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Back to Back Par 5s as Closing Both Nines
Scott Warren:
Ira,
Just a couple of kilometres from Victoria GC, Yarra Yarra almost matches it.
8, 9 and 18 are par fives, but 17 is a mid-length par four.
Phil Burr:
Ira, it’s a shame nobody read your title nor your post with its explicitly clear example. Yes, Kapalua has par 5s to finish each 9. So what. Thousands of courses do. But they’re not by any means consecutive nor do they constitute a total of FOUR holes. Maybe we’ll see something similar in an upcoming TGL event since it seems like every hole is a par 5. On the other hand, how do you split a 15 hole course between a front side & a back side?
Jim_Coleman:
Rolling Green comes close. 7,9,17and 18 are par 5’s.
Joe Bausch:
--- Quote from: Ira Fishman on January 22, 2025, 12:33:45 PM ---Victoria in Melbourne has Par 5s for 8 and 9 and 17 and 18 (very good holes btw). I do not remember seeing both nines finishing with two Par 5s before.
--- End quote ---
I’ve played many golf courses and I don’t think I’ve ever played a combo like that.
I have played two courses with 3 consecutive par 5s.
MKrohn:
Certainly I've only encountered that combo at Victoria, albeit when the pros are there the 8th plays as a par 4 and 18 is a very short 5.
I watched a Ryan Ruffels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSu3C8gDO2U where they played the back 9 and he hit 2 hickories onto 18 under the watchful eye of Mike Clayton.
** warning: Clayts doesn't get much screen time and Ruffels is playing with some kid called Mac Boucher who never draws breath
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