Courses with < 4 Par 3s

[mike_beene]

Charlotte CC

[Mike_Trenham]

Point Judith CC has 3

I know the routing was changed at least once at Point Judith.  Anyone know if it had only three par 3s in its earlier renditions.

[Mike_Trenham]

For shame Mike, The Shore Club (aka Wildwood)    Cape May Courthouse NJ


hope to have you back soon>

I think the day we played, we had a temp hole so I am claiming clemency on this mistake. 


How does this relate to the original routing of Wildwood?


I’ll see Tim D. on Wednesday night.

[Mark Kiely]

Clive Clark's Celebrity Course at Indian Wells Golf Resort has only two.

[Jim Sherma]

Green Pond GC in Bethlehem, PA - Alec Findlay 1931. Three par 3’s, two par 5’s - par 71. Original routing in place. I believe 17.5 original greens as well.

[mark chalfant]

Schuyler Meadows by Devereux Emmet has only three. Number 4,12, and 15.




The 4th plays 210 yards sharply uphill to a magnificent green!

[D_Malley]

Water Gap CC AKA Wolf Hollow in the Poconos
only two par 3's and a very funky/fun golf course.


BTW it looks like this course has recently closed
anyone have any info on it's future

[Richard Fisher]

The Sacred Nine has three 

[Ken Moum]

Elie has 2. Deal has 3.

Ciao

And Elie has no par fives. But if no one told you, you'd never guess it had 16 par fours.

Elie is a Unicorn.

'Tis true.  But one thing it, and Sugarloaf Mtn., taught me is that I like courses where the longest and shortest par fours are 200 or so yards apart.  And if the threes have a 100+ yard spread, I like it.


Being a short hitter, par fives are tough regardless.

[Billsteele]

Inverness has three par threes.

[Andrew Harvie]

Oakdale's composite routing for the 2023 and 2026 Canadian Open has 3 par 3's

[Paul Rudovsky]

The Country Club (aka "Brookline") has 3 on its Main Course.  The Open Course used in 2022 has 4...and the Open Course used prior to 2022 had 3.

[Eric LeFante]

Hollywood Golf Club in NJ has three, the short uphill 4th with volcano like bunkers and the new long 17th Brian Schneider just built are standouts.


I like the balance of two par 3s on each nine. Tillighast long ago said the quality of a course's par 3s go a long way in determining how good the course is and three par 3s just doesn't seem like enough.