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Best Holes, Period

So I intended Hole 12 to be the signature hole, but Tony had the bright idea to extend 13. His vision was golden.
 
I vaguely remember you talking about that. You want to make a long hole out in the field with a couple small ponds or something?...
 
Locomotive Hole #8 at Central: Bryan hasn't updated the new layout on here yet, but the new hole 8 is just an incredible(ly punishing) par 5. You start at the base of a hill and the first shot is a forehand or turnover up about 40 feet to an LZ, then a hard RHBH hyzer turn to a tight wooded fairway, with the last 60-65 feet or so in the open to a pin on a slight slope. On a course with 4 or 5 signature-level holes already, this new one takes the cake.

Hole 9 Easley: just an absolute crush over a soccer field followed by a technical upshot. Hole 11 could also qualify, but the crush shot factor of hole 9 definitely ups the ante.

Hole 5 Steady Ed: Another huge tee shot to a placement upshot, except this time with water. Steady is my favorite IDGC course, and there are several great holes, but Hole 5 is I think my favorite. Or 11. Or 17. Or 12. Or 9.....

Hole 1 W.R. Jackson: I just really love the way the fairway sets up on this hole. It's a true golf hole.

Langley Pond: I can't really name a favorite because this course is just a beat down every time I go and play...but it's gorgeous and difficult and perfect.

Hole 12 Boyd Pond Park: It's not a very difficult hole, but in the B position this hole is super fun to play. A booming placement drive leaves you with a relatively easy upshot, but it's just such a fun drive to throw. Hole 18 is honorary mention for the same reason, it's just such a fun "top-of-the-world" type shot (although it isn't quite at Dela 27 level)

Hole 17 Mt. Airy: just such a cool fairway. The ideal LZ is pretty small and changes throughout the length of the fairway too, making it super rewarding to hit and a difficult but fun improvisational shot if you miss it.
 
sjberry2017 said:
Langley Pond: I can't really name a favorite because this course is just a beat down every time I go and play...but it's gorgeous and difficult and perfect.
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I don't know the number, but there's a hole on the back nine that is one of he most adventurous I've played. It tees over water; on the far side are two fairway options cut through the woods, but going up a big hill. Over the hill, the fairway dips down a little and then back up---a saddle, of sorts---bending right, as I recall---and the woods on the left open up to be atop a cliff over the lake. Or where the lake will be, when it fills, so it's oblivion for discs fading left. Then it continues back in the woods for a while, to a basket on a cool wooded green. By the time you hole out, all sorts of things may have happened.

I'm not as big a Langley Pond fan as some, but that's quite a hole. I think of it as more of a signature hole than the fishhook-shaped one with the basket set between two trees, that they use on their logo.
 
Hole 11 Ozark Mountain has to be mentioned somewhere. It's always been called the 1-800-collect hole. I want to say it plays about 800-900 feet straight down a mountain with huge pines lining both sides of about a 25 foot wide fairway.
Taking a 6 on this hole is not the worse thing that can happen.
 
DavidSauls said:
I don't know the number, but there's a hole on the back nine that is one of he most adventurous I've played. It tees over water; on the far side are two fairway options cut through the woods, but going up a big hill. Over the hill, the fairway dips down a little and then back up---a saddle, of sorts---bending right, as I recall---and the woods on the left open up to be atop a cliff over the lake. Or where the lake will be, when it fills, so it's oblivion for discs fading left. Then it continues back in the woods for a while, to a basket on a cool wooded green. By the time you hole out, all sorts of things may have happened.

I'm not as big a Langley Pond fan as some, but that's quite a hole. I think of it as more of a signature hole than the fishhook-shaped one with the basket set between two trees, that they use on their logo.
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That'd be hole 15 and I agree it's probably more their signature hole; I heard back when the course opened the short tee would be on a dock built out into that little cove area. If they ever do that it'll definitely be the signature.

I agree that the fishhook hole isn't really a signature hole worthy (I'm not a big fan of the design of it, but it is what it is). The green on it just sets up as such a perfect logo though so I'm fine with that.

You could probably also argue hole 18 is the signature as the hugeeeee top of the world shot but I feel like the OB comes into play a bit too much for it to really be a solid bomber shot.
 
It's hard enough to name a "best course". How to sort out a "best hole"?

Unlike a course, it's hard to have variety, though I can think of one that has elevation, open area, tight wooded, O.B., scenic beauty, scoring spread, a low-ceiling drive, and a dangerous green, rolled into one. Not particularly roller-friendly, nor lefty/righty balanced, though.

But not the cool-factor that top-of-the-world shots, true island holes (an island green surrounded by water), or holes with truly unique features have. When I think of "best holes", I tend to drift towards "favorite holes", and it's these unique ones that come to mind.
 
DavidSauls said:
It's hard enough to name a "best course". How to sort out a "best hole"?

Unlike a course, it's hard to have variety, though I can think of one that has elevation, open area, tight wooded, O.B., scenic beauty, scoring spread, a low-ceiling drive, and a dangerous green, rolled into one. Not particularly roller-friendly, nor lefty/righty balanced, though.

But not the cool-factor that top-of-the-world shots, true island holes (an island green surrounded by water), or holes with truly unique features have. When I think of "best holes", I tend to drift towards "favorite holes", and it's these unique ones that come to mind.
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Would that be Hole 16 at Hyzer Creek? It's a 461' Par 5 but the pics don't do it justice. I only played it twice but I did par and birdie it but both of my drives were absolutely perfect, plus it was the end hole for me for round 1 of this years April Showers tournament. It could also be 12 though.
 
ILUVSMGS18 said:
Would that be Hole 16 at Hyzer Creek? It's a 461' Par 5 but the pics don't do it justice. I only played it twice but I did par and birdie it but both of my drives were absolutely perfect, plus it was the end hole for me for round 1 of this years April Showers tournament. It could also be 12 though.
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Nope, not Hyzer Creek, haven't been there.
 
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