Pick three holes to play six times

[Michael George]

To make it interesting, I am going to pick 3 consecutive holes (ie. best 3 hole stretches).  Here is my top 10 list:

10. Oakmont #3-#5 (otherwise #3, #17 and #18)
9.  Old MacDonald #14-#16 (otherwise #3, #7 and #16)
8.  Arcadia Bluffs #3-#5 (otherwise #5, #11 and #12)
7.  Dunes Club #3-#5 (otherwise #3, #4 and #8)
6.  Ballyneal #15-#17 (otherwise #7, #16 and #17)
5.  Bandon Dunes #15-#17 (otherwise #4, #5 and #16)
4.  Dismal River #16-#18 (otherwise #11, #17 and #18)
3.  Pacific Dunes #2-#4 (otherwise #4, #13 and #18)
2.  Sand Hill #16-#18 (otherwise #4, #7 and #16)
1.  Bandon Trails #13-#15 (otherwise same exact holes - my favorite stretch of 3 consecutive holes)

[Greg Tallman]

Can't believe no one has mentioned TPC Sawgrass - 16, 17, 18

See Trump thread on lost balls

[Mike Nuzzo]

I'll stick with the 3 hole consecutive loop
Wolf Point - 15-17 - niblick one shot, short two shot, long two shot

Without the loop:
Wolf Point - 5-7 - long two shot, mashie one shot, short two shot

[Greg Tallman]

Bahia de los Sueños: 8-9-11

Could see a three hole loop of 2-3-2 and one of 6-7-6 (par is 4-5-4)

#8 - Somewhat driveable par 4 depending on the wind. Lay up is confounding, confusing, mysterious and tough... though if you play it several times you will learn there is WAAAAAAY more room left than one thinks.

#9 - Cool par 5 that is reachable though getting near, but not on the green, would not be considered a success. Classic better to be 90 yards than 20 feet off the surface.

#11 - Another drivable par 4 - kind of the opposite of 8 as one might think there is room to the right but there is not, well there is room if you have replling or hinking equipment with you. If you come up 20 yards short... putt it. Green runs away from you and makes any approach tough yet entertaining. 

[Sven Nilsen]

A shout out to the folks down under:

RMW - 3, 5, 6
St. Andrew's Beach - 2, 5, 18
Barnbougle Dunes - 4, 12, 13
Lost Farm - 4, 5, 14

[Joey Chase]

Cool question!
Machrihanish 1, 2, 3
Sandwich 4, 5, 6
Brancaster 7, 8, 9
Valderrama 10, 11, 12
Portrush 13, 14, 15
Merion 16, 17, 18
oh, and Yale 8, 9, 10 too!

[Carl Nichols]

Courses not yet mentioned:

Laurel Valley 10, 12, 18  

Cal Club 2, 10, 12

Shoreacres 10, 12, 15

Winged Foot West 9, 10, 18

We Ko Pa Sagauro 2, 4, 16

[Mark Chaplin]

5, 6, 10 at Royal Melbourne West

11, 12, 13 Chicago Golf Club

12, 14, 18 Royal St Georges

[Michael George]

Here's a few 3 hole stretches that I like in Ohio.

13-15 The Golf Club

6-8 Canton Brookside

15-17 TCCPP

10-12 Kirtland

16-18 Canterbury

Jonathan - love the loyalty to Ohio.  I agree 100% on the Brookside and CC (PP) trios and was adding to my list until I saw you already dropped them.  I actually had the exact same holes. 

While 10-12 at Kirtland are the most picturesque, I actually like #7-#9 or #15-#17. 

Re: Canterbury I think you are way off.  I found 17-18 to more difficult than fun to play (I did love 16).  My choice at Canterbury is #13-15 in a landslide (especially when you play 13 as a par 4).

   

[Kyle Henderson]

Clear Creek Tahoe 3-17-18

Lost Farm 3,5,14

Barbougle Dunes 4,6,15

Royal Melbourne West 5,6,17

Cruden Bay 5, 7, 13

[Keith OHalloran]

Sand Hills: 6, 7,  8 for consecutive
                   7, 14, 2 non consecutive

Shinnecock also 6, 7, 8 for consecutive
                    13, 14, 15 (back tees)

Southampton 3' 4, 5 consecutive
                     5, 6, 12 non

NGLA.          2,3, 4 consecutive
                     4, 16, 18 non

[jonathan_becker]

Jonathan - love the loyalty to Ohio.  I agree 100% on the Brookside and CC (PP) trios and was adding to my list until I saw you already dropped them.  I actually had the exact same holes.  

While 10-12 at Kirtland are the most picturesque, I actually like #7-#9 or #15-#17.  

Re: Canterbury I think you are way off.  I found 17-18 to more difficult than fun to play (I did love 16).  My choice at Canterbury is #13-15 in a landslide (especially when you play 13 as a par 4).

    

MG,

15-17 is a great stretch at Kirtland and could be better than 10-12.  That's says a lot about Kirtland!

In regards to Canterbury, I like 16-18 because it's a championship type of finish and 17-18 require very precise shots.  Every once in a while, it's cool to play a tough stretch like that.  But not everyday!

[Ed Brzezowski]

Merion East 16, 17 & 18

Harbor Town 16, 17 & 18

TOC  11,12 & 13

North Berwick 14 15 & 16

New Course St. Andrews  9 all day long, maybe even get a par?

[Dan_Callahan]

Funny to see Yale 8, 9, 10 get mentioned a few times. That's the first 3-hole stretch that popped into my mind too.

Also, 6, 7, 8 at Pebble is hard to beat.

And Kittansett 2, 3, 4.

[Keith OHalloran]

Come to think of it, I could play Sand Hills 7 diamonds, Sand Hills 7 square, and Sand Hills 7 circle!

[Matt Bosela]

Fun exercise - I'll challenge myself by not only picking three consecutive holes but also picking a par 3, 4 & 5

Ballyneal: 14, 15, 16
Sand Hills: 17, 18, 1 (cheating, I know)
Pacific Dunes: 3, 4, 5
Bandon Trails: 1, 2, 3
Old Mac: 5, 6, 7
Hamilton (Ancaster): 16, 17, 18
Lookout Point: 3, 4, 5
Sagebrush: 12, 13, 14

If I just pick three consecutive holes without par being a factor, I'd include a few more possibilities:

Bandon Dunes: 4, 5, 6
Ballyneal: 7, 8, 9
Oakmont: 2, 3, 4
NGLA: 16, 17, 18
Pac Dunes: 9, 10, 11
Bethpage (Black): 4, 5, 6
Old Mac: 3, 4, 5 or 14, 15, 16 (lots of options here!)

[Tim Martin]

Wannamoisett-1,2,3
Merion East-15,16,17
Yale-8,9,10 or 12,13,14
Fisher`s-3,4,5 or 10,11,12
Kittansett-2,3,4


Dan-I did not see your Kittansett stretch before posting but great minds think alike

[Tim Gavrich]

Bulls Bay: 1,8,14

CC of Farmington (CT): 1, 11, 18

TPC River Highlands: 2, 13, 15

Caledonia: 3, 10, 14

Old White: 1, 8, 12

Ballyhack: 2, 12, 18

[Greg Tallman]

Grandfather: 14-15-16

[Tim Pitner]

Lots of good 3-hole stretches at Pacific Dunes:

2, 3 and 4
4, 5 and 6
6, 7 and 8
11, 12 and 13 (maybe not into a strong wind)
13, 14 and 15

[Tim Martin]

Bulls Bay: 1,8,14

CC of Farmington (CT): 1, 11, 18

TPC River Highlands: 2, 13, 15

Caledonia: 3, 10, 14

Old White: 1, 8, 12

Ballyhack: 2, 12, 18

Tim-I love the opener at CC of Farmington. A really quirky risk/reward short four of 290 yards where there are plenty of options. A much easier hole IMO with a back hole location. Dev Emmet routed a beauty on a very interesting piece of land.

[Matt MacIver]

Quail Hollow 13-14-15, pars 3-4-5. 

[Jonathan Mallard]

Royal County Down 7,8,9
Pacific Dunes 3,4,5
Pacific Dunes 13,14,15
Castle Stuart 2,3,4
Castle Stuart 11,12,13
Royal Aberdeen 6,7,8
Bethpage Black 13,14,15
Carnoustie 6,7,8
TOC 9,10,11
TOC 16,17,18

I'm somewhat partial to including a one-shotter in my grouping.

[mike_malone]

 I would take 13-14-15 at Rolling Green anyday. If not then 8-9-10 would do.

[Will MacEwen]

I'm thinking 13-14-15 at Pacific Dunes.  A par 3, 4 and 5, plus the snack shack and open air urinals.