Top 18 Quirky holes

[John Kirk]

OK, I'll take a crack at it, 18 odd holes in my little universe:

1 - Pacific Dunes
2 - NGLA (Sahara)
3 - Old Macdonald (Sahara), Pasatiempo
4 - Spyglass Hill, Stone Eagle
5 - Crystal Downs
6 - Riviera
7 - Ballyneal
8 - Augusta National
9 - Yale, though Kinloch's controversial par-5 9th is really quirky.

Too many short 4s on the front nine.

10 - Friar's Head, Pasatiempo
11 - Rock Creek Cattle Company
12 - Stanford University
13 - North Berwick, Kingsley Club
14 - Pebble Beach
15 - North Berwick, Kingsley Club, Pirate's Plank @ Cape Kidnappers
16 - Bandon Dunes
17 - The Road Hole
18 - Pasatiempo

I assume we're picking quirky holes that we like, if possible.  North Berwick has to have my favorite closing stretch of quirky holes.  The back nine on a sunny day is to die for.  In general, my list features rather non-controversial choices.  It would be a helluva 18 hole course, though.

[Patrick_Mucci]

Wade,

Defining "quirky" ?

Like obscenity, you may not be able to define it, but, you know it when you see/play it.

[Jim Nugent]

OK, I'll take a crack at it, 18 odd holes in my little universe:


8 - Augusta National

John, why #8 at ANGC? 

[Patrick_Mucci]

Jim,

I agree, I don't see anything "quirky" about # 8 at ANGC, but, maybe he sees something I don't.

[Matthew Petersen]

The green complex for #8 ANGC seems pretty quirky to me.

[jeffwarne]

The green complex for #8 ANGC seems pretty quirky to me.

I would agree that #8 green and surrounds is a bit quirky- a cool hole that requires a thoughtful layup( if doing so) followed by a well judged pitch

[Patrick_Mucci]

The green complex for #8 ANGC seems pretty quirky to me.

What about it makes it seem "quirky" to you ?

[John Kirk]

Well, the green is pretty funky, with the long mound guarding the left side.  Too bad the fairway bunker carry of the tee makes it impossible to approach the green from the right side of the fairway.  The design strongly encourages a layup well right of the green, which is cool.

I couldn't think of a really cool, quirky #8 (other than Ballyneal, which is pretty wild), and thought of the unusual 8th at Augusta, and said what the hell, I'll throw it out there.  Always fun to watch the second shots roll into the green on TV.