chillypepper: I give up. Fourteen attempts to par hole #1 chambers bay. 560yrd par 4? To hell with this course.
There's no doubt that it's a fairly tough hole. But with decent clubs, a person should be able to par it about half the time, without too much difficulty. At least, that's been my experience.
In fact, last night, I was able to birdie the hole. Of course, I had tailwind last night, which help tremendously. Still, even with a headwind, I'm able to get near the hole, and then pitch to within a couple of feet to save par.