The Top 100 Par 3 Holes in Great Britain and Ireland are?

[Ira Fishman]

I have not played enough courses to compare and contrast the best, but I am surprised none of the Par 3s at Swinley Forest have been mentioned.


I also thought number 17 at Waterville was outstanding as was Number 13 at The Island Club. Number 8 at Kilspindie and Number 3 at Elie both awfully good too.


Someone mentioned 16 at Golspie, but I think 17 may be better.


Finally, although controversial, I am surprised 2 at RD has not been mentioned.


Ira

[Mike_Clayton]

The 10th Red at The Berkshire is one of the best par 3s I've ever played.
The difference in short holes between the sandbelt and the heathlands is Melbourne does better short to mid-length par 3s and the heathlands do much better long ones.
I suspect it's because the sandbelt is generally flatter and long, flat 3s are harder to make interesting with severe greens and surrounding bunkers (the hallmark of the great 3s in Melbourne) than the holes between 130 and 175y.
Many of the great long 3s on the heathlands are made on really interesting land.

[David_Tepper]

"Someone mentioned 16 at Golspie, but I think 17 may be better."


#2, #7 and #10 at Golspie are very good par-3's as well. #2 and #6 have very interesting greens.

[Stewart Abramson]

The 10th Red at The Berkshire is one of the best par 3s I've ever played.

+1 It is one of my favorites. This hangs in my office.



Berkshire Red #10 200 yard par 3 

[Sean_A]

I tried not to do any repeats.

1 Berks Blue
15 Appleby
7 Beau Desert
9 Castlerock Bann
5 Kings
8 Princes Dunes
7 Princes Himalayas
9 & 12 Kington
9 Laytown & Bettystown
3 Leckford Old
7 Baltray
5 Nefyn
10 Painswick
5 & 13 Pennard
6 Pulborough
15 Seahouses
16 Stratford
2 Welshpool
7 WHO
12 Yelverton
4 Aldeburgh

Ciao

[Ally Mcintosh]

Given that Ireland usually takes up about 25% of all GB&I lists, here are my Top-26 or 27 par-3’s in Ireland. No particular order:


Cairndhu 2nd
Carlow 17th
Westport 14th
St Patricks 17th
Rosapenna OTM 14th
Portsalon 15th
North West 16th
Portrush Dunluce 16th
Baltray 7th
Island 13th
Portmarnock 15th
The European 7a
Cork 9th
Ballybunion 15th
Lahinch 5th
Connemara 13th
Carne Wild Atlantic Dunes 10th & 14th
Enniscrone 11th
Mulranny 8th
Cruit Island 6th
Carton House O’Meara 14th
Rosses Point 4th
Murvagh 5th
Killarney Mahony’s Point 18th
Mullingar 2nd
Narin & Portnoo 6th
Royal Curragh 4th

[Sean_A]

Given that Ireland usually takes up about 25% of all GB&I lists, here are my Top-26 or 27 par-3’s in Ireland. No particular order:


Cairndhu 2nd
Carlow 17th
Westport 14th
St Patricks 17th
Rosapenna OTM 14th
Portsalon 15th
North West 16th
Portrush Dunluce 16th
Baltray 7th
Island 13th
Portmarnock 15th
The European 7a
Cork 9th
Ballybunion 15th
Lahinch 5th
Connemara 13th
Carne Wild Atlantic Dunes 10th & 14th
Enniscrone 11th
Mulranny 8th
Cruit Island 6th
Carton House O’Meara 14th
Rosses Point 4th
Murvagh 5th
Killarney Mahony’s Point 18th
Mullingar 2nd
Narin & Portnoo 6th
Royal Curragh 4th

I left you Bally Old 3 and 8. No love?

Ciao

[Ally Mcintosh]

I just gravitated to 15, Sean… but now you mention it, 8 is world class and 3 is seriously underrated…. I may have to change.

[jeffwarne]

Nice call on 15 at Portsalon.
I thought of that one too.
An ordinary setting playing away from the ocean, but what fantastic green