Pinehurst No.2
HOLE PAR YARDS DESCRIPTION
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1 4 401 The opening hole of Pinehurst No. 2 is
not overly difficult, but it keeps you
on your toes. It is a short, straight hole
that enables players to use a fairway wood
off the tee to keep the ball in play. Those
who fail to hit the fairway and find the right
rough will have to clear a bunker that is
positioned about 20 yards in front of the green.
Out of bounds runs down the left side of the hole.
2 4 469 Things begin to get a little more difficult with
this slight dogleg to the right. The target off
the tee is the left-center of the fairway, but
that leaves the player open to finding the four
fairway bunkers on the left side, not to mention
out of bounds just past the bunkers. This green
lends itself to several good hole locations and is
a very demanding target.
3 4 336 Donald Ross liked to give players plenty of room
off the tee, but with a narrow fairway, this short
par-4 forces a player have to make a decision.
Players have the option of laying up in front of the
bunker and away from the pair of bunkers on the left,
or they can risk trying to clear all the bunkers.
Among other things, a player's standing in the
Championship will dictate what strategy is chosen.
The green is a steep back-to-front slope, typical of
a Ross design.
4 5 565 The first par-5 on the course offers players a good
birdie opportunity. Players will need to stay right
off the tee and will have the option of going for the
green or laying up between two bunkers 80-90 yards off
the green. An accurate short iron will make for easy
putting as this green has less crown than many others
on the course.
5 4 472 Donald Ross considers this par-4 to be one of the most
difficult holes on the course. It requires a long iron
approach with the ball above your feet into a green with
some of the most difficult hole locations on the course.
Players and caddies will be challenged reading putts on
this green.
6 3 220 The first par-3 on the course is guarded by two
green-side bunkers and a large slope, or false front,
in the front of the green.
7 4 404 This hole is the sharpest dogleg on the course and is
heavily guarded by bunkers on the right side of the
fairway and around the green. Long drivers may attempt
to cut the corner and get close to the green, leaving
them a short iron play into a green sloping from back
to front.
8 4 467 Most players will favor the right side of the fairway
and allow for the right-to-left slope to bring the ball
into the middle of the fairway. The approach is crucial
on this hole as the green slopes dramatically from back
to front. If a player misses left or long, he could
find a collection area nearly 20 yards off the green.
9 3 175 This par-3 is the shortest hole on the course but
being accurate off the tee is critical as the green is
surrounded by bunkers. The green is wide and shallow and
slopes from left to right, with a ridge running from back
to front.
Out 35 3,509
10 5 607 The longest hole on the course may be reachable in two
to some of the long drivers on the tour but they will
need two long, accurate shots to get there. Most players
will need a good drive, and a solid second shot avoiding a
fairway bunker should leave them with a wedge into the
green. The green slopes left to right and the putting
surface drops off into a collection area behind the green.
11 4 476 This marks a critical stretch of par-4s on the back nine.
The fairway appears wide but is bordered on the right
side by wire grass and harpan sand. Players will stay left
off the tee and will look to hit the right-center portion
of green for a safe approach.
12 4 449 A solid tee shot to the left-center of the fairway will
give the player the best look at the green but if the
fairway is missed, holding the green becomes a difficult
task. A deep swale runs from the left across the green
and can kick a workable approach well off to the left.
13 4 378 This short par-4 will force players to make a decision.
They easily should clear the bunkers on the right side
of the fairway but the green sits 15-20 feet above the
fairway, and any ball left short will roll well back into
the fairway.
14 4 468 A very straight hole that accentuates Ross' use of
swales around the green. A player who goes long could
roll 25 yards beyond the green while missing right could
put the player into a bunker that sits well below the
putting surface.
15 3 203 This par-3 provides players with one of the toughest
putting surfaces on the course. The green is severely
crowned and getting the ball to rest on it is
diffcult. Any shots missed right will be swallowed by a
deep green-side bunker and false front will repel any shots
left short.
16 4 492 The only water on the course and a fairway bunker should
not come into play on this hole but the green-side bunkers
will be in play. A long drive and middle iron are all
that is needed reach this long par-4 but the green is
surrounded by bunkers on the right and left.
17 3 190 This par-3 is guarded by five bunkers and is especially
tough with a right-side hole location. Bunkers in the
right front and back right are ready to swallow up any
misjudged shots.
18 4 442 The last hole on this Donald Ross masterpiece is an uphill
right to left par-4. A long tee shot over the right-side
fairway bunker will leave a mid-to-short iron into the
green. Hitting the green is critical as the green-side
bunker is very tough and getting up and down from beyond
the green is very rare.
In 35 3,705
Total 70 7,214
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