THM! Alps - #5 Yale Golf Course 12th vs #12 St Enodoc 6th (Advances)

[Matthew Petersen]

St Endoc. Love the way the hill creates not just blindness but serious intimidation with the height and the bunker cut in its face.

[Craig Disher]

St. Enodoc for sentimental reasons. I last played there nearly 20 years ago and this is the one hole I remember clearly. I don't like voting against Yale, but there it is.

[Mike Hendren]

Somehow I've never seen a photograph of Yale's green from behind.  I'm blown away.  Why on earth have I not traveled to play this golf course?

Yale

[Tim Bert]

Yale

[Phil McDade]

St. Enodoc.

Maybe not a classic Alps, but Alps-y enough for me, and it's cleary a big hill to carry for most, fitting the broad definition of how an Alps should play.

To me, Yale is less of a classic Alps than St. Enodoc.

[Pete Lavallee]

Are we voting which hole is better, or which hole is a better Alps? Clearly Yale is a more faithful Alps rendition; the second is blind no matter where you place your tee shot and you mustn't come up short with your second or you'll be bunkered. That bunker is fairly shalllow and even I got up and down to a right pin easily from there. I think St Enodoc has more tee shot interest, placement is critical both for distance and direction. The second shot is intimidating and thrilling, even with a 9 iron in hand. Both are great holes.

I vote for St Enodoc.

[jeffwarne]

Are we voting which hole is better, or which hole is a better Alps? Clearly Yale is a more faithful Alps rendition; the second is blind no matter where you place your tee shot and you mustn't come up short with your second or you'll be bunkered. That bunker is fairly shalllow and even I got up and down to a right pin easily from there. I think St Enodoc has more tee shot interest, placement is critical both for distance and direction. The second shot is intimidating and thrilling, even with a 9 iron in hand. Both are great holes.

I vote for St Enodoc.

While I think they're both great holes, if you prefer the one at Yale you probably can save a lot of money and never play any of the spectacular links courses of the UK/Ireland/Bandon and just play the templates in this country created by MacDonald/Raynor (not a bad option).

Can we at leat call the one at Yale an Appalachian?


Can the template hole that eventually knocks out the 17th at Prestwick at least have the landform that defines the hole be more intimidating than the fronting bunker?

[Richard Choi]

WHAT A NAIL-BITER!!! Enodoc wins with a last minute score from Mr. Lavallee 8 to 7!