Three par fives in a row

[Mike_Cirba]

Just when you're sure you've seen it all in this game, you find out that you haven't.

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the unusual routing at Manufacturers, where 5 par threes appear in ten holes.  

Earlier this week, I was in Florida and played a course in Delray Beach called Polo Trace Golf Club, designed by Karl Litten and purportedly, Joey Sindelar in 1990.  It was one of those pseudo-links designs, which was somewhat unsightly with mounds and round pots.  

However, two things struck me as unusual...actually, one pretty good and the other just strange.

The good part is that the surrounds of all the greens, including the greenside bunkers, was cut at the exact same height as the fairways.  This led to a lot of interesting rolls and recovery options after missing a green.  Cool stuff, indeed.

The strange part is that the course "features" 3 (THREE!) par fives in a row, the 9th, 10th, and 11th, playing respectively from the tips, 561, 560, and 603.  

I'm not sure that I can honestly call it, "building the holes where they were found", simply because the natural property seems to have been almost devoid of natural features, and housing considerations in spots seemed to dictate this rather bizarre situation.  

Anyone else ever encounter 1700 yards of golf in three holes??

[CHrisB]

Walden on Lake Conroe G&CC (north of Houston, TX) also has three straight par 5's, also holes 9-10-11 at 518, 536, and 589 yards.  I guess the good news is that they are 3 different kinds of par 5's, each with different driving and approach challenges.  #11 is amazingly difficult for a par 5, with its green jutting far out into Lake Conroe.

[Chris_Blakely]

I know this site does not like this architect very much; but, I am simply answering the question: the Lakes of Taylor Golf Club in Taylor, MI designed by Arthur Hills has 3 par 5's in a row.  They are holes number 8, 9 and 10 and are 531 yards, 513 yards and 565 yards respectively.   Not much stands out about them except that one needs one hell of a drive to even think about reaching the eighth hole in two as it doglegs severly right at about 150 yards out.  9 and 10 are straight away with a creek crossing number 9.

[NicP]

Although it is not "three in a row" Victoria GC on the Sandbelt in Melbourne Aus. has two sets of back to back par fives. The interesting fact is that both sets finish their respective nines (8&9 then 17&18). Another interesting fact is that 2 are "long" and two are "short", the yardages are very similar. The sequence is 8 - short, 9 - long, 17 - long and 18 - short.

This has been pointed out as a weekness of the routing but I see no real problem with it.

[MikeClayton]

Royal Waterloo in Belgium finishes with three par fives.
Any one of them could have been made into a good long four.
I can't remember how long they were but they were all similar lenghts between 500 and 530 yards

[ChipOat]

Inwood on Long Island - my favorite hidden gem.

Brad Klein grew up caddying here and can describe them best.

[Tyler Kearns]

Mike,
      The Town & Country Club in St. Paul, Minnesota features three par fives in a row, holes 15,16,17 measuring 518, 521 & 496 respectively. Due to their placement in the routing and modest yardage, some potentially large swings could arise down the stretch!! These holes however, are not of the heroic type, doubles & triples are really not in the cards, thus the swing potential is dampened slightly.