Please name them. Why do you find them interesting?
The OP was not intended to cover the 0.1%, but then again unlike you, I do not know what it feels like to even get a whiff of that level of play. I am curious given the quality of your game, what are the specific aspects of Par 5s that make them interesting to you? Why would those aspects be interesting to the average player on those same holes?
I'm honestly puzzled at the push-back here (light as it is).
For example,
the third hole at Whispering Woods is about 520 from the back tees. The fairways are often soft. The right side slopes up to OB, and left is down the hill and into some trees and a neighboring green (nobody actually gets to the green - that's a big miss way left, and pretty far, too). You can miss right and have your ball kick down the hill, but missing left is bad. The fairway is about 30 yards wide in the landing area, with another 10-15 yards right.
The slope on the right gets more gentle toward the green, which has a bunker front/left, and the slope to the left turns into a hazard near and behind the green. The green slopes front to back with a valley ("V") running down the right third, front to back.
I find this hole interesting for the reasons stated above: that you're asked to hit a good shot two or three times. Off the tee, do you risk hitting driver (most do), with the possibility of being able to reach the green in two, or do you hit a 3W or hybrid to play it in three shots? If you hit driver, and you hit it well, do you have the skill to find the front-right corner of the green so the ball releases back to the hole, or do you miss and leave yourself an awkward bunker shot or a delicate pitch? Or maybe you chicken out and blow it way right? If you find the right-hand side, playing from a lie where the ball is a foot or two above your heels, how aggressive do you get? There's a hazard line (trees, and a creek down below) to the left. Do you still hit a hybrid up just short of the green? Do you pitch out sideways with a 7-iron and leave 100+ yards in to the green? There's a valley at 150 and the fairway narrows.
The hole asks you to make three good decisions and three good shots. If you're just off, you're put in the position of having to make a great recovery shot if you'd still like to have a reasonable chance at birdie. Or you can play it somewhat safely, but you're still having to hit some quality shots to get a par.
I've seen great players make everything from a three to an eight here. It presents a challenge, and asks you a question on both the tee shot and the second shot. Even the third shot requires skill, as the front-to-back green is different than most people are used to.
I like it. I'm not saying it's an awesome example of a par five hole, but I find it
at least as interesting as a lot of par fours, where only two shots have strategy (and often the second shot is weak strategically - hit the green). This hole offers strategy decisions for two or three shots, and if two, they're not the "just hit the green" variety.
Mark, I don't really care about the 0.1%, and I think they're given far too much weight in conversations here.