Favourite Par 3, Par 4 and Par 5

ThunderCat

Dunno if this has been done lads but i tried searching for it and it gave me 20 pages of stuff and im not looking through all them!

Anyways just wondering what everyones favourites are.

For me

Par 3: 10th a Corballis. Dunno what it is but i love it.
Par 4: 4th at Old Head or the 9th at Royal County Down
Par 5: 12th at Old Head.

Now your turn.....

JMB88

Par 3: 3rd @ Mount Juillet
Par 4: 18th @ Royal Dublin
Par 5: 18th @ The K Club (Palmer)

madds

Too numerous to mention favourites but one comes to mind...

Par 4: 4th at Courtown....I just love this hole

ridonkulous

par 3: So many great ones. Waterville has 2 great ones but i dont remember the hole numbers. I love the second in Skeeries and Ashbourne.

par 4: The 18th hole in San Lorenzo (portugal). You can play safe down the right and hit the second over water or go for the carry over the water from the tee and leave yourself with a tricky half shot into the green. I'd never seen anybody make the carry, despite numerous efforts at great expense, then Darren Clarke was playing behind us one day......BOOM, he probably used his putter.

par 5: 10th (i think) in waterville. Its just a great hole where you have to place all 3 shots or alternatively have the option of going for it in two but as I recall this decision must be made from the tee.

gorfield

Par 3- 5th county louth
Par 4- 7th European club
Par 5- 16th K club palmer

Paulusmaximus

Favourite Par 3:

16th The Green Monkey, Barbados. unbelievable setting, great hole.

http://www.sandylane.com/golf/greenmonkey_hole16.html

Par 4

18th Druids Glen

or

10th Royal Dublin

What you want in a Par 4. Tough but fair.

Par 5. Can't think of any off hand. 16th in the K club is a good hole.

ShriekingSheet

Par 3: 16th @ South County

Par 4: 17th @ Milltown

Par 5: 18th @ K Club (Smurfit), 18th @ Woodenbridge

f22

Par 3: 15th Portmarnock
Par 4: 9th Royal Co. Down
Par 5: 10th Mt. Juliet

bogmanfan

Par 3: the 12th in Coolattin
Par 4: gotta be the 4th in Grange Castle
Par 5: the 6th in Dunmurry Springs

deko43

Par 3 - 12th Waterville ( the Mass Hole)
Par 4 - 14th Esker Hills ( the one down into the valley)
Par 5 - 11th Waterville ( Tranquillity - best par 5 in the world - probably !)

dvemail

Par 3: 16th Carne
Par 4: 2nd Portsalon
Par 5: 18th Adare

Obni

Great topic for a cold winter's day.

Par 3
4th The Heritage

Par 4
10th The European

Par 5
12th at Kingsbarns
Kingsbarns

Mister Sifter

Par 3 - 2nd K Club Smurfit
Par 4 - 12th Headfort New
Par 5 - 18th K-Club Smurfit

PhilipMarlowe

Par 3 - 11th Old Course St. Andrews

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Par 4 - 10th Sunningdale Old Course

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Par 5 - 11th Waterville (Tranquility)

Mister Sifter

Licksy wrote: »

Par 4 - 10th Sunningdale Old Course

Three crackers there Licksy, i just went with Irish courses as i thought not many would know ones i would've mentioned.

I love the 10th on Sunningdale Old. Gem of a hole. In fact, i love holes with elevated tees full stop. Just something about watching it sail and drop.

Morrisseeee

From the ones I've played:

Par 3 : the 3rd > Mount Juliet

Par 4 : the 5th Lee Valley (haven't pared it yet !, but I will....someday)

Par 5 : the 5th > Cork Golf Club

deko43

Licksy wrote: »

Par 3 - 11th Old Course St. Andrews

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Par 4 - 10th Sunningdale Old Course

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Par 5 - 11th Waterville (Tranquility)

Delighted that someone else picked "Tranquility" as best par 5.
If you are lucky enough to be on the fairway there and get to walk down the middle with those massive banks on both sides... heaven on earth
(as long as you are on the fairway !)

Hobart

Par 3, 12th Druids Glenn


Par 4, 18th Montecastillo

Par 5, 9th The Blackbush G.C.

soundsham

Morrisseeee wrote: »

From the ones I've played:



Par 4 : the 5th Lee Valley (haven't pared it yet !, but I will....someday)


savage hole often plays longer than the par 5 running alongside it

proper index 1 !!

slumped

Par 3: Has to be the 16th at Carton (O'Meara). Carry from back tee over water to green.

Par 4: 18th at St. Andrews - played it few years ago and made par!

Par 5: Strange one, the 14th at Ardee - from the back sticks it takes 3 good strikes to get to green. Around 550 yards I think, approach to green is through a narrowing tree lined fairway with a bunker at front left to catch wayward shots. Really good.


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soundsham

par 3: 15th in muskerry about 160y shot to a green 100ft below

par 4: 5th in lee valley 475 of back sticks slightly uphill to a sloping green(a beast)

par 5: 18th in adare just a beatiful hole to finish a great course

jimboddb

Par 3 is also the 15th in Muskerry. one of those holes that you could play all day long happily.

Par 4 is 17 in Rosses Point. Prob the most difficult hole I've played.

Par 5 is the 2nd in Tralee. Super hole on a super course.

singhs#1fan

Par 3: 16th in Tralee, spectacular setting.

Par 4: 16th in the European club.

Par 5: Has to be the 18th in Adare, will make or break your round.

golf_caddy

Here's 3 of my fav's....

Par 3: 7th Lucan
Par 4: 7th Carlow
Par 5: 15th O'Meara (Carton)

thegen

OK, Hers my Choice!!!

Par 3: 3rd Arklow
Par 4: 13th Druids Glen
Par 5: 15th South County

ManFromAtlantis

par 4 13th westport decent test.

and as someone said earlier any elevated par 3 tee is nice !

gorfield

soundsham wrote: »

Morrisseeee wrote: »

From the ones I've played:



Par 4 : the 5th Lee Valley (haven't pared it yet !, but I will....someday)


savage hole often plays longer than the par 5 running alongside it

proper index 1 !!

If you have the balls to hit it in the right rough off the tee, the 2nd shot plays about 40yds shorter

Miley Byrne

Par 3 - 13th Tralee

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Par 4 - 11th Ballybunion Old

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Par 5 - 18th Fota

(No Pic, Ye'll have to play it to find out what it's like!!!!!)

ManFromAtlantis

denisoc16 wrote: »

Par 3 - 13th Tralee

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wow dont know tralee . looks good. didnt know - seems linksey

Morrisseeee

If you have the balls to hit it in the right rough off the tee, the 2nd shot plays about 40yds shorter

...he he, you mean golf balls !!! Actually, I nearly always end up there, but not intentionally ! In fact I've never made the green in 2, and its the type of green you could 3 or 4 putt. In fact, only recently they've removed the 'out-of-bounds' that this rough used to be, so it was even harder !! :eek:

Birdietime

Par 3: 16th Carton House (O,Meara) Classic
Par 4: 8th Powerscourt (East Course) very tough par four.
Par 5: 15th Ballybunion (Cashin Course) par is a great score here,

emilyj

Par 3: 5th Murvagh, Donegal
Par 4: 4th Esker hills
Par 5: 18th K Club

Chopper888

Par 3 - 6th Cruit Island
Par 4- 11th Baltray
Par 5- 18th Adare Manor

jakedabake

Par 3 5th @ Lahinch

Par 4 3rd @ Waterford Castle

Par 5 5th @ Rosses Point (great driving hole)

ozymandias10

Par 3 : 15th Ballykisteen

Par 4 : 12th Heritage Killenard

Par 5 : 2nd Tralee (the barrow)

Paud.....

Ok im just gonna say my fave holes on Carne, Co Mayo.

Par 3: 16th; 155yd hole that plays to a green below...where club selection could be anything from a wedge to a 4 iron.


Par 5: 13th; A 527yd hole that plays into the prevailing wind that comes off the atlantic ocean....with out of bounds all up the right and deep rough up the left this is one difficult hole.

And Finally Par 4: 17th: A 430 yd hole which has a beautiful 360 degree view from the tee.......it is rumoured that the 2nd shot on this hole is the hardest in Europe......truely one of the best holes in the world!

scrubber72

Par 3
16th Carne.
Par 4
12th Carne defies physics
Par 5
17th Portumna

sweetswing

Paud..... wrote: »

Ok im just gonna say my fave holes on Carne, Co Mayo.

Par 3: 16th; 155yd hole that plays to a green below...where club selection could be anything from a wedge to a 4 iron.


Par 5: 13th; A 527yd hole that plays into the prevailing wind that comes off the atlantic ocean....with out of bounds all up the right and deep rough up the left this is one difficult hole.

And Finally Par 4: 17th: A 430 yd hole which has a beautiful 360 degree view from the tee.......it is rumoured that the 2nd shot on this hole is the hardest in Europe......truely one of the best holes in the world!

i have to agree with you on the 17th in carne for a par 4 its a wonderfull hole and a wonderfull golf course......for a par 3 the third hole in castleknock is a corker very tough hole usually plays into the wind.......and for a par 5 it has to be the 4th or the 13th in concra wood this golf course will take the pepsi challenge with any golf course in the world yes i said it the world, if you havent played it yet your in for some treat:D

jimbling

Ye guys have played some amazing courses. I've never played golf abroad, only once or twice played outside my county. Got to get my act in gear.
I won't even bother mentioning my favs, as they'll either be in Blarney or Lee Valley.

soundsham wrote: »

par 4: 5th in lee valley 475 of back sticks slightly uphill to a sloping green(a beast)

Was on the green for a 3 foot birdie put there last week. Just edged passed the outside of the hole..... ball just ran and ran. Ended up nearly 10 foot from the hole.
Absolutely crushing to be walking off the hole with a bogey.