.

Thinking of more...

[Joe Hancock]

There must be a million of these out there. 4000 sq. ft. green, 170 yards, exposed to the wind, and rolling off all sides.





Joe

[Jeffrey Prest]

Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Roger. I thought a few links holes might feature in this.

[Jeffrey Prest]

Sorry, Joe. Holes in your back garden don't count...

[Joe Hancock]

Sorry, Joe. Holes in your back garden don't count...

Guilty as charged. Let me see what else I have.....

[CHrisB]

How about the great 7th at Lawsonia (shown from the front-left side of the green):

[Joe Hancock]

Does this count?





Joe

[Dan Kelly]

I can't help you with sand- and water-free long par-3s on famous courses -- but see absolutely nothing wrong with the concept.

Of course, I'm a guy who thinks that, given the right land and the right architect, you could build a whole magnificent golf course with neither sand nor water.

[Doug Sobieski]

There must be a million of these out there. 4000 sq. ft. green, 170 yards, exposed to the wind, and rolling off all sides.





Joe

Joe:

I bet that when the river rises, that hole is a killer  

Sorry, that was cruel given what you've gone through, but I couldn't resist. I hope you accept my apology.  

[Joe Hancock]

I can't help you with sand- and water-free long par-3s on famous courses -- but see absolutely nothing wrong with the concept.

Of course, I'm a guy who thinks that, given the right land and the right architect, you could build a whole magnificent golf course with neither sand nor water.

Funny you mention that. I've been to very, very few famous courses, so my pictures are all homerized....

Joe

[Joe Hancock]

Doug,

When it floods, we make sure we have fun with it. Our third green is 2800 sq. ft. of very abrupt turtle back, and if the flood is bad enough, it leaves you with about 280 sq. ft. exposed. That's a tough shot from 220 yards, even for you!

Joe

[RichMacafee]

One of my all time favourites - 13th at Barwon Heads, only 130m (144yds).

http://www.bhgc.com.au/images/course/hole13.jpg

[David Schofield]

How about the great 7th at Lawsonia

While it might meet the letter of what Jeffrey was asking (no bunkers, no water), I would consider Lawsonia's (seemingly) vertical faces to be "hazards" in their own right.  

[Tom Jefferson]

Rich Macafee,

Beautiful image of the hole and the land..thanks.

Where is Barwon Heads?

What else about the land/course/club is distinctive?

Tom

[Mike Sweeney]

County Sligo #4

[James Bennett]

Rich Macafee,

Beautiful image of the hole and the land..thanks.

Where is Barwon Heads?

What else about the land/course/club is distinctive?

Tom

Tom

go to Ran's write-up in Courses by Country on this web-site.  Barwon Heads has a good one-page summary there that answers your questions, plus three David Scaletti photos (including Barwon Heads #13).  Barwon Heads is near Melbourne but on the Bellarine Peninsula, abutting Bass Strait.

James B

[RichMacafee]

Rich Macafee,

Beautiful image of the hole and the land..thanks.

Where is Barwon Heads?

What else about the land/course/club is distinctive?

Tom

Tom,

The club's website has been upgraded recently and has some good images of the course now if you click on each hole. As James said, it is on the Bellarine Peninsula, about 1hr 15min drive from Melbourne in Australia.

http://www.bhgc.com.au/welcome/index.mhtml


It is a magic place to play golf, and one of the most underated courses in the country. Some over-imposing bunkers were contructed on the 14th and 15th some years ago, which threatened to deface the whole course if the architect had been given more holes to work on. Luckily, this hasn't happened, and the course is a must play for lovers of traditional golf.

[Jeffrey Prest]

This is great stuff, folks. Thanks for your contributions. The Lawsonia hole certainly does count.

Message to Joe: where is the hole pictured beneath your earlier message "Does this count?"?

[Rich Goodale]

#6 at Painswick is a world class golf hole, and numbers 5, 7, 10, 13, 15 and 18 aren't chopped liver either.  None has water or sand to distract from their natural charm.

[Joe Hancock]

This is great stuff, folks. Thanks for your contributions. The Lawsonia hole certainly does count.

Message to Joe: where is the hole pictured beneath your earlier message "Does this count?"?

Jeffrey,

Greywalls #6, Marquette, Michigan.

Joe

[Mike Vegis @ Kiawah]

Neither bunkers nor sand defend it, with the architect David Johnson relying simply on the hole's 228-yard length and Pinehurst-style run-off areas around the green to punish the errant tee shot.

You'll find his comments in full on my blog but the reason I mention it here is that I'm scratching my head as to other examples of par 3s that are both sand- and water-free, particularly on the famous courses. David himself has offered the 14th on Kiawah Island's Ocean Course as one example.

I think Eduardo Romero would disagree with you that No. 14 at The Ocean Course is "sand free."  There's a deep, nasty bunker/transition area to the left of the green where Romero's ball plugged.  Here's one of our marketing shots of the hole showing the trouble players can find...

It does run off on three sides but keep away from the fourth side...

[Dan Kelly]

Sand Hills No. 3 -- no? (It's been a long time, dammit!)

[Roger Tufts]

County Sligo #4

Been trying to think of that for a few days now. Gah.

[Jeffrey Prest]

I think Eduardo Romero would disagree with you that No. 14 at The Ocean Course is "sand free."  There's a deep, nasty bunker/transition area to the left of the green where Romero's ball plugged.  Here's one of our marketing shots of the hole showing the trouble players can find...

It does run off on three sides but keep away from the fourth side...

Hmm; don't think we can dismiss it as just a waste area, can we...? Thanks for pointing that out.

All right, so we'll scrub that one. Keep 'em coming, people.

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