A selection of remarks about resistance to scoring on the top 20 toughest courses, those with the highest numbers in that category.
Golf Digest mag.
"When the wind is blowing, par on many of the holes is an excellent score."
"If your idea of a good time is a fistfight, this is the place for you."
"Is there a better test mentally? Time after time, you have to trust your swing."
"The target areas are wide and forgiving. But when you miss the target, the bunkers will eat you alive
"Every approach shot had a different challenge and a different objective. I've never been more punished by a golf course."
"A course that demands excellent putting, pitching, and bunker play plus driving and approaches. There is a fine line between these greens being very demanding and unfair."
"A strong test of golf with great ocean views and tight, tree-lined holes with difficult greens."
"The most challenging course in Pebble Beach. Its green complexes are the toughest in the area."
"Where is the finesse on the Black? The shortest par 4 is the 2nd hole at 392 yards and uphill, playing closer to 410 yards. It's a big, brawny test."
"Without a doubt the very hardest course I've ever played. It was not fun and I have no desire to play it again."
"The most visually challenging course I have played."
"Playing in a strong wind with the beauty of Lake Michigan is golf at its best. The vistas were amazing but so was the course: challenging but fair, demanding all shots in the bag and penalized bad shots. It's a great test of golf."
"A beast of a course that tests every part of one's game, especially the part between your ears. "
It's even harder in person than it looks on TV. The greens were FAST."
"Well, the intent of this course is to drive good players batty and it succeeds mightily in that. Go in with the proper attitude and a fun time can be had. BUT ... it is as severe as any golf course one will ever play."
"I don't believe the course is fair. Great shots are not always rewarded, sometimes not even playable. If this course were set up with thick rough and slick greens it could be almost unplayable."
"Hard, hard, hard. Tough rough, new longer tees, great Tillinghast green complexes. Certainly one of the best championship courses in the U.S."
"Truly great test of golf with wonderful green sites. I've always viewed it as one of if not the toughest up and down course in the world."
"Wide open fairways still require drives in the correct spot to open up the greens."
"Possibly the most difficult course from 50 yards to the hole The greens are upside-down saucers: You shoot at a 6,000-square foot green, but actually your target is 4,000 square feet."
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