Most difficult holes in golf

15 on RCD. Horrible hole.

In full summer rough ..3 Corballis.

1 in European..what a horrible handshake

7th in the European. Nothing but a sea of gorse off the tee then a headcover job onto a sliver of a entrance with marshes right & bulrushes left. Have tried to play it as a 3 shoter, no easier.

It completely depends on the tees you're playing off. I've played off the greens on many a course and found the index 1 one of the easier holes... because I started 80 yards ahead of the tees it's rated from!

But the 3rd in corballis for sure. I've seen comps where there's only a handful of bogeys and no pars on it. 12th in new forest is a good shout too. That stupid tree can ruin your chances of getting near the green.

13 on portmarnock links must be up there too into the prevailing wind. Even off the whites it's a crazy distance into any sort of wind. And a thin green that doesn't leave easy putts.

I imagine it'll be all par 4s mentioned, but I'd love to hear what par 3s and 5s people struggle with the most. 17 on new forest springs to mind, but that hole has actually been kind to me. The 4th hole on tramores Newtown 9 perhaps - if I'm into a wind I'll probably just lay up.

The 6th hole on the Barryscourt layout at Fota Island is difficult. Dogleg right par 4 with a bunker in the middle of the landing zone. The fairway has a slope to the right regardless of where you land so you will have a difficult approach shot to an uphill green which is long and narrow with a bunker on the right and a steep hill descending to the back if you hit too long. And sure while I'm at it, the next hole is also difficult. Second shot needs to be played over a creek like the 7th or 8th in pebble beach!

Some great holes mentioned above. Ballybunion 2 is unbelievably difficult, Fix.

Thewobbler mentions 7 at The European - one of my least favourite holes on the course. I found the most difficult part of it was choosing the right tee so your drive couldn't reach the reeds.

Here's a scorecard - holes 1 through 18 - I put together for the Irish Examiner

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/golf/arid-40703846.html

I reckon one person's evaluation of how difficult a hole is can be so different from the next person as tees used , weather and how long you hit the ball make all the difference. For me (a short hitter) 2 that come to mind are the par 4 index 1 Woodstock , its long , there is a decent carry over water off the tee , the second shot has another carry over water , the green is up on a hill and pretty undulating.

Another dog of a hole is the index 1 in Dromoland , off the old tees. Its a long par 4 , water down the left and across the fairway about 180 years from a green which is on top of a hill and is narrow . There is a tree in the way off the tee. Any time I've played it I have always had to lay up short of the water on my second shot which leaves a long uphill shot to a narrow target. Its a bit easier off the new tees , a little bit shorter and the tree is no longer in the way for your tee shot.

I did play Royal St Davids in Wales last year on a calm day and most of the 2nd 9 were off the charts difficult. It's the most difficult 9 holes I've ever played.

I think I remember a hole in dromoland where you've to play over a lake, but not too far our you'll runout.

13th in druids is possibly the hardest hole to GIR in the country.

Fix call of the 18th at St margarets. It's is a hard hole to GIR for sure, but then the green itself is then a massive challenge which is heavily sloped and has ridges and even if you do GIR a 3putt is often followed.

There are so many in RCD and European - they are different levels.

But I just realised - or may have repressed it in my mind.

18 in European is crazy golf.

That green is ridiculous. Totally unplayable in the summer depending on pin position. Say something if it was a shorter hole.

Probably not the most fashionable or talked about place, but the 8th hole at Silloge Park is really difficult and I'd rank it as one of the toughest I've played. It’s a long par 4 dog leg left. You tee up one side of a valley and hit over a stream and some trees. The ideal landing area with a flat lie and a view of the green is about 240 yards and the fairway narrows a lot at this point. Anything short of this leaves a very difficult second, even a lay-up, due to the uphill lie and the angle of the dog leg. There’s OB left and trees to the right, for your tee shot and approach. The only reprieve on this hole is a very flat green with small, shallow bunkers front left and right.

One of my favourite Par 3's, "Gan Gaineamh", a bunkerless par 3 where the jeopardy is very subtle.

Its a mad hole. I played it into the wind on a squally day and it was still a very hard as a 3 shotter.

The approach is absolutely one of the toughest you can face.