but are afraid to say so....
Had dinner with my son last night. Discussion turned to golf, and started with the fact that we had an op to play Pebble Beach - one of his goals - that I had to turn down because it's graduation weekend. The good news being, we both probably saved a few thousand $$.
In that conversation, he (based only on memories of seeing the last US Open there on TV) claimed the 17th is vastly over rated, when pros could only hold the green if they hit the fringe just over the bunker.
In general, I agreed. First, its not really a water par 3, and the ocean is just a backdrop. Second, a skinny green across the line of play isn't right for a long, long par 3, especially when there is almost no place to run the ball up for average resort players. So, aesthetically it could be better, and conceptually, its not great. But, it is Pebble Beach and Tom Watson chipped in there, so its place in history is assured, along with all the good feelings that go with it.
Then, I see a "Best 18 Holes in Golf" spread in Golf.com this morning, with all the typical suspects, but found myself wondering about a few of them.
Anyone else have famous, well regarded holes that they never thought were as good as the consensus about them?