The Half Par- Par 5

[Anthony Gray]

  Examples?

Anthony

[Tim Bert]

I have posted this on another thread but my home course has a fun back to back par 4 and 5 where the two holes are definitely a par 9 but it is probably more likely 4.5 and 4.5. I have made more 4s on the par 5 than on the par 4 in my two years as a member. Love back to back give and take scenarios.

[Gary Slatter]

Carnostie 16, Dornoch 2, KB 15.  Most half par 5s are now par fours.

[Jay Kirkpatrick]

Only b/c I just recently played it, but it strikes me that #15 @ Seminole could be a half par in either direction depending on the wind.  Its short and easily reachable under calm conditions, but the water and forced carries could make it a bear in a stong wind (the more common scenario).

[Eric Smith]

I have posted this on another thread but my home course has a fun back to back par 4 and 5 where the two holes are definitely a par 9 but it is probably more likely 4.5 and 4.5. I have made more 4s on the par 5 than on the par 4 in my two years as a member. Love back to back give and take scenarios.

I think of 6 & 7 at Heathland as this type of scenario Tim.  Long 4 (460), #1 HCP, then reachable 5, less than 5 bills from the tips.

[PCCraig]

There is usually one or two on every Tom Fazio design.

[Scott Warren]

3 and 16 @ Deal
5 and 12 @ Royal Zoute
5 and 12 @ NSW in a norwester or northerly
16 @ The Addington
8 @ Windsor ( for the no more than 3 or 4 who would have played it...)

[Anthony Gray]

  Pebble Beach 14 I'm 0 for 15 in my par attempts. It may be the number handicap. But is it a 5.5?

  Anthony

[Chip Gaskins]

Augusta 13 & 15 - 4.5par
Cypress Point 7 - 4.5par

Bethpage 4 - 5.5par

[RichMacafee]

Royal Melbourne West 2
Royal Melbourne West 4

Hard to find any better 'half par' holes in the world than these two.

[Mark_F]

Royal Melbourne West 2
Royal Melbourne West 4

Hard to find any better 'half par' holes in the world than these two.

Woodlands 2
RM East 10
Commonwealth 2 - the best green out of all of them.

[Sean_A]

Ok, the joke about Dornoch's second has to stop.  First we have Rihc - which is entirely predictable and now Gary?  Have I missed an insider somewhere? 

Ciao

[Leo Barber]

Paraparaumu Beachs 18th.  The scene of great theater. 440m Par 5.  With that whole "Par is irrelevant" notion the 18th at PB has produced some great finishes.  Grant Waite 2iron for albatross on the friday of the 92 NZ Open (plaque still conjurs up the memories).  Michael Campbell V Craig Perks 2000 NZ Open playoff - Campbell went birdie in ordinary play, birdiie, eagle in playoff to win it.  Most recently at the NZ Amateur Strokeplay playoff (2008) when James Betts triumphed after playing it twice and dispatching two competitors (internal OB asks a few more questions in a playoff sense than normal play).

I think its an under-rated hole which ticks the boxes in most aspects but length!

As the 17th stroke hole it certainly produces the desired dramatics for the saturday fourball!

[Jed Peters]

Cypress Point 7 - 4.5par

Chip:

Funny, I had no problem hitting 10 with a 4 iron, but 7 I hit driver, 4 wood, pitch wedge from 70 yards onto that green....

[Bill_McBride]

Carnostie 16, Dornoch 2, KB 15.  Most half par 5s are now par fours.

Gary, #2 at Dornoch is a par 3, but I made more 5's there than 3's.  #10 was even harder!