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??
