When it comes to golf holes, architects
usually save the best for last. Many of the most famous are the 18th holes. In the PGA championships these can be the
holes in which the championships are won or lost. For any golfer they
can be the holes in which you set a new scoring record, or
alternatively fall short of your records. These are a few of golf's
great finishing holes.
18th at Pebble Beach
The 18th at Pebble Beach
Links is perhaps the most exciting finishing hole in golf. This is
ranked among the top 18 golf holes in the sport by various golf
magazines and books. What sets this hole apart is the left-breaking
ramble along the Carmel Bay shore, that dominates the left side of
the fairway. The hole stretches some 548 yards along the shoreline,
and has a green surrounded by bunkers. Few finishing holes can match
it, and on this hole five U.S. Opens have been won and
lost.
18th at TPC Sawgrass
This is the finishing hole of the
Players Championship that is played at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium
Course. After the 17th island green on the TPC Sawgrass
Stadium Course comes the 18th, which has a substantial
lake along its left fairway. The water sweeps up to the left of the
hole's green. The hole stretches some 447 yards, and certainly makes
for a great finale at the Players Championship.
18th at Harbour Town Golf
Links
Another famous golf course of the PGA
Tour is that of the Harbour Town Links. At the end of this hole
is the the red-and-white striped Harbour Town lighthouse, and
surrounding moored yachts. It stretches almost 500 yards, with
out-of-bounds stakes on the right side of the hole, and the marsh of
Calibogue Sound on the left of the fairway. Beyond that is the
Port Royal Sound. Overall, it's one of the great PGA Tour holes.
18th at Doral Resort
The finishing hole at the Doral Resort,
Florida is another that is dominated by a lake. This is a 467 yard
hole has a lake along the left of its fairway and green. On the
right of the hole there are five notable greenside and fairway
bunkers. The photo on the left includes the hole's lake fountain.
18th at Bay Hill Club
The 18th at the Bay Hill
Club is a 441 yard par-4 hole. The final third of this hole includes
a lake along the right side of its fairway and green. When the lake
comes into play the fairway narrows up before the green.
The left of the green is dominated by sand bunkers, with the lake on
the right.
Those are some of the great finishing
holes. The holes are among the most exciting on the PGA Tour.
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