Five Par 5's and Five Par 3's

[Jon Cavalier]

The Other Course at Scottsdale National has 6-6-6 and no two consecutive holes have the same par.

[Ben Stephens]

Shire London by Seve Ballesteros is 6-6-6. Seve liked the 6-6-6 format that he did it on a number of his designs such as Quinto de Vale and Royal Obidos

[Mark Kiely]

Rustic interestingly also has 3 short par 4's

3 & 12, yes. What's the third one you consider short? 7?

[Steve Wilson]

Ticonderoga near, that else, Fort Ticonderoga has 5 fives and 5 threes.  Played it once nearly thirty years ago and don't have many particular memories except that I left a putt on the lip of the 18th that would have given a even par round.  In all fairness it was a twelve foot putt so it's not like I choked.

[CStrange]

I do believe every Jim Engh design in the US with the exception of Sanctuary has 5 3s and 5 5s.

[David Ober]

My home club, Victoria Club in Riverside, California (1903 with a re-do in 1923(?) by Max Behr) has 5 par 5's and 5 par 3's. Our finishing six holes:


3
5
5
3
5
5

Both the 14th and the 15th are mere 150 yard shots for today's long hitters, though...

[John Blain]

Berkshire Hills CC-Tillinghast’s only Massachusetts effort.

Tim-
Fun golf course. Back in the day I used to play in their Singles Invitational which was a 54-hole medal play event. Not sure they even have it anymore. They also used to have a popular better-ball event although I never played in it. I believe it was called the Pewter Cup.
Merry Christmas.
John

[Tim Martin]

Berkshire Hills CC-Tillinghast’s only Massachusetts effort.

Tim-
Fun golf course. Back in the day I used to play in their Singles Invitational which was a 54-hole medal play event. Not sure they even have it anymore. They also used to have a popular better-ball event although I never played in it. I believe it was called the Pewter Cup.
Merry Christmas.
John

John-They still have the Pewter Cup at BHCC. There are a fair amount of long held 4 balls and invitationals at the Berkshire clubs including the Little Brown Jug at Wahconah GC, the Stockbridge Trophy at Stockbridge GC and the Spring and Fall Opens at Wyantenuck. Merry Christmas!

[MClutterbuck]

We are now building the back 9 at El Desafio which is:


4-4-5-3-4-3-5-3-5


My personal feeling, par 5s and par 3s are fun, and the terrain and great hole locations fit this routing, so no second thoughts on the 5-8-5 par split.

[Greg Holland]

The Farm at Greensboro Country Club has 5 and 5.