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Rank all the 9-holes from hardest to easiest

• pinkgirl34 59 Posts

  Mon, Jul 12 2010 2:56 PM

  Here are my rankings from hardest to easiest in my opinion:

  - Bethpage Back 9

  - Bethpage Front 9

  - St. Andrews Back 9

  - Oakmont Back 9

  - Oakmont Front 9

  - Kiawah Front 9

  - St. Andrews Front 9

  - Kiawah Back 9

• TracyMax 2,361 Posts

  Mon, Jul 12 2010 3:11 PM

  I'd move Kiawah up the ranking on both halves, I have most trouble on this course. St. Andrews is hard because of the uneven fairways and the "hole" in the middle of the fairways they call "traps" and the hilly greens. Then I'd put Bethpage front and back. Haven't played Oakmont or any of the tourney courses.

   

  Keep on swinging!

• TarheelsRule 5,564 Posts

  Mon, Jul 12 2010 4:31 PM

  Hard to do since I have been playing the qualifiers lately but I will try.

  Oakmont Back 9

  Bethpage Back 9

  Oakmont Front 9

  Bethpage Front 9

  Kiawah Front 9

  St Andrews Back 9

  St Andrews Front 9

  Kiawah Back 9

• Doublemochaman 2,009 Posts

  Mon, Jul 12 2010 4:58 PM

  Pebble Beach Back 9

  Spyglass Front 9

  Pinehurst #2 Back 9

  Chambers Bay Front 9

  Harbor Town Front 9

  Spyglass Back 9

  Pebble Beach Front 9

  Chambers Bay Back 9

  Pinehurst #2 Front 9

  Bandon Dunes Back 9

  Bandon Dunes Front 9

  Harbor Town Back 9

  Mini-World Chutes & Windmills Back 9

  ;)

• pinkgirl34 59 Posts

  Mon, Jul 12 2010 5:33 PM

  Doublemochaman:

  Pebble Beach Back 9

  Spyglass Front 9

  Pinehurst #2 Back 9

  Chambers Bay Front 9

  Harbor Town Front 9

  Spyglass Back 9

  Pebble Beach Front 9

  Chambers Bay Back 9

  Pinehurst #2 Front 9

  Bandon Dunes Back 9

  Bandon Dunes Front 9

  Harbor Town Back 9

  Mini-World Chutes & Windmills Back 9

  ;)

  LOL, it'd be amazing if some of those courses were added, no doubt. =)

• TracyMax 2,361 Posts

  Tue, Feb 15 2011 6:57 AM

  TarheelsRule:

  Hard to do since I have been playing the qualifiers lately but I will try.

  Oakmont Back 9

  Bethpage Back 9

  Oakmont Front 9

  Bethpage Front 9

  Kiawah Front 9

  St Andrews Back 9

  St Andrews Front 9

  Kiawah Back 9

  Updating my post from a few months ago----having played them all several times now--I would have to say you're pretty close. Though I might move the back nine at St.A up a little.

• Steelers75 239 Posts

  Tue, Feb 15 2011 9:27 AM

  TarheelsRule:

  Hard to do since I have been playing the qualifiers lately but I will try.

  Oakmont Back 9

  Bethpage Back 9

  Oakmont Front 9

  Bethpage Front 9

  Kiawah Front 9

  St Andrews Back 9

  St Andrews Front 9

  Kiawah Back 9

  I concur.

• TallAcePaul 1,455 Posts

  Wed, Feb 16 2011 7:39 AM

  Mine would be quite different. I am going to order as per legend tees, medium wind and tournament greens.

  Oakmont Front 9

  BP Back 9

  Kiawah Back 9

  Oakmont Back 9

  BP Front 9

  SA Back 9

  Kiawah Front 9

  SA Front 9

  The surprise may be Kia Back but from the legend tees it is a different proposition. As you can no longer get wedges into the greens and the greens are probably the most difficult it is a lot harder to go low consistantly.

  With Oakmont I think that it will become easier as we all get to know it better.

• stuffix 762 Posts

  Wed, Feb 16 2011 11:08 PM

  Nice order Paul. It's quite the same for me.

  Oakmont Front 9

  Kiawah Back 9

  BP Back 9

  BP Front 9

  Oakmont Back 9

  SA Back 9

  Kiawah Front 9

  SA Front 9

  Kiawah Back 9 sure ain't easy. 3 or 4-iron shots on 12, 13, 14, 17 and 18, that's tough. And with those greens, I put it in front of BP Back 9.

  The other difference is BP Front 9. A lot of tricky shots and 5, 7 and 9 are very difficult to birdie.

• Games4Ever71 623 Posts

  Sat, May 19 2012 9:50 AM

  I have a question to bring this thread back. Where is St. George in all this? That course is not even mentioned.