Best Par 3s (in hole sequence order)

[Kevin Pallier]

What are the best Par 3's you've seen in hole sequence 1-18? Why?

[Matthew Rose]

I'm just here to see what people put down for #1.

[Tim Leahy]

#3 Olympic Lake elevated tee, long shot to a tiny green, view of Golden Gate
#7 Pebble. wind, wind, wind
#17 Clear Creek Tahoe elevated short hole with a great view
#18 Sandpiper, water, wind and how many 18's are par 3's?
#19 Stone Eagle great view of the valley

[Mark Pearce]

Huntercombe 1.  A short iron to start your round?  Why not?  And a tricky green that runs away from you.  Easy to be long but probably better than being short.  I love that it requires precision from the very start.

[Richard Fisher]

Warm agreement with Mark, although there will be some nominations for Lytham, Hayling and S&A.
As for the rare short 18th, Lindrick's beats Harlech's.

[Greg Smith]

18 -- Pasatiempo.

[Ira Fishman]

2–Royal Dornoch
3–St. George’s Hill
4–Swinley Forest
5–Lahinch
6–Brora
8–Kilspindie
9–Yale
12–Ballybunion
13–Crail Balcomie
14–Nairn (pre-renovation)
15–North Berwick
16–CPC
17–Pacific Dunes
18–Hope Valley or Brora


Ira

[Tom_Doak]

For a first-hole par-3, I would go with The Berkshire (Blue), which is really a par-3.5 hole:  you can go for it, or play safe.


For the 18th, my favorite is still the finisher at Garden City Golf Club, Walter Travis' version of the Eden hole.  Pasatiempo is the other highly-ranked course with a par-3 finishing hole.

[Thomas Dai]

1st - Church Stretton - https://churchstrettongolfclub.co.uk/course/hole01.php - don’t expect to make a par!
Atb

[Marty Bonnar]

2–Royal Dornoch
3–St. George’s Hill
4–Swinley Forest
5–Lahinch
6–Brora
8–Kilspindie
9–Yale
12–Ballybunion
13–Crail Balcomie
14–Nairn (pre-renovation)
15–North Berwick
16–CPC
17–Pacific Dunes
18–Hope Valley or Brora


Ira

Did you forget 1 - Kilspindie?!
 
F.

[Ira Fishman]

2–Royal Dornoch
3–St. George’s Hill
4–Swinley Forest
5–Lahinch
6–Brora
8–Kilspindie
9–Yale
12–Ballybunion
13–Crail Balcomie
14–Nairn (pre-renovation)
15–North Berwick
16–CPC
17–Pacific Dunes
18–Hope Valley or Brora


Ira

Did you forget 1 - Kilspindie?!
 
F.

I absolutely did forget it! A proper and fitting opener to the course.


Ira

[Kevin Pallier]

Here's a quick take:

1   Berkshire (Blue) - a tough opener
2   Somerset Hills - another great Redan
3   Olympic Club - tough P3
4   Royal County Down - one of the most scenic holes in golf
5   Royal Melbourne (West) - a wicked green
6   Riviera - love it for it's unique donut green
7   Pebble Beach - variability
8   Royal Troon - Postage Stamp - very narrow entrance
9   LACC (North) - tough shot
10   Pine Valley - Devil's ....
11   St. Andrews (Old) - dont go long
12   Royal Birkdale - visually deceptive
13   Muirfield - be straight
14   Royal Portrush - Calamity
15   North Berwick - the original Redan
16   Cypress Point - the most pleasurable setting in golf that I've seen
17   TPC Sawgrass - love it for its simplicity
18   Pasatiempo - don't be short

[Kyle Henderson]

For the 18th, my favorite is still the finisher at Garden City Golf Club, Walter Travis' version of the Eden hole.  Pasatiempo is the other highly-ranked course with a par-3 finishing hole.

Boston Golf Club also comes to mind, with the admission that I have only experienced it vicariously.

[Sean_A]

Berkshire Blue is a cool opening hole. I am quite fond of the Cleveland and Alnmouth Village examples as well. My favourite could well be West Cornwall's from the back tee.

I like Crail's 18th more than any other I can think of.

Ciao

[Thomas Dai]

2nd Royal Dornoch
Honourable mention - 2nd Kilmore course at Carne
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[Ira Fishman]

2–Royal Dornoch
3–St. George’s Hill
4–Swinley Forest
5–Lahinch
6–Brora
8–Kilspindie
9–Yale
12–Ballybunion
13–Crail Balcomie
14–Nairn (pre-renovation)
15–North Berwick
16–CPC
17–Pacific Dunes
18–Hope Valley or Brora


Ira

Did you forget 1 - Kilspindie?!
 
F.

I absolutely did forget it! A proper and fitting opener to the course.


Ira

I was trying to avoid picking more than one from the same course, but I would go with CPC for number 7 and St. George’s Hill for number 11. Both courses have a fantastic set of Par 3s rivaled in my experience by perhaps only Ballybunion and Swinley Forest. And I have played only two Colt courses! In fact, number 10 at Swinley would complete my 18.


Ira

[Carl Rogers]

Within my very limited world of courses played ......


1. School House 9
2. Midpines
3. Royal New Kent
4. Riverfront
5. Bandon Trails
6. Pinehurst No. 2
7. Ballyhack
8. Midpines
9. Sweeten's Cove
10. Pacific Dunes
11. Pacific Dunes
12 Old MacDonald
13. Riverfront
14. Tobacco Road
15. Royal New Kent
16. Golden Horshoe
17. Bandon Trails
18. Cascades



7. (Correction) Streamsong Blue

[Tim Martin]

1.York Golf and Tennis
2. Somerset Hills
3. Kittansett
4. NGLA
5. Pine Valley
6. CC of Buffalo
7. Streamsong Blue
8. Whippoorwill
9. Essex County CC
10. Winged Foot West
11. Fishers Island
12. ANGC
13. Cape Arundel
14. Engineers
15. Eastward Ho
16. Sleepy Hollow
17. Taconic
18. Misquamicut

[Mark Mammel]

I have to put in:
 3 White Bear YC - the pulpit bunker short is an almost unique hazard hazard, at least in the US.

5 Fortrose & Rosemarkie

6 Dornoch on the list- better than Brora 6 but I love that one as well.

10 Dornoch (hmmmm a trend)
13 Rosses Point

16 Lahinch

[mark chalfant]

1.Berkshire Blue
2.Colorado GC
3.McGregor
4.Schuyler Meadows
5.Philadelphia
6.Sand Hills
7.Cypress Point
8.Bayside
9.Franklin Hills


10.Chicago
11.Dismal River Red
12.Glens Falls
13.Worcester
14.Lawsonia
15.Pasatiempo
16.CC of Buffalo
17.Rockville Links
18.Hob Nob Hill

[Tim Martin]

1.Berkshire
2.Garden City
3.McGregor
4.Schuyler Meadows
5.Philadelphia
6.Sand Hills
7.Cypress Point
8.Maidstone
9.Franklin Hills


10.Chicago
11.Dismal River Red
12.Shoreacres
13 Bel Air
14.Lawsonia
15.LACC
16.CC of Buffalo
17.Rockville Links
18.Pasatiempo

Schuyler Meadows 4 is a great hole!!!!

[mark chalfant]

Yes Tim,


I am also a big fan of Taconic's long and very natural 17th. Great finishing duo with Misquamicut's long finisher over a valley.


Does York have some nice features?  I don't know that course.
Thank you

[Tim Martin]

Yes Tim,


I am also a big fan of Taconic's long and very natural 17th. Great finishing duo with Misquamicut's long finisher over a valley.


Does York have some nice features?  I don't know that course.
Thank you

Mark-York has a nice mix of holes over some varied terrain and is a sporty Donald Ross course at 6175 yards par 70.

[Michael Felton]

One hole per course


1 - The Addington (I can't think of many others - WHO, but I'm not using that for this one)
2 - WHN
3 - RSG
4 - NGLA
5 - PV
8 - BPB
9 - Brancepeth Castle (don't see this mentioned often, but it has a monster set of par threes - 9 is the pick of the bunch)
10 - WFW
11 - WHO
12 - BPR
13 - Effingham - great little hole with a kidney shaped green that falls away on the inside part of the kidney. If you miss the green, you're pretty much either in sand or below the green. It's not very long (148), but a tough one.
14 - Deal

[David Wuthrich]

Have to add my two favorites at Shinnecock


# 7 and # 11