How would you play this hole?

[spawn_ukuk]

The obvious answer is 'why would anyone want to play such a badly designed hole?'

Has anyone suggested redesigning the hole to make it a bit fairer? The margins for error are very small and really not fair for the club golfer

In the master recently im sure there was a hole that one of the commentators said only a draw would do off the tee and the other commentator said NO, its a hook really thats the right shot and looking at it they was right, anything but a hook and your no where near the hole

Is that a badly designed hole? I would say no its challenging hole. Just like on the hole im talking about a fade would be good for those that could do it .

 

[scratch]

In the master recently im sure there was a hole that one of the commentators said only a draw would do off the tee and the other commentator said NO, its a hook really thats the right shot and looking at it they was right, anything but a hook and your no where near the hole

Is that a badly designed hole? I would say no its challenging hole. Just like on the hole im talking about a fade would be good for those that could do it .

I think the hole you are referring to is probably the 13th? It's a par 5, if you want to go for it in 2 then you need to hit a big slinging hook round the corner. Alternatively play it as a 3 shotter which is how the designer intended.

Don't confuse club amateurs with top professionals.

 

[DaveyG]

PW to the front of the green and 2 putt for birdie...











No seriously 5 & 8 or 6 & 7 for me... I wish I played like that more often but can't help bringing out the big dog... those early trees would sway me to do that in this case.

 

[JPH]

Duff one off the tee 40 yards , 5 iron into the trees lucky bounce out the other side , 7 iron , one air shot , one on to green and three putts :fore:

 

[DaveyG]

Duff one off the tee 40 yards , 5 iron into the trees lucky bounce out the other side , 7 iron , one air shot , one on to green and three putts :fore:

:rofl:

 

[spawn_ukuk]

I think the hole you are referring to is probably the 13th? It's a par 5, if you want to go for it in 2 then you need to hit a big slinging hook round the corner. Alternatively play it as a 3 shotter which is how the designer intended.

Don't confuse club amateurs with top professionals.

The pros generally tear the par 5s apart, they generally dont go for it unless they hit a poor 1st tee, if they dont hit a poor tee shot they kinda most times go for it
Calling a hole badly designed alittle unfair to the hole you've not played it
It can be a tough hole for people but not badly designed just a challenging hole

 

[spawn_ukuk]

PW to the front of the green and 2 putt for birdie...

No seriously 5 & 8 or 6 & 7 for me... I wish I played like that more often but can't help bringing out the big dog... those early trees would sway me to do that in this case.

Thats a what i mean, in this hole its the 15th, people get on the tee and think well that to do here, you cant just hit a driver and hope.
I like par 4s where its not automatic you just pull your driver out

 

[scratch]

The pros generally tear the par 5s apart, they generally dont go for it unless they hit a poor 1st tee, if they dont hit a poor tee shot they kinda most times go for it
Calling a hole badly designed alittle unfair to the hole you've not played it
It can be a tough hole for people but not badly designed just a challenging hole

OK, a difference of opinion here. I think it's badly designed and you don't. Don't worry about it, I wasn't having a go at your course, just giving you my thoughts on the hole.

 

[spawn_ukuk]

OK, a difference of opinion here. I think it's badly designed and you don't. Don't worry about it, I wasn't having a go at your course, just giving you my thoughts on the hole.

Of course you not having a go, id just never call any hole badly designed unless i played it , thats all

 

[Birchy]

I would just pop my 3 hybrid over them trees to the middle of the fairway (hopefully ) although i do hit a high ball so its a hole that would probably suit me.

 

[kid2]

if you can hit a 4 iron 200 I don't understand the issue at all - standard parkland shor par 4.

you hit the 4 (or even a 5) off the tee, aiming to fade it a little if possible.

sucess of the tee gives a visual advantage with your short iron approach - failure means you have to play over the trees (with your short iron)

don't understand the problem, and I can't see this as badly designed either; quite the opposite.

I have to agree with Duncan Here.......Seems like a pretty straight forward Par 4.......If those are indeed youre distances then if i were you id hit the Hybrid off the tee....That will climb higher and faster than the 4 iron and probably be easier for you to hit....That then if my sums are correct should leave you 130 into the green.....Thats maybe a 9 or an 8 iron.......I wouldnt even consider taking a driver off that hole even though i may carry the ditch easily.... There is no need...Seems a simple enough decision.

 

[G1BB0]

driver and a putt for eagle, dont complicate it folks

 

[tsped83]

driver and a putt for eagle, dont complicate it folks

Hahaha, KA-BOOOOOM!

 

[MadAdey]

I would agree with what has already been said about it being a poorly designed hole. To ask the average club golfer to be able to rip one up in the air high enough but also long enough to be bale to have a shot at a green that has a water hazard protecting the front is wrong.

but in answer to your question I do not understand why you are asking as it seems pretty obvious to me. Hybrid followed by a short iron. Easy par if you ask me.

 

[Slicer30]

Like holes like this, similar to our 1st which I put up here before. lots of ways to play it and previous disasters add to the difficulty.

What number is it? wouldnt fancy it that tee shot as my first of the day.

Think I'd go 3 or 4 iron and then a mid iron in to the green.

 

[Slime]

5 Iron, 5 Iron, Putt, Putt.
I thank you ................ my work here is done.

Slime.

 

[RaCs]

I would probably try and hit a sweet fade round the trees around 220 - 210, then a nice 8 or 9 approach!

 

[garyinderry]

without playing the hole its hard to gauge if i should try and fade something or just tee the driver up even higher than my normal tee height (which is pretty high) open the face up. cut the hell out of it. it will slice. looks like two fairways to hit. you would be pretty unlucky to land behind a tree. find the distance and shoot for the middle of the green. should be a short iron in.

those trees leave plenty of room to go over with the tee shot. i would hang back a bit and get over them quite easily id imagine

 

[cookelad]

Looks like a 4 iron, wedge every time!

If it played downwind for a bounce game I'd have a crack at carrying the ditch or if I was a couple down in a match and needed to force something (of course my second would probably be chipping out from the trees on the right!)

 

[Fader]

I would say 4 iron, wedge or 5 iron, 9 iron. Hit to center of the green, 2 putts nice safe par to start.

Whats the point in wrecking you card before you've started just by drying to smash the driver.

its quite similar to our 7th hole, dog leg right which is driveable but you have to carry high trees, big pond, 2 greenside bunkers and some rough to get there. Amount of people that try then walk off with a 7 is amazing, I always hit 5 iron to corner of the dog leg, gap wedge in to middle and take my 2 putts, or 1 putt birdie if i'm lucky.