rbarthle17
One-length advocate
Since my course is three separate 9 hole courses, there are three #1 holes.
Wolverine #2
This one is #1 based purely on it's length I believe. OB down the entire left side of the hole from tee to green. A bad tee shot makes par your best possible score simply because most people are going to need three shots to reach the green with good tee shots. I have never seen anyone get closer than 100 yards out in two shots. Go left (but not OB) and your second shot is likely going into my ball bucket if you try a hero shot. Trees always seem to be in the perfect place to block shots that went the right. The green itself is flat and the easy, rewarding you once you get there.
And if you hit it into the yard of the house at the 150 markers, at least ask if my kids are okay before asking for your ball please.
Buckeye #5
I'm a little surprised this is the #1 hole on this course. The tee shot plays into most amateurs biggest swing fault. A fade and even a slice can put you right in the middle of the fairway. If you find the woods on either side you likely have to punch out. Water guards the right side of the green but there is a ton of bailout room left of the green.
I personally find #6 to be the hardest hole. It's straight but a much tighter tee shot with trees lining both sides of the fairway all the way to the green.
Irish #3
Another one I don't quite see as being hard as long as you play with even a modicum of brains, but I guess most people don't and that's why it's #1. OB all the way up the left side, and the barn juts out to block cutting the slight dogleg unless you can legitimately carry 290+. I always tee off with a hybrid even from the blues, and am left with 150-180 for the second shot. No need to take driver out here at all, the gains you get from it are minimal for most people. There is a little bail out room to the right off the tee, but go too far right and there are some trees but many times there is a nice alley through it. Once you pass the barn it's wide open to the green. The green has a slight ridge in it, and they like to put the hole on it or near it. Hard to one putt unless you go pin seeking, but easy to two-putt it most times.
Wolverine #2
This one is #1 based purely on it's length I believe. OB down the entire left side of the hole from tee to green. A bad tee shot makes par your best possible score simply because most people are going to need three shots to reach the green with good tee shots. I have never seen anyone get closer than 100 yards out in two shots. Go left (but not OB) and your second shot is likely going into my ball bucket if you try a hero shot. Trees always seem to be in the perfect place to block shots that went the right. The green itself is flat and the easy, rewarding you once you get there.
And if you hit it into the yard of the house at the 150 markers, at least ask if my kids are okay before asking for your ball please.
Buckeye #5
I'm a little surprised this is the #1 hole on this course. The tee shot plays into most amateurs biggest swing fault. A fade and even a slice can put you right in the middle of the fairway. If you find the woods on either side you likely have to punch out. Water guards the right side of the green but there is a ton of bailout room left of the green.
I personally find #6 to be the hardest hole. It's straight but a much tighter tee shot with trees lining both sides of the fairway all the way to the green.
Irish #3
Another one I don't quite see as being hard as long as you play with even a modicum of brains, but I guess most people don't and that's why it's #1. OB all the way up the left side, and the barn juts out to block cutting the slight dogleg unless you can legitimately carry 290+. I always tee off with a hybrid even from the blues, and am left with 150-180 for the second shot. No need to take driver out here at all, the gains you get from it are minimal for most people. There is a little bail out room to the right off the tee, but go too far right and there are some trees but many times there is a nice alley through it. Once you pass the barn it's wide open to the green. The green has a slight ridge in it, and they like to put the hole on it or near it. Hard to one putt unless you go pin seeking, but easy to two-putt it most times.