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Sunday, June 29, 2008

No. 11, the carnival hole -hey you, with the face!



The tree on the right of the frame blocks the approach to a green which is sunken and hidden from view. It is just taller than a 60 degree wedge's ball flight, and snags and deflects balls into a pit below and to the right which is about 10 feet lower than the green. The green tilts away from the fairway making it very hard to stop a low shot. The best shot from the right is a fade with a mid iron which lands at the end of the fairway and rolls onto the green. Needless to say, you'd rather be left, but there is a long bunker and then a row of oaks. I love this hole because success is rare. 


Posted by docpark at 12:20 AM

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Unknown said...

Climb every mountain! Swim every sea!

June 30, 2008 at 1:29 PM

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This classic postage stamp par 3 is not only a great golf hole, it is a koan: "What is the sound of a ball not going in the hole?"

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My current handicap is below (USGA card). I have made shots that Woods, Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, Hogan, Snead, and Jones would envy. These are currently outnumbered by the ones that challenge my faith in golf. These perfect moments are a glimpse of what may be. My faith in what may come keeps me a golfist. May your ball find the hole.
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