What is the worst hole at Cypress Point?

[Mark Pearce]

For me there was a "biggest surprise hole." Number 15. When I played it I had never seen or heard of the majesty of 15. Walking from 14 across the road and turning the corner, I thought I had seen the most beautiful and perfectly designed hole in history.

All of that.  I loved 15 even more when I hit my tee shot to 6 inches......  It may be impossible to have two consecutive par 3s as good as 15 and 16.

[Ira Fishman]

For me there was a "biggest surprise hole." Number 15. When I played it I had never seen or heard of the majesty of 15. Walking from 14 across the road and turning the corner, I thought I had seen the most beautiful and perfectly designed hole in history.

All of that.  I loved 15 even more when I hit my tee shot to 6 inches......  It may be impossible to have two consecutive par 3s as good as 15 and 16.

From the courses I have played, I agree although 14 and 15 at Ballybunion are pretty darn good.


Ira

[MClutterbuck]

#16 is fantastic and unique, but I am not sure I would want to play that hole every day in a medal competition.

I have the feeling that most mortals would ultimately realize that they'd average a lower score by laying up to the left, per the original intent. 


But you have some serious self discipline and probably aren't much fun to hang out with if you do that as a guest on your first play.

Agreed. I am not disciplined in that manner as a guest. And got lucky on 16.

[Mark Pearce]

#16 is fantastic and unique, but I am not sure I would want to play that hole every day in a medal competition.

I have the feeling that most mortals would ultimately realize that they'd average a lower score by laying up to the left, per the original intent. 


But you have some serious self discipline and probably aren't much fun to hang out with if you do that as a guest on your first play.

Agreed. I am not disciplined in that manner as a guest. And got lucky on 16.

  I didn't get the choice.  My caddy handed me my driver and told me I'd hate myself for ever if I laid up on what was probably the only time I ever played CPC.

[Peter Flory]

So, how did it go Mark? 

[Mark Pearce]

So, how did it go Mark?

Ball came to rest in the collar of rough at the very left edge of the green complex.  Chip and two putt bogey.

[Rich Goodale]

18 is under rated as are 14 and 6.  15 (eye candy) and 17 (too many random trees in the fairway) are over rated.  But, the easy winner is #1.  It's a complete bummer starting off a game of a lifetime (or two) with a completely blind tee shot over an impenetrable hedge.  Given the massive dosh the club takes in annually, how about funding a "Boston Big Dig" to shift the turistas underground for a 100 yard "Cypress Experience" (with holograms of humpback whales) and cut down the hedge and grass over the "Bing Crosby" tunnel?


IMO....

[Tommy Williamsen]

For me there was a "biggest surprise hole." Number 15. When I played it I had never seen or heard of the majesty of 15. Walking from 14 across the road and turning the corner, I thought I had seen the most beautiful and perfectly designed hole in history.

All of that.  I loved 15 even more when I hit my tee shot to 6 inches......  It may be impossible to have two consecutive par 3s as good as 15 and 16.

From the courses I have played, I agree although 14 and 15 at Ballybunion are pretty darn good.


Ira

They are pretty good. I had forgotten that Ballybunion had back to bak par threes. Also a 5-3-3-5 stretch that is pretty unusual.

[Wade Whitehead]

They are pretty good. I had forgotten that Ballybunion had back to bak par threes. Also a 5-3-3-5 stretch that is pretty unusual.

As is 3-5-5-3, which is how the Cascades ends.

WW

[Kevin Pallier]

Least favourite:
14
11
17