[Kevin_Reilly]

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[Sean_A]

Chappers

Yes, I had no idea what was going on with Prestwick's 3rd as well. I thought it legged left so tries to cheat left.  It was a lucky break because I would have gone into the bunker if I knew to hit it straight.

Ciao

[Mark McKeever]

My Favorite 18

1. Atlantic City
2. Pine Valley
3. Aronimink
4. Morris County
5. Charles River
6. Eastward Ho
7. Somerset Hills
8. LuLu
9. Phialdelphia Cricket Wissahickon

10. Scranton
11. Thorny Lea
12. Kittansett
13. Schuylkill
14. Merion East
15. Bethpage Black
16. Boston
17. Lehigh
18. St. Georges

[Ronald Montesano]

1.  NGLA
2.  NGLA
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You need to get out more
Make some new friends
Date some other ladies

[Tom Kelly]

One hole per course made this surprisingly difficult for me, I need to play a few more courses to broaden my options....and a few repeat visits!

1. Royal Aberdeen
2. St Andrew's Beach
3. Castle Stuart
4. Woodlands
5. Sunningdale New
6. Carnoustie
7. Barnbougle Dunes
8. St Andrews Castle Course
9. St Andrews New
10. Cruden Bay
11. Notts
12. Kingsbarns
13. Liphook
14. Dornoch
15. Victoria
16. TOC
17. Commonwealth
18. Lundin Links

[Michael George]

Only 1 hole per course:

1 Oakland Hills
2 Bandon Trails
3 Oakmont
4 Dismal River
5 Pinehurst #2
6 Bandon Dunes
7 Old MacDonald
8 Dunes Club
9 Calusa Pines
10 Arcadia Bluffs
11 Muirfield Village
12 Brookside (Canton)
13 Pacific Dunes
14 Wolf Creek
15 Ballyneal
16 Sand Hills
17 Country Club (PP)
18 Pete Dye GC

[Tom Kelly]

13. Liphook

Belongs in any list

Brian, at first it was a close call between Liphook and North Berwick for 13, but the fact I still haven't worked out how best to play it and what you see in those photos made it a no-brainer for me.

Come to think of it I'm surprised I didn't get any Berwick holes in as I loved the course and considered 9, 12, 13, 15 & 18 for the list, though all just got edged out. If you ask me tomorrow though I am sure I could come up with a completely different list and Berwick would be in there.

Anybody else get through the list and then realise they had missed out one of their favourite courses?

[Jim Franklin]

1. Old White
2. NGLA
3. Old Macdonald
4. Sand Hills
5. Bandon Dunes
6. Pacific Dunes
7. Ballyneal
8. Pebble Beach
9. Sagebrush
10. Riviera
11. Rock Creek
12. Shinnecock
13. Pine Valley
14. Victoria National
15. Shadow Creek
16. Cypress Point
17. TOC
18. Pete Dye GC

[Alex Miller]

1. Pinehurst #2
2. Pacific Dunes
3. Pasatiempo
4. Rancho Park
5. Bandon Dunes
6. Pine Needles
7. Old Macdonald
8. Stone Eagle
9. CPC
10. Riviera
11. LACC North
12. Rustic Canyon
13. Valley Club
14. Palos Verdes CC
15. Wilshire
16. Los Verdes
17. Bandon Trails
18. Ko'Olau

[Ben Stephens]

13. Liphook

Belongs in any list

Brian, at first it was a close call between Liphook and North Berwick for 13, but the fact I still haven't worked out how best to play it and what you see in those photos made it a no-brainer for me.

Come to think of it I'm surprised I didn't get any Berwick holes in as I loved the course and considered 9, 12, 13, 15 & 18 for the list, though all just got edged out. If you ask me tomorrow though I am sure I could come up with a completely different list and Berwick would be in there.

Anybody else get through the list and then realise they had missed out one of their favourite courses?

Tom/Brian - having played the 13 a number of times during BUDA IX at Liphook - in the last round I decided to drive onto the 12th fairway and it did give me a flatter lie and a much easier angle to the green and I ended up with a birdie. All the other times I played it down the fairway it kept getting kicked to the right because of the fairway slope and the ball was below my feet and it was harder to hit the green.

[Mike Hendren]

Tim Bert,

Good show on Vanderbilt Legends 5 South and 17 North.  I'm very fond of both holes as well.  It's really amazing that in the "architectural wasteland" (credit Tim Weiman) of Nashville two great holes exist within a few hundred yards of each other.

I'm putting together my list of favorite short par fours and am having a hard time leaving either off the list, though the 5th at Cuscowilla and 17th at  Crystal Downs are under consideration.

Bogey

[Cristian]

Restrictions: Only one hole from each course, 4 par 3's, 4 par5's.

1. County Down 5
2. Morfontaine 3
3. Woking 4
4. Cruden Bay 3
5. Walton Heath Old 4
6. De Pan 4
7. Old Mac 4
8. Dornoch 4
9. Noordwijk 5
10. Pasatiempo 4
11. Pac Dunes 3
12. Royal Ashdown Forest 5
13. Sperone 4
14. Portrush 3
15. Teeth of the Dog 4
16. Royal Cinque Ports 5
17. Ballybunion 4
18. El Saler 4

[Joey Chase]

1. Brora - fantastic start with a wild green
2. The Old Course - The fun starts here, awesome green
3. Aberdovey - My first blind par three and a good one to start with
4. Praia D'el Rey - Interesting short hole and great bunker on the right of the green
5. Royal Portrush - My favorite tee shot I've played
6. Cruden Bay - May be my favorite green site
7. Lahinch - Big dunes, spectacular approach shot
8. Yale - I love the big kickboard on the right side of this green
9. Garden City - Fun short hole that challenges my brave side
10. Lundin - Cool hole with great bunker short right of the green
11. Ballybunion - Love the way it plays and is visually spectacular
12. Merion - Stay below the hole never was more true
13. Machrihanish - Another great short four, really important tee shot placement on this one
14. Royal Dornoch - A beast of a hole and one of the greatest greensites
15. Royal St. David's - Quirky hole with a fun green
16. North Berwick - One of the wildest greens I've ever seen
17. NGLA - Amazing golf hole, amazing views
18. Carnoustie - Tough finish but I love the burn on this hole

This was a bit tougher than I thought it might be

[Tom Kelly]

Tom/Brian - having played the 13 a number of times during BUDA IX at Liphook - in the last round I decided to drive onto the 12th fairway and it did give me a flatter lie and a much easier angle to the green and I ended up with a birdie. All the other times I played it down the fairway it kept getting kicked to the right because of the fairway slope and the ball was below my feet and it was harder to hit the green.

I play out onto to 12 if I go in the heather on the left off the tee, but aiming for that fairway on purpose from the tee seems pretty dangerous, not least for anyone coming up the other way. Surely you have to hit a huge hook around/over the trees tight left of the tee, which is pretty hard? I am starting to think hitting 3-wood to stay up on the flat is the play. It leaves a long approach in but still reachable and far easier given the horrible slopey lies you get further down the fairway.

[Ben Stephens]

Tom/Brian - having played the 13 a number of times during BUDA IX at Liphook - in the last round I decided to drive onto the 12th fairway and it did give me a flatter lie and a much easier angle to the green and I ended up with a birdie. All the other times I played it down the fairway it kept getting kicked to the right because of the fairway slope and the ball was below my feet and it was harder to hit the green.

I play out onto to 12 if I go in the heather on the left off the tee, but aiming for that fairway on purpose from the tee seems pretty dangerous, not least for anyone coming up the other way. Surely you have to hit a huge hook around/over the trees tight left of the tee, which is pretty hard? I am starting to think hitting 3-wood to stay up on the flat is the play. It leaves a long approach in but still reachable and far easier given the horrible slopey lies you get further down the fairway.

Tom,

I actually hit a high and long draw and noticed that the group behind was actually on the 12th green. The ball managed to clear the trees with ease and it left me with a long iron to the green. It is a flaw in the design that I had exposed - I am sure Mr Boon will testify as he was a witness. 

3 wood will get you on the flatter part of the fairway but a longer second shot which has to clear the heather to get onto the second part of the fairway so there is an option of laying up with a longer 3rd shot.

Cheers
Ben

[Sean_A]

Tom/Brian - having played the 13 a number of times during BUDA IX at Liphook - in the last round I decided to drive onto the 12th fairway and it did give me a flatter lie and a much easier angle to the green and I ended up with a birdie. All the other times I played it down the fairway it kept getting kicked to the right because of the fairway slope and the ball was below my feet and it was harder to hit the green.

I play out onto to 12 if I go in the heather on the left off the tee, but aiming for that fairway on purpose from the tee seems pretty dangerous, not least for anyone coming up the other way. Surely you have to hit a huge hook around/over the trees tight left of the tee, which is pretty hard? I am starting to think hitting 3-wood to stay up on the flat is the play. It leaves a long approach in but still reachable and far easier given the horrible slopey lies you get further down the fairway.

Tom,

I actually hit a high and long draw and noticed that the group behind was actually on the 12th green. The ball managed to clear the trees with ease and it left me with a long iron to the green. It is a flaw in the design that I had exposed - I am sure Mr Boon will testify as he was a witness. 

3 wood will get you on the flatter part of the fairway but a longer second shot which has to clear the heather to get onto the second part of the fairway so there is an option of laying up with a longer 3rd shot.

Cheers
Ben

Ben

I find this tactic bizarre.  If you feel comfortable taking on a very difficult and risky shot out to the 12 fairway, why not just hook it into the 13th fairway - there is loads of room for this shot?  You are plenty long enough to leave an iron approach which you can scuttle up to the green.

Ciao

[Mark Pearce]

Sean,

Have you played with Ben?  If there's a lunatic way to play a hole he'll find it, so long as it involves hitting the ball miles.

[James Boon]

Sean,

Have you played with Ben?  If there's a lunatic way to play a hole he'll find it, so long as it involves hitting the ball miles.

I can testify to Ben going down 12 from the 13th tee at Liphook, but I can't recall the details and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a crazy hook from the tee   however I am more than happy to testify to Mark's comments above!  

Cheers,

James

[Mac Plumart]

Lookin' at these answers, it would appear Riviera 10 and Royal Dornoch 14 are in the discussion for two best holes in the world.

Thoughts?

[Wade Schueneman]

1 - NGLA
2 - Sebonack
3 - RCD
4 - Fishers
5 - Dunluce
6 - Lahinch
7 - Ballyneal
8 - Crystal Downs
9 - Eastward Ho
10 - Seaside 
11 - Shinnecock
12 - Prairie Dunes
13 - Kingsley
14 - Dornoch
15 - Balllybunion
16 - North Berwick
17 - TOC
18 - Baltusrol (Lower)

[V. Kmetz]

Just to places I've played and/or caddied at least a few times:

1st
 
2nd -  NGLA "Sahara" -

3rd

4th -  Bethpage Black (on My Favorite hole Ever thread)

5th - Richter

6th - CC of Fairfield

7th - Siwanoy

8th - Winged Foot West "Arena"

9th -  Yale - "Biarritz"

10th

11th

12th

13th - Winged Foot East - "Cameo"

14th - Quaker Ridge 

15th

16th

17th

18th

[V. Kmetz]

obviously a work in progress

[Jeff Spittel]

1. Tuxedo
2. Deepdale
3. Olympic (Lake)
4. Baltusrol (Lower)
5. MPCC (Shore)
6. Suburban GC (NJ)
7. Tamarack
8. Inverness
9. Plainfield
10. Bayonne
11. Colonial
12. BraeBurn CC (TX)
13. Austin GC
14. Cherry Hills
15. Baltusrol (Upper)
16. Echo Lake CC (NJ)
17. Sea Island (Seaside)
18. Pasatiempo

I need to get invited to more fancy places apparently.

[Bill McKinley]

Ok here's my stab at it...

1. Yeamans Hall 4
2. Carnoustie 4
3. Pinehurst #2 4
4 Canterbury 4
5. Bethpage Black 5
6. Seminole 4
7. Canton Brookside 4
8. Fox Chapel 4
9. Turnberry Ailsa 4
10. Riviera 4
11. LACC North 3
12. Kingsbarns 5
13. Muirfield 3
14. Muirfield Village 4
15. Camargo 3
16. Merion East 4
17. Old Course 4
18. Oakmont 4

Par 70. 2 5's; 4 3's; 12 4's

[Sean_A]

A few courses which have come up once or twice interest me; Fox Chapel and Sea Island Seaside.  Can anyone post some pix/thoughts on these courses?

Ciao

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