Random exercise: eclectic bunkerless 18

[Matt_Cohn]

The task is: your favorite/best/whatever #1-18 with the provision that all holes must be bunkerless. (In other words, the best bunkerless #1 you can think of, the best bunkerless #2, etc.). Have fun!

[David_Tepper]

Matt -

I think this topic may have been done before. #14 at Royal Dornoch (Foxy) is a lock regardless.

DT

[Matt_Cohn]

I don't see if in the first few pages of a search. Anyone else know for sure?

[David_Tepper]

Matt -

My mistake (again)! I was thinking of John Mayhugh's thread of a couple of months back on the Eclectic Buda 18. #14 at Dornoch made that roster.


https://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,68134.0.html

DT

[Sean_A]

Some candidates off the top of my head...there might be a few that have bunkers   

1 Kington, Huntercombe, Brora

2 Castlerock Bann, Crosland Heath, Huntercombe, Perranporth

3 Silloth, Aberdovey, Welshpool

4 Painswick, Silloth, Rye

5 Alnmouth Village, Sacred 9, Lahinch

6 Deal, Painswick, Laytown & Betty's Town, Ballybunion Old

7 Bude & N Cornwall(?), Silloth, Island

8 Minch Old, Welshpool, Brancaster, 8 B&B Channel, Castlerock Bann

9 Minch Old, Kington, Brancaster, Portrush Valley, B&B Channel, Castlerock Bann

10 St Enodoc, Painswick, Portrush Valley

11 Painswick, Ballybunion Old

12 Addington, Kington, Porthmadog(?), Bude & N Cornwall

13 Kington, Silloth

14 Dornoch, Baltray

15 Harlech

16 Aberdovey, Minch Old, Yelverton, Portrush

17 Welshpool, Corballis, RAF

18 Kington

Ciao

[Carl Rogers]

How about 18 in the western hemisphere?  14 at ANGC?

[Garland Bayley]

I don't see if in the first few pages of a search. Anyone else know for sure?

I'm sure it's been done before, but that doesn't mean it can't be done again. I see below Arble is proposing some holes he may not have seen when it was done last.

[Garland Bayley]

I see the Welsh Wizard Dai did it for a par 3 course at https://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,61777.msg1466951.html#msg1466951

[Ally Mcintosh]

I’m going to challenge 14 Dornoch with 14 County Louth.


Also worth considering is a par-3 not discussed on Dai’s thread: 13 at Royal Tarlair.


Is there a stand-out, world class hole at the new Sheep Ranch or are they all just different levels of spectacular?

[Matthew Rose]

How about 18 in the western hemisphere?  14 at ANGC?

I would suggest #17 at Winged Foot East.

[Ben Stephens]

Some candidates off the top of my head...there might be a few that have bunkers 

1 Kington
2 Castlerock Bann, 2 Crossland Heath3 Aberdovey, 3 Welshpool
4 Painswick
5 Alnmouth Village, 5 Sacred 9 (this is a much closer call than people imagine!)
6 Deal, 6 Painswick
7 Bude & N Cornwall?
8 Minch Old, 8 Welshpool, 8 Brancaster, 8 B&B Channel, Castlerock Bann
9 Minch Old, 9 Kington, 9 Brancaster, 9 Portrush Valley, 9 B&B Channel, 9 Castlerock Bann
10 St Enodoc, 10 Painswick, 10 Portrush Valley
11 Painswick
12 Addington, 12 Kington, 12 Porthmadog, 12 Bude & N Cornwall
13 Kington
14 Dornoch
16 Aberdovey, 16 Minch Old, 16 Yelverton
17 Welshpool, 17 Corballis, 17 RAC
18 Kington

Ciao

No RAF?

[Niall C]

Silloth 4
Silloth 7
Silloth 13


In my estimation 3 of the best holes on my favourite course. Examples of holes that show you don't need bunkers when you have great landforms.


Niall

[Thomas Dai]

There was a bunkerless par-5’s thread raised a little while ago - https://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,68197.0.html
Atb

[Richard Fisher]

15th at Harlech is locked on.
2nd at Huntercombe ('one of the best bunkerless holes in the world', to quote R Morrissett)
Agree warmly with 8 and 9 at Brancaster and 16 at Aberdovey and 13 at Silloth
Interestingly the Harlech 15th wasn't always bunkerless - in the rough to the left of the fairway at about 230 yards from the medal tee are the remains of three pots, but the drive into the prevailing wind is plenty difficult enough for most people without any extra sand. I think they disappeared around WW2, when the club shed at least a quarter of its then bunkers.
Richard

[Michael Felton]

Some candidates off the top of my head...there might be a few that have bunkers 

1 Kington, Huntercombe

2 Castlerock Bann, Crosland Heath, Aberdovey

3. Silloth, Aberdovey, Welshpool

4 Painswick, Silloth

5 Alnmouth Village, Sacred 9 (this is a much closer call than people imagine!)

6 Deal, Painswick, Laytown & Bettystown

7 Bude & N Cornwall(?), Silloth

8 Minch Old, Welshpool, Brancaster, 8 B&B Channel, Castlerock Bann

9 Minch Old, Kington, Brancaster, Portrush Valley, B&B Channel, Castlerock Bann

10 St Enodoc, Painswick, Portrush Valley

11 Painswick

12 Addington, Kington, Porthmadog(?), Bude & N Cornwall

13 Kington, Silloth

14 Dornoch, Baltray

16 Aberdovey, Minch Old, Yelverton, Portrush

17 Welshpool, Corballis, RAF

18 Kington

Ciao

Not the 4th at Deal? Just 6?


Also the 3rd at RSG

[Michael Wolf]

1 Brora
2 Hay Harbor on Fishers Island
3 Royal Adelaide

4 Shoal Creek
5 Nasu
6 Kawana
7 Portstewart
8 Swinley Forest
9 Cypress Point (if not accepted by the judges then 9 on St Andrews New Course)

10 Fishers Island
12 Medinah #3

13 Clovernook
14 New South Wales
15 St Andrews Jubilee
16 Enniscrone
17 Winged Foot East
18 TOC

Couldn't think of a good bunkerless 11th

Michael

[Thomas Dai]

Wondering what the best course with the least amount of bunkers is?
Not no bunkers at all, just the best course with the least number of them.
For example Perranporth and Carne have a few but relative to other links courses not that many.
Atb

[Mike Nuzzo]

Wolf Point 6, 10 & 15

[Tom_Doak]

I think I did this in The Confidential Guide, once.


The one lock that hasn't been named (unless I missed it) is 11 at Ballybunion.

[Dunlop_White]

The par 5's -- hole 7 and hole 11 are bunker-less at Roaring Gap.

[Tim Gallant]

Tough exercise!

• North Berwick

• Braid Hills

• Shiskine

• Rye

• Lahinch

• Deal (although looking at an aerial, it appears there’s a bunker to the left?)

• Machrihanish

• Brancaster

• St Andrews New

• The Golf Club

• Ballybunion

• The Island

• Silloth on Solway

• Royal Dornoch

• Cruden Bay

• West Sussex

• Winged Foot East

• Old Course

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[Jamie Pyper]

Two Irish par 3 considerations;


Lahinch # 5 "Dell"
Portrush # 16 "Calamity Corner"

[Tim Martin]

I’m going to challenge 14 Dornoch with 14 County Louth.


Also worth considering is a par-3 not discussed on Dai’s thread: 13 at Royal Tarlair.


Is there a stand-out, world class hole at the new Sheep Ranch or are they all just different levels of spectacular?

14 Yale is a good one.

[Ira Fishman]

I believe that the following have not been mentioned:


Swinley Forest 3
Dooks 5
Ballybunion 6 (pretty sure it counts)
Golspie 7
The Island Club 7
Woking 9
Does SS Red 10 count?
Primland 13
Waterville 16 and 17
North Berwick 18


Ira

[Kalen Braley]

If its all on one course, i'm guessing Sheep Ranch wins in a runaway...