Cabot Cliffs - Holes 5, 16, 17

[Bill_McBride]

the question could be, why place safe on #5 and 17 for your first play?

personally I find, I don't learn anything by playing safe on a first play, in that the adjustments if needed are not within a few yards, which is where you should be learning

also, with the hole located on the right at 16, a hole in one could be likely

Don't you find that caddies always give you the most safe play the first time around?

[Bill_McBride]

Brad

No doubt on the pucker factor on 17 tee....nothing like a huge rock cliff to scare the crap out of you

funny thing is that you do bail left you can then hit your putter down to the green

Is that tee on 17 anything like the original bottom right tee on 4 at Pacific Dunes?  Major pucker factor!

[William_G]

the question could be, why place safe on #5 and 17 for your first play?

personally I find, I don't learn anything by playing safe on a first play, in that the adjustments if needed are not within a few yards, which is where you should be learning

also, with the hole located on the right at 16, a hole in one could be likely

Don't you find that caddies always give you the most safe play the first time around?

not necessarily, plus I carried my own anyway

[William_G]

Brad

No doubt on the pucker factor on 17 tee....nothing like a huge rock cliff to scare the crap out of you

funny thing is that you do bail left you can then hit your putter down to the green

Is that tee on 17 anything like the original bottom right tee on 4 at Pacific Dunes?  Major pucker factor!

no, 17 is one of a kind...a unicorn...that tee was not as blind to the fairway, but it was a long shot...maybe the old black tee on #16 Bandon Dunes, you couldn't see anything, LOL

[Wayne_Kozun]

17 is a hole where they could use a permanent forecaddie that stands on the hill.