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Back to Back Par 5s as Closing Both Nines
mike_malone:
Rolling Green has a strong par five number 9 and a gettable 18 par five.
They are very different holes.
Matt Schoolfield:
David, you can add Sharp Park, even if the returning hole is the 10th.
Par placement, and peoples' preferences is something I find really interesting. I personally felt strange at Pasatiempo finishing with a par 3 (something I never would have considered before that round).
When I think of finishers, I typically think of them in the 17-18 pairing from a stroke vs match perspective: stroke play is usually gettable 17th, then hard 18th, and match play being the opposite.
Par 3's and par 5's on 18 do seem to make this dynamic less clear for match play, as short par 4s really seem to be the sweet spot in creating a birdie opportunity but probably for only one player.
Jeff Schley:
More unique is Doha Golf Club where 1, 9, 10, 18 are all par 5's.
https://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,72557.msg1742586.html#msg1742586
Jason Thurman:
--- Quote from: Ira Fishman on Yesterday at 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 ---
8 AND 9, 17 AND 18 - that's not something I've heard of before...
Matt_Cohn:
Not the same, but kind of related. At the California State Fair Championship at Haggin Oaks, they used to use a modified routing that allowed for a two-tee start. 1, 17, and 18 were par 5's. So when you started on 10, you played three par 5's in a row as you made the turn.
The regular routing also has 1, 17 (a different hole), and 18 as par 5's, but the 10th tee is far from the clubhouse that way.
Also this thread has some good info on consecutive par 5's, but as far as ending both nines that way, nothing.
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