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The Par Three Tenth
Scott_Burroughs:
Of course, Bob, how could I forget? Hard to forget my flush 8-iron into the wind flying the green. Never thought I could hit it past mid green in those conditions and at that length.
The view, though, is awesome. Even with the surfers changing into wetsuits by the road.
Bob_Farrell:
Not sure how it was planned in the original routing, but at my club, Spring Brook in Morristown NJ, we end the front nine with a 173-199 yard par 3, then begin the back with a 166-183 par 3, and then a 180-209 par 3.
Lots of matches turn at these three.
BF
Evan Fleisher:
Here are a couple of shots of the 10th at my home course (Dubuque Golf & Country Club)...it plays about 160 yards from the back tee and 140 from the whites. Prevailing wind is behind you, long is dead, and short/left is no bargain either with a steep faced bunker and heavy rough. Green is severely canted left to right and back to front. The hole plays more downhill than the picture depicts, making club selection a bit iffy at times.
Fun little hole!
Michael Dugger:
10th at Bel-Air is a par three.
Tom_Doak:
I don't think the Golden Age architects thought about the tenth hole as being special at all. They did not imagine games starting at the tenth, or for that matter Nassaus; they were only thinking about match play, and in match play the tenth is just another hole. So, you get your fair share of tenth hole par-3's, not more or less than you would expect at random.
Ten at Pacific Dunes is a par 3, of course, but no one is going to be starting the round there. However, we did make the tenth at Texas Tech a par 3, and it's going to be a very difficult one -- an Eden-type hole playing straight downwind. If they start their college event off two tees, that will be a rude introduction to the course.
P.S. I'll be in Lubbock in about ten days ... with my camera if the conditions are favorable.
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