Here is our Top 10 Golf Holes Mapped:
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#1 - Pebble Beach - Hole 18
The bold could be rewarded with an eagle, or fall victim to the narrow fairway. The Golf GPS Navigator reveals the tree in the fairway is 259 yards from the tee leaving a 240 yard approach shot to a green 24 yards in depth. A very exciting and picturesque golf hole. Arguably, the most famous hole in golf.
#2 - TPC Sawgrass - Hole 17
TPC Sawgrass' signature hole is the Stadium Course's 17th, known simply as the "Island Green", although it is technically a peninsula. While some may consider it gorgeous to view, the hole has been known to scare even the top professional golfers. The Golf GPS Navigator reveals the depth of the island to be only 23 yards.
#3 - Augusta National - Hole 12
The second leg of "Amen Corner". One of the most exciting and famous golf holes... with a long, rich history. Rae's Creek runs in front of the green which The Golf GPS Navigator reveals this hole's green only measures a mere 11 yards in depth. The Hogan bridge connects the players to this part of the course where the bystanders can only dream about standing on. The holes gives the professional players fits with gusty winds coupled with a tiny target. Many "Green jackets" have been lost on this hole.
#4 - Augusta National - Hole 13
The final leg of "Amen Corner". "Azalea" is a fantastic risk-reward hole that can easily be reached "in-two" if a perfect drive is executed. Once on the green, however, the hole doesn't get easier. The huge undulated green offers no easy two putt. In fact, in 2005, Tiger Woods putted off the green and into Rae's Creek.
#5 - St. Andrews Old Course - Hole 17 (Road Hole)
The Old Course is home to The Road Hole, the 17th, one of the world's most famous golf holes. Among its unique features are: Players using the back tees cannot see where their tee shots land; which is not unusual except that they must take aim over a corner of The Old Course Hotel; Other than rough, the primary hazard in front of the green is a sand trap known as the "Road Hole Bunker", an extremely deep bunker that is difficult to play out of; Over the back of the green, hazards include a tarmac roadway, as well as an old stone wall. Both are in play; a wayward shot can lead a player to take their next stroke off the roadway or to hit the face of the wall and take their chances with the ensuing bounce.
#6 - Bethpage Black Course - Hole 5
This hole is one of the toughest challenges that the Black course offers. Once was a short par-5, but now is now a long par-4 - 478 yards. The fifth hole requires a downhill tee shot, then an uphill approach to a green that slopes away from the golfer.
#7 - Southern Hills - Hole 5
I had the pleasure of watching Tiger Woods hit a 370 yard drive on this hole during 2001 US Open. A long hole with a huge fairway. I had to include this hole in my top 10. ;^)
#8 - Spyglass - Hole 1
"Treasure Island"... one of the most breath taking starting holes in golf. Downhill drive over looking the ocean. Fantastic!
#9 - Loch Lomand - Hole 16
How often have you heard the expression, 'if Pebble Beach wasn't on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific, would it really be a special course?' The same erroneous comment could be made about Loch Lomond. Situated in one of the world's prettiest spots, some people claim this magnificent setting unduly influences people's judgement of the course itself.
To this, we say nonsense. Because the setting and the location are so special, the architects spent heaps and heaps of time at this site getting the small points exactly right. By doing so, Weiskopf and Morrish avoided the trap that many 'name' architects fell into during the golf construction boom of the 1990's as they raced from one project to the next, stamping out course after course, and capitalizing on the hot market. The quality and originality ofsuch architects' work invariably suffered as they neither studied nor maximized the nuances of the land.
#10 - Cherry Hills - Hole 5
This hole commands the number one handicap rating on the course. This par 5 can be reached in two by the long hitter with a long fade off the tee down the right side. The safest play here, however, is to lay up over the creek leaving an 80-100 yard third shot over a huge, intimidating bunker to the elevated green. The fifth is considered one of the tougher greens to putt because of its severe slope from back to front and its normally slick surface.
