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Jon Cavalier

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #25 on: November 10, 2014, 12:13:01 AM »
Here's another of 15 at Eastward Ho:

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Robert Mercer Deruntz

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #26 on: November 10, 2014, 01:40:00 AM »
The 12th at Sunningdale is a great example and probably prompted this thread.


Mark Pearce

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« Reply #28 on: November 10, 2014, 03:55:46 AM »
Two that aren't drop shots but are very much tucked in the corner of a property are the 11th at Elie and the 14th at Northumberland.
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Ally Mcintosh

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #29 on: November 10, 2014, 04:00:12 AM »
Not that I've been there but didn't Tom Doak use 2 (or maybe 3?) par-3's in a particular corner of the Pacific Dunes site as a routing solution in that area?


Neil White

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« Reply #30 on: November 10, 2014, 04:30:07 AM »
I imagine that the 7th at Royal Porthcawl would be a suitable candidate.

Short, surrounded by sand, humps and hollows and a devilish green.

Thomas Dai

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« Reply #31 on: November 10, 2014, 05:26:02 AM »
Maybe across the end of a property or diagonally across the end rather than in a strict corner but how about the 4th at Cruden Bay or the 14th at Rosapenna OTM? A Dr MacK' example would be the short downhill 13th at Worcester.
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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #32 on: November 10, 2014, 12:28:04 PM »
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BJones

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #33 on: November 10, 2014, 12:42:04 PM »
#15 at Annandale GC

Matthew Lloyd

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2014, 12:51:04 PM »
#6 at Wolf Run appears to fit these criteria, though it may be a bit longer than some of the holes already mentioned, can't remember the exact length.  But it's a really tough hole situated in the northeast corner of the property. Couldn't find a good picture.

Jason Thurman

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #35 on: November 10, 2014, 01:01:37 PM »
7 and 14 at Lawsonia both fit the bill. The property isn't really a square with corners, but they're both tucked into de facto corners of the property.

One of my favorites on a course that you'll have never heard of is the 13th at Wild Turkey Trace in Lawrenceburg, KY. It's essentially pasture golf on an old piece of farmland with three or four fairly interesting holes and some really awful ones too. The 13th might be the best hole among the 18. It's a 137 yard par 3 that plays to the shallowest green on the course, benched into a steep hillside. No bunkers to give you a chance to spin a recovery close. If you miss long, it's tough to keep the next shot on the green. Miss short and you'll likely have a blind pitch to a tiny target. It's a simple hole that presents about as tough a shot as you can hit with a wedge, and offers some really awkward recoveries. It's the type of hole that could be built on almost any course, but almost no one ever builds one like it.
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Brad Sheridan

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2014, 11:00:49 PM »
the 14th at equinox fits the bill. Downhill, 125 yards, OOB literally just off the collar to the right (even more in play if you miss short). The small green isn't awe inspiring but gives a GIR a well deserved shot at bird.

Ed Tilley

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« Reply #37 on: November 11, 2014, 06:03:54 AM »


The 15th at Windermere in the Lake District of England sort of fits in to your description. It's a bit long at 190 yards from the very back but it plays a lot shorter as it is a long way downhill. It also couldn't be more in the corner of a property - the stone wall and the hedge are the boundary of the course and you are hitting diagonally towards the corner rather than along a boundary - I've certainly hit it on to the road before.

Jeff Johnston

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« Reply #38 on: November 11, 2014, 06:36:53 AM »
11th at Dooks springs to mind - boundary fence cutting in diagonally on the left midway up the hole then circling up close left and close rear of the green. Only played Dooks once and this hole always comes to mind when recollecting the course so it must have got in my head!

Good pic of it on the club website (apologies, couldn't move it to show here)




Paul Gray

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« Reply #39 on: November 11, 2014, 07:36:43 AM »


The 15th at Windermere in the Lake District of England sort of fits in to your description. It's a bit long at 190 yards from the very back but it plays a lot shorter as it is a long way downhill. It also couldn't be more in the corner of a property - the stone wall and the hedge are the boundary of the course and you are hitting diagonally towards the corner rather than along a boundary - I've certainly hit it on to the road before.

This looks like an excellent hole. No bunkers but a wall to keep the mind occupied but then seemingly a favourable slope to suggest running the ball in mind be the best option.
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John Foley

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« Reply #40 on: November 11, 2014, 07:50:16 AM »
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Chris Mavros

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #41 on: November 11, 2014, 08:05:23 AM »
The Second at Phoenixville CC.  It's a drop shot par 3 ranging from 125 - 140 with the property line snugly on the right side with a tree line and steep slope that runs off the right as well.  The green slopes severely from left to right, making anything above the hole a real bear.  Although there is a slope on the left side that faces the green, the long grass collects any shots landing in that area.  Although it's a nice wedge to short iron shot that will yield good scores, things can get very ugly very quickly if your tee shot does not land on the green.

Ed Tilley

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #42 on: November 11, 2014, 08:27:33 AM »


The 15th at Windermere in the Lake District of England sort of fits in to your description. It's a bit long at 190 yards from the very back but it plays a lot shorter as it is a long way downhill. It also couldn't be more in the corner of a property - the stone wall and the hedge are the boundary of the course and you are hitting diagonally towards the corner rather than along a boundary - I've certainly hit it on to the road before.

This looks like an excellent hole. No bunkers but a wall to keep the mind occupied but then seemingly a favourable slope to suggest running the ball in mind be the best option.


Unfortunately Paul, running the ball in is not often an option at Windermere - not the driest part of the world the Lake District! This picture was taken in 2006 which was a dry summer - I've got pictures of Silloth and Formby from the same trip which are really brown Lovely course Windermere though:

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Paul Gray

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« Reply #43 on: November 11, 2014, 08:33:02 AM »
Come now Ed, The Lake District must get all of three days of summer each year.  ;D
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Michael Wharton-Palmer

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #44 on: November 11, 2014, 08:48:26 AM »
#16 at Diamante in Cabo fits the bill.
One of the best short par threes I have played.
Although into the Pacific breeze can play like a hole 40 yards longer.

john_stiles

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« Reply #45 on: November 11, 2014, 09:13:04 AM »

The 6th at Lookout Mountain GC fits the bill.

It is the Raynor Short template par 3, built as a massive fill pad as the ground falls away on two sides.

The hole is about 130 yards and is tucked into the property corner with O-B long and right.

Brent Belote

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #46 on: November 11, 2014, 09:32:36 AM »
#6 on Winged Foot East.  200 yards uphill, OB all along the right. Great bunkering. "Trouble" is the hole name.


Chuck Glowacki

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #47 on: November 11, 2014, 09:38:17 AM »
#17 at East Hampton Golf Club

Ronald Montesano

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #48 on: November 11, 2014, 09:42:51 AM »
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Matthew Lloyd

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Re: Examples wanted: short par-3 hole tucked into a property's corner...
« Reply #49 on: November 11, 2014, 03:25:19 PM »
#17 at The Phoenix Golf Links in Columbus, Ohio. Cool hole

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this is a really underrated course in the Columbus area. very tough hole.  weather permitting over Thanksgiving weekend I may be there. I wish it wasn't built on top of a landfill but that's a minor complaint.