Highest total par

[Edwin Roald]

Greetings,

I am interested in hearing about golf courses with the highest total par that you know of. I don't know of an 18-hole course that has a par higher than 73. I have done a 9-hole course, par 37, making it a 74 for 18 holes of course. I am sure there are many examples of that. What about 18-hole courses?

I believe I have seen higher par for the forward tees. I am interested in the set of tees that is chosen by most players.

[Jeff_Brauer]

Willie Nelson was said to set par daily at his course. I'm not sure, but I figure he had some wild numbers at least some days.

[Dean Paolucci]

The hardest one I could find in my travels was theInternational in Bolton Ma at par 73.  Measuring 8325 from the Tiger tees.  Rating 80 Slope 154.  2007 second hardest course in America.

http://www.theinternational.com/club/scripts/golf/View_Course_Scorecard.asp?GRP=8211&NS=PG&CID=27

[Pete_Pittock]

Sevillano Links in north central California has a routine par of 72, but
altenate tees can stretch it to a par 90.

http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,33492.0.html

[Kalen Braley]

Sevillano Links in north central California has a routine par of 72, but
altenate tees can stretch it to a par 90.

http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,33492.0.html

Doesn't get more muscly that that huh? 

[K. Krahenbuhl]

Willie Nelson was said to set par daily at his course. I'm not sure, but I figure he had some wild numbers at least some days.

I'd bet he never has trouble telling which way the wind is blowing.

[Brian_Ewen]

Have played Desmond Muirhead's St.Andrews 2000 in Thailand , which because of two par 6's , is a par 74.

[Brad Tufts]

A the Pines course at the International, the 8300 yard tees were par 77 from construction until about 5 years ago, when it was changed to par 73...

[Tom_Doak]

I seem to remember that Wentworth's West course was a par-74 for the members the first time I saw it, in 1982, but they had reduced par to 73 by the time I went back in the mid-90's.  That's the only scorecard I have.

A lot of older American courses are par-75 or even 76 for women because they didn't put in forward tees, and a lot of the par-4's for men are 400-yard par-5's for women.  Some clubs have changed this but some hold out because the women's committee (the club champ and runner-up) like the setup as it is.

[Bill_McBride]

Willie Nelson was said to set par daily at his course. I'm not sure, but I figure he had some wild numbers at least some days.

I'd bet he never has trouble telling which way the wind is blowing.

I've heard the first hole is a par 18, and Willie said, "I birdied that sucker just the other day!"

[Matthew Hunt]

I seen ladies go up to Par 78.

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