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[MinnesotaGolfer]

My local golf course (9 hole) has a Par 3 hole who's distance is this...

Red Tees, 80 Yards
White Tees, 113 Yards with elevated tee
Blue Tees, 126 Yards with elevated tee
Black Tees, 135 Yards

This short and sweet par three has produced more aces than any other hole on the course.
Forget the sand and water, and knock it in the hole. -Hole Description

Has anyone played a Par 3 that's shorter than this?

[dangolf]

Yes. Not a par 3 course (forgot the name somewhere near petosky, Wisconsin) back tees 80 yards and a 50 foot drop. Nice little pitch shot.

[p4174w]

I've played several regulation courses with shorter holes

[Titleist 670]

Yes - I've played a course where it's 120 from the blacks, 112 blues, 104 whites, and 79 red.

Not only that, it's the FINISHING hole and is one of the worst holes I've ever played.

There's another course that has a par three that I play that's 125 from the tips, downhill, but it's got a great view and the green is a bear.

[596]

I've played a hole less then 100 yards with about a 100ft drop.  For me, it was a 52* wedge to the back corner.  You had to walk to the front of the tee, look straight down for the green and the flagstick, mark a mountain in the distance for your line, turn around, walk back to the tee markers and then hit into open air with really nothing to aim at.  No way you can see the green or flagstick from the tee markers.  Emerald Canyon - near Parker, AZ

I also played one in Payson, AZ where you can't see the green at all.  It's so far down that the flagstick is about 15ft long so you can see the top of it and where the hole is.  Super short hole and was a gap wedge to the green.  The tee shot was not only short and downhill but the trees in front of the tee box were above the tees.  You had to hit up and over the trees to the green.

[freddyottawa]

doesn't Number 7 at Pebble Beach play under 100 yards on occasion? I remember at least one round in the US Open that it played less than 100.

The shortest par 3 at my course plays 150 and looks similar to the pic the OP posted.

[joekelli]

Number 9 at Caledonia golf and fish club near Myrtle beach is 118 yards from the tips!  This is one of the top rated courses in the area.

[Bitz22]

What course is this?

[dlygrisse]

The 7th at Pebble...has to be the best short hole of all time any course. 107 from the tips I beileve

[MtlJeff]

i'm pretty sure 7 at pebble played at 99yds one of the days in the US open

I've played a par 3 that was 110yds from the tips. That's the shortest i've personally played. It was blind and up a hill

[fanderson]

596, on 28 July 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

I've played a hole less then 100 yards with about a 100ft drop.  For me, it was a 52* wedge to the back corner.  You had to walk to the front of the tee, look straight down for the green and the flagstick, mark a mountain in the distance for your line, turn around, walk back to the tee markers and then hit into open air with really nothing to aim at.  No way you can see the green or flagstick from the tee markers.  Emerald Canyon - near Parker, AZ

I also played one in Payson, AZ where you can't see the green at all.  It's so far down that the flagstick is about 15ft long so you can see the top of it and where the hole is.  Super short hole and was a gap wedge to the green.  The tee shot was not only short and downhill but the trees in front of the tee box were above the tees.  You had to hit up and over the trees to the green.

I've seen two aces on that hole at Emerald Canyon.  Hardest easy hole ever though.

[Sonny217]

135 from the blacks and it's the #6 hcp hole?  What is the rating/slope of this place?

[596]

fanderson, on 28 July 2012 - 04:10 PM, said:

596, on 28 July 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

I've played a hole less then 100 yards with about a 100ft drop.  For me, it was a 52* wedge to the back corner.  You had to walk to the front of the tee, look straight down for the green and the flagstick, mark a mountain in the distance for your line, turn around, walk back to the tee markers and then hit into open air with really nothing to aim at.  No way you can see the green or flagstick from the tee markers.  Emerald Canyon - near Parker, AZ

I also played one in Payson, AZ where you can't see the green at all.  It's so far down that the flagstick is about 15ft long so you can see the top of it and where the hole is.  Super short hole and was a gap wedge to the green.  The tee shot was not only short and downhill but the trees in front of the tee box were above the tees.  You had to hit up and over the trees to the green.

I've seen two aces on that hole at Emerald Canyon.  Hardest easy hole ever though.

I actually like the next hole, too.  You tee off between the 2 cliffs on either side.  My wife plugged her tee shot in the cliff on the right side.  It was high enough we just left it there, sticking out of the rock wall !!  Some crazy holes on that course.  It's fun to play.

[TKing]

We have one that's 100 from the back, but the green is small, in two levels with a sharp drop between the levels, and really steep with a sharp fall-off in the back.  Unless you get it close,and downhill of the hole, 3 is a good score.

[MinnesotaGolfer]

#7 at Pebble Creek golf club. Becker Minnesota.

[PinHunter]

90 yards from the tips...its almost like they were trying to squeeze the hole into a far corner of the course.  Terrible hole, too.  Green slopes fairly hard back to front, being long is dead.  You flip a little 56* or 60* in there and it just spins off the front in the sand.  I know some guys play range balls on the hole for less spin and another strategy I know that is used is purposely hit a PW or 9i fat and just chunk it onto the green with no spin.  Such a terrible hole

[kg92lefty]

MtlJeff, on 28 July 2012 - 03:19 PM, said:

i'm pretty sure 7 at pebble played at 99yds one of the days in the US open

it did.

[inthefairway]

Once in a while I play at this course where its 100 yards to the pin.  The tee is at a lower level and the green is on a hill top with a fifty foot drop with a stream at the bottom.  Unless your on the green you roll back down the hill or on the other sides rolls into the woods.  Is a hard par three and staying on the green is a must!!!!!

[MtlJeff]

PinHunter, on 28 July 2012 - 06:15 PM, said:

90 yards from the tips...its almost like they were trying to squeeze the hole into a far corner of the course.  Terrible hole, too.  Green slopes fairly hard back to front, being long is dead.  You flip a little 56* or 60* in there and it just spins off the front in the sand.  I know some guys play range balls on the hole for less spin and another strategy I know that is used is purposely hit a PW or 9i fat and just chunk it onto the green with no spin.  Such a terrible hole

could you play like a dead hands gap wedge or something? There's a par 4 on my course where i always end up with about 100 in and it's a very tricky green. I always play a gap, or even a long chip type shop with a PW, on that hole you'd probably need to flight it higher though because of the bunkers

[pdaero]

There's a course I frequent called Pinecrest here in Houston that is 117 from the tips and 105 from the second tee - generally a full sand wedge or 3/4 PW.

[Birdies4Days]

My course has a 54 yard practice hole 19 aces there lol

[mallrat]

#5 at Furry Creek outside Vancouver, B.C. Plays 107 from the tips

[Paully]

#13 @ The Ranch is 99 yards from the tips, although the last time I played it, the tees were up with a front hole location = 60 yard par 3...  By far the most gimmicky course I've ever played.

[teejaywhy]

I don't understand the sentiment that short holes are lacking because they must be "easy."  It seems this mindset has slowly bred the short hole out of the modern course.

A well designed short hole can offer a challenge and it definitely has its place in a balanced golf course layout.

Edited by teejaywhy, 29 July 2012 - 08:54 AM.

[rafal]

596, on 28 July 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

I've played a hole less then 100 yards with about a 100ft drop.  For me, it was a 52* wedge to the back corner.  You had to walk to the front of the tee, look straight down for the green and the flagstick, mark a mountain in the distance for your line, turn around, walk back to the tee markers and then hit into open air with really nothing to aim at.  No way you can see the green or flagstick from the tee markers.  Emerald Canyon - near Parker, AZ

I also played one in Payson, AZ where you can't see the green at all.  It's so far down that the flagstick is about 15ft long so you can see the top of it and where the hole is.  Super short hole and was a gap wedge to the green.  The tee shot was not only short and downhill but the trees in front of the tee box were above the tees.  You had to hit up and over the trees to the green.

Played a course in Taiwan with a hole like that only the drop is .... dunno .... about 600 feet easily.  You take a mountain lift down after the shot, you never see the green until you come down.

[Ghost_Orchid]

http://www.dutchessg...golf.com/  Hole #13.  90 yds from the blues, uphill par 3 with green pitched toward you.  Go long and it's an impossible up and down, hit the green with too much spin, it spins off the green...you need an 8i, bump and run.

[PinHunter]

Ghost_Orchid, on 29 July 2012 - 06:09 PM, said:

http://www.dutchessg...golf.com/  Hole #13.  90 yds from the blues, uphill par 3 with green pitched toward you.  Go long and it's an impossible up and down, hit the green with too much spin, it spins off the green...you need an 8i, bump and run.

Ghost...that is the hole I referred to a few posts up man.

[Ghost_Orchid]

PinHunter, on 28 July 2012 - 06:15 PM, said:

90 yards from the tips...its almost like they were trying to squeeze the hole into a far corner of the course.  Terrible hole, too.  Green slopes fairly hard back to front, being long is dead.  You flip a little 56* or 60* in there and it just spins off the front in the sand.  I know some guys play range balls on the hole for less spin and another strategy I know that is used is purposely hit a PW or 9i fat and just chunk it onto the green with no spin.  Such a terrible hole

This is the hole I was referring to...

Thanks PinHuner

Edited by Ghost_Orchid, 29 July 2012 - 06:13 PM.

[teejaywhy]

PinHunter, on 29 July 2012 - 06:11 PM, said:

Ghost_Orchid, on 29 July 2012 - 06:09 PM, said:

http://www.dutchessg...golf.com/  Hole #13.  90 yds from the blues, uphill par 3 with green pitched toward you.  Go long and it's an impossible up and down, hit the green with too much spin, it spins off the green...you need an 8i, bump and run.

Ghost...that is the hole I referred to a few posts up man.

Funny that the modern golfer is so perplexed by a 90 yard shot.

The only fault I find with this hole is the ugly cart path and fence.

[daughterscameron]

MinnesotaGolfer, on 28 July 2012 - 05:20 PM, said:

#7 at Pebble Creek golf club. Becker Minnesota.

What number is the par 3 hole that plays about 215 or 220 from the tips?