Par 3 courses,do you play them?

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Hi forum friends!.I am a big fan of the small par 3 courses some driving ranges and golf centres have,especially for good short game practice.Even the chip and putt in the park lets you try out a good range of shots and the tiny,angular greens really test out your accuracy,but do you forumers ever play them? Waste of time or good practice? Any thoughts appreciated! ;)
 
I don't like the "pitch and putt" type par 3s (I don't know why), but my new favourite golf course - Thornbury nr. Brizzle - has full size 18 hole par 3 course which I shall be playing for the first time on Saturday before playing the full 18. By all accounts it's a pretty good course. And I wouldn't consider them a waste of time at all. Any chance you can get to practice playing 18 par 3s and honing your iron shots seems like good practice to me!
 
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one has just opened opposite the caravan we have down the coast, holes vary between 180 - 100 yards... perfect.

its only 200 yards walk.
 
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There is a council run 9 hole course in Ossett, not in great nick but for £4 you can't go wrong.

Not played it for a while but always a good hour spend when I've not played for a while.
 
I would prefer spending an hour or so going round a par 3 course than spending that time on the range. Lovely par 3 near me at Rutland Water with a good variety of holes with distances up to 200 yards so most clubs get an airing.
 
I used to be a member of Blackwood Golf Club in Bangor, County Down and they have a cracking little 18 hole par 3 course. Holes range from 60 yards to 180 so there's plenty of variety and it's in great condition. Apparently no one's ever managed to break par on it.
 
I used to be a member of Blackwood Golf Club in Bangor, County Down and they have a cracking little 18 hole par 3 course. Holes range from 60 yards to 180 so there's plenty of variety and it's in great condition. Apparently no one's ever managed to break par on it.
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Never plYwd it yet only live 3-5 mins down the road too.
Was it in a decent condition when you played it?
 
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There is a council run 9 hole course in Ossett, not in great nick but for £4 you can't go wrong.

Not played it for a while but always a good hour spend when I've not played for a while.
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Would that be Springmill Spoff. I spent many an hour down there when I first started playing, you could pay once and go round as many times as you liked or till you got caught :o
 
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Whenever I play a "normal" course I'm always very excited the first time I come to a par 3...I much prefer them, so I wish there was a good par 3 near me. (In fairness, where I used to be a member (9 hole course) the longest hole was only about 350 yards, so it was like playing halfway between a "big" course and a par 3...is why I liked it.)
 
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there are two nearby that I've played but neither is much to write home about, one gets wet, the other very wet. maybe useful for chipping/pitching from 100 and in but once there you may as well pick up - you're not going to make many putts.

there may be a third at Orton Meadows, may be worth investigating as they do keep the course itself in decent nick.
 
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There's one near me called Three Hammers halfway between Wolverhampton and Stafford. I hear it's really well looked after and it's only about £7 to play and £10 for all day. Can't be bad and keep meaning to go and try it out.
 
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The 18 hole par 3 at Wycombe heights is certainly good, with most holes around 100 to 130 yards
there is also a 9 hole at Aylesbury Park, which is a lovely little course, but very short with the average length being about 70 yards.

Great if you want to practise your chipping & putting

Fragger
 
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When I first started out I played a Sudbrooke Moore near Grantham. It is a 9 hole course but with 2 flags on each green or a 2 greens per hole to make an 18. There were short par 4 holes and 6 par 3 holes and was a great place to learn. You could pay £9.00 to pay all day or be a member for about £150 quid. Had a decent range and a great pro as well so was an ideal set up for those starting out.
 
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Sorry but I don't enjoy them. Most are in pretty bad order especially the bunkers and greens and I'd rather hot shots on the practice ground with decent balls. That said the only one I'd pay to use would be the one at Hoebridge which has been very well looked after and is representative of a proper course where you can hit a shot in and it will stop and you can putt properly too
 
Used to play one called Hobbs Cross which has two 9 hole courses. One is a par 3 of various lenths the 9th is about 130yds over a drink and the other 9 (1x par5, 2 x par3 the rest 4's). Both were always in excellent/ immaculate condition but used to get rammed on a weekend.
My course has a 9 hole par 3 inside the back 9 which the old greenskeeper let grow out of control but the new greenskeeper has taken an interest in it and it's starting to look quite nice we regularly see people having a knock although I haven't had a go on it yet.
Now I've thought about it I might give them both a go soon.
 
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