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Another thread (about course design and pace of play) had mention of a regulation length course having an opening hole par 3.
I've never played a course with an opening hole par 3, have you ?
At least 3 courses that I can remember, including the one we played at the weekend
165yd, with not a large target to aim at
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One of the courses that was in our league rotation a few years back starts with a par 3 and one of the players that day had a hole in one to start their round
I've played one. Pacific Grove Municipal in Monterey, CA. In fact, the first TWO holes are par 3.
I think two in a row to start is a bit much, but my thought about a par 3 to start is that it automatically gives you a gap at the beginning of the round, instead of starters sending out the next group on the first tee as soon as the group ahead drives off after hitting their second shots instead of waiting for the actual tee time.
can't remember any, had a few drivable par 4s to start off with.
That's the course that first popped to mind when I saw this thread. The first par 3 is pretty routine. 165 yards as I recall. The 2nd hole is a little over 200 yards, so more of a challenge. This course is nicknamed "The Poor Man's Pebble Beach". The front 9 is parkland style winding through a neighborhood. The back 9 is on a peninsula with the Pacific Ocean on three sides. Lot's of dunes and hills and a pond to clear on 17. The back 9 always has the wind off the ocean.I've played one. Pacific Grove Municipal in Monterey, CA. In fact, the first TWO holes are par 3.
I think two in a row to start is a bit much, but my thought about a par 3 to start is that it automatically gives you a gap at the beginning of the round, instead of starters sending out the next group on the first tee as soon as the group ahead drives off after hitting their second shots instead of waiting for the actual tee time.