Royal Dornoch #6, Lawsonia #7, Palmetto #7, among others. Why are these types of holes generally praised among golfers? Is it score disparity?
Sidebar: I think “do or die” shot values and large score disparity between players tends to inspire a sort of selective dissonance in golfers on the subject of a hole’s quality. Listening to the coverage of this years Open (postage stamp), or the Genesis for that matter (Riv #10), it’s always surprising how much people fawn over holes where a 7 is as likely as a 2. I digress.
What is it about a par three with a simple green benched hard into a slope that makes people happy?