duncan mackie
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Never realised that was a par 5
Personally I believe all the Wentworth courses have great opening and closing holes - although both the East and Edinburgh greens feel like they are in the middle of nowhere!
Courses with great opening and closing holes.
- Thread starter MendieGK
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Never realised that was a par 5
Personally I believe all the Wentworth courses have great opening and closing holes - although both the East and Edinburgh greens feel like they are in the middle of nowhere!
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It often seems that opening holes are intended to ease you into the round. So they tend not to be too interesting/exciting.
But, like you say, closing holes tend to be very memorable!
PNWokingham
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First on West is great but don't like 18. Both on Edinburgh are good and east is the best finishing hole on the complex - indeed its the best course of the three, or would clearly be after a sympathetic upgrade
Jacko_G
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HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
Yep agree with you on that , great big inviting fairway on the first and it’s then all about keeping the ball under the hole for the second and a cracking par 5 to finish and you are just trying your best to fire the tee shot over the hill and avoid the bunkers.
HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
Yep it’s a par 4 from the yellows.
Jacko_G
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Slime
Tour Winner
The original 1st from 10 or so years ago.
SammmeBee
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18th up the hill?
Slime
Tour Winner
Yup, not as good as the 1st though ....................... but 17th was a good 'un.
richart
Major Champion
Hard to beat Blackmoor in my opinion, and if you start on the 10th and finish on the 9th not bad either. 
18th is the signature hole and my favourite hole on the course. 1st eases you into the round, typical Colt design, and has probably the best green on the course.
Ferndown also has strong opening and closing holes.
I like the first at St Enodoc but not a great fan of the 18th. Same goes for Burnham and Royal County Down. 1st hole at Staunton is a really tough hole, but not one of my favourites. Green is too small for such a long hole.
18th is the signature hole and my favourite hole on the course. 1st eases you into the round, typical Colt design, and has probably the best green on the course.Ferndown also has strong opening and closing holes.
I like the first at St Enodoc but not a great fan of the 18th. Same goes for Burnham and Royal County Down. 1st hole at Staunton is a really tough hole, but not one of my favourites. Green is too small for such a long hole.
Tashyboy
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Palmares, hmmmmmm. Deffo
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As Phil has said, 8 can think of a lot of cracking finishing holes, but not too many great opening holes....especially on the same course.
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Alwoodley
And this will be quite divisive Trump Aberdeen.
And Blackmoor isn’t bad either.
And this will be quite divisive Trump Aberdeen.
And Blackmoor isn’t bad either.
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Wasn’t the first at Alwoodley just a straight forward par four with a couple of bunkers on the right ? Remember the 18th being a beast from the elevated tee with a tight fairway and bunkers up both sides
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It was but it’s still a decent looking opening hole I reckon, bunkers all laid out nicely in front of you with OB to the left.
MendieGK
Tour Winner
How can you not like the 18th at Burnham? It’s Better than most of the 18ths on the open rotaHard to beat Blackmoor in my opinion, and if you start on the 10th and finish on the 9th not bad either.
Ferndown also has strong opening and closing holes.
I like the first at St Enodoc but not a great fan of the 18th. Same goes for Burnham and Royal County Down. 1st hole at Staunton is a really tough hole, but not one of my favourites. Green is too small for such a long hole.
NWJocko
Tour Winner
Not sure I've played anywhere with "great" 1st and 18th but those that spring to mind on the better end would be Silloth and West Lancs.
MendieGK
Tour Winner
Played west lancs on Thursday for the first time and really enjoyed it. Wouldn’t have said either hole was great though.
