Good course, disastrous 18th

[Brian Finn]

The 18th at Painswick is a fairly nondescript par 3, which is a significant departure from the quirky, interesting, and fun holes that fill up the majority of the course.  It is not disastrous, but a bit of a letdown as far as finishers go. 

[jim_lewis]

I am not a fan of uphill finishing holes. Hear are a few..
On any other course, the 18th at Augusta National would be considered mediocre.
Barton Creek Foothills Course
Country Club of NC Cardinal Course

[JStewart]

I’ve never cared for the 18th at Radrick Farms. Nondescript hole with an overly tight tee shot. An otherwise wonderful course.

[Jim O’Kane]

I’ve never cared for the 18th at Radrick Farms. Nondescript hole with an overly tight tee shot. An otherwise wonderful course.

...and a strange angle off the tee that leads you to believe there is less room on the left than the right, when actually, the opposite is the case.

[Robin_Hiseman]

The closer at Meyrick Park, in Bournemouth is a disaster. Wedged between houses to the right and a car park caged in to the left, the 45 yard gap between is barely sufficient for a fairway.


Sean's write up sketches over it, but it's a terrible way to finish.


https://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,65912.msg1573537.html#msg1573537

Meyrick is the top candidate to be 'the next Addington'. It could be sensational.

[Robin_Hiseman]

Do you know what. I'm going to nominate one of my own designs for having a tragic 18th hole.


The caveat is that it isn't my fault!


The Plage des Nations course, near Rabat, in Morocco 'finished' with a spectacular, uphill par 5. That was until the owners couldn't secure the land on which Holes 11-13 are meant to be built. So, after the 10th hole, you get in the cart for a 1,350-yard hike to a temporary tee halfway down the 13th fairway.


To get the course up to 18 holes, the Moroccan operators, in their infinite wisdom, have shoehorned in a 70-yard downhill par 3 that plays from the end of the driving range tee to the chipping green. It is so short you can underarm a throw onto the green.


Bizarre and crap.