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The scenic tree-lined laneway running alongside this hole was hacked out of the
forest by Adam Hamilton in 1868.
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A Fan’s Notes:
A bloody, brutish, brawling beast of a Par 5…..the proverbial “true 3-shotter”. Monck’s Landing’s homage to Medinah. 60 yard-wide fairway, so grip-it-and-rip-it! Length is this hole’s defence. Green appears to be a small target off in the distance, but it is deep and the mounds surrounding it will funnel wayward shots onto the putting surface. Glimpse of Beechnut Lake behind this hole provides a (faint) echo of the seaside links tradition. The 17th plays 40 yards shorter…..and can play shorter still for the stout of heart. The option is there to carry the gargantuan "Bo-hemiath" bunker guarding the inside corner of this hole’s dogleg. A 250 yard drive will land you in the fairway beyond the bunker, biting off another 40 yards. A miss-hit shot is akin to a penalty stroke….the risk/reward ideal. |
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