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Most hated pin locations

• Cleworthy 3,468 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 9:38 AM

  My nominee for most despised pin location in WGT is the new front pin on Kiawah #8.  I have yet to birdie and half the time can't even get a par.  I can hear WGT - "bwah ha ha!"

  And has anyone heard from Lizzie lately?  She definitely raised the classiness of the forum.  C

• saltiresfan 2,266 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 2:15 PM

  CCC 6th because it's so close to the water. Back pin at STA17 cos it's almost impossible to get near with a tailwind (and you can't reach it with a headwind!).

  I think it's CCC4 where there's an invisible branch and 50/60 rough as well.

• Spammage 694 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 2:59 PM

  Oakmont #9 front right pin - no question.

• easternguy 301 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 3:06 PM

  Spammage:

  Oakmont #9 front right pin - no question.

   

  No question...by far the most difficult pin. Olympic # 17 is no picnic either.

   

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 4:13 PM

  Spammage:

  Oakmont #9 front right pin - no question.

  Totally agreed - as soon as I see that pin i cringe, happy to make bogey lol

• gmaster007 2,101 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 4:19 PM

  Spammage:

  Oakmont #9 front right pin - no question.

  hands down.

  only pin where you'll 'fist pump' a par

• andrewmca 447 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 4:28 PM

  saltiresfan:

  Back pin at STA17

   

  Im yet to master the shot, but one way of approaching is to go right of the bunker with some top-spin, as the green naturally progresses around the corner and then down toward the hole. I've birdied it a few times using this method and if my approach is off its still a fairly comfortable par.. 

  hope this is helpful, (I spent ages trying to approach it using backspin, but from the black tee's its not really an option anymore)

• oahu420 9 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 4:55 PM

  I think you mean Olympic #18. That little bunker in front of the green gets me every time. 

• dflop 1,877 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 7:16 PM

  Spammage:

  Oakmont #9 front right pin - no question.

   

  Hole  # 9  OAKMONT has to win the prize , that's one tuff pin position i cringe every time i see it . And yes a par is a great result .

  dflop  !

• Spammage 694 Posts

  Fri, Nov 16 2012 8:59 PM

  Spammage:

  Oakmont #9 front right pin - no question.

  This is one Eagle that I won't delete from my replays - even for a hole in one.  This makes me think of Happy Gilmore when he holes out a tee shot and says something like - "That is so much easier than putting.  I think I'll just do that every time."