Although I do not have photographs, I thought I would post the yardage book picture of what I consider a wonderful par five.
It is at Chaska Town Course in Chaska Minnesota and will be used as the second site for the stroke play portion of the 2006 US Amateur. I'm not sure what grass is used for the rough, but it is very difficult to hit shots out of in the summer.
It is a reachable par five. It plays at 470-500 yards between the white and black tees. The prevailing wind is left to right, sometimes helping a bit.
The tee shot is to a wide fairway that narrows at about 280 off the tee. If the player wants to reach the green, there is some advantage to playing as close to the creek on the right hand side. The choice is not an easy one because the ground near the creek slopes into the hazard. By contrast, if one goes left, he may still hit the green in two by going over the trees (mature desiduals) for the second. In the Amateur (assuming they do not build a tee farther back) I expect some long hitters to hit their tee shot to the right of the creek, which requires a 280-300 yard carry over trees.
The best part about the hole is the second. The green is wide and shallow. Between the pond and the green is a steep bank. The direct route requires a high, precise shot from around 200 yards to reach and hold the green. A safer, but still aggressive play is to hit a shot of sufficient length to get to the green but well right. A sharp slope left of the tree in the fairway (the picture does not really show the slope) allows a shot to run along the ground around the bunker, leaving a simple chip shot up the length of the green. The safest option is a mid iron to wedge range. This option leaves a difficult pitch over water with the green largely hidden behind the bunker. Because the ground surrounding the pond all slopes to the water, the water is much more in play for the second than it appears when you are hitting your shot.
To me this hole represents an ideal. Every level of player has several options on each shot. If you hit good shots it is a great birdie opportunity. If you don't, you can make 7 real quickly. It is also a hole where the options are not obvious the first time you play it. You learn something new almost every time you play it.
In order to retain its options, I suspect this hole should be lengthened by 2006, which they have room to do.