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Merion Toughest Hole?

• saltiresfan 2,266 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 3:38 PM

  One advantage the 15th has is that you're hitting a short iron or wedge in which gives you the control to get close. I've birdied 15 a few times (and trip bogied it as well).

• Spammage 694 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 3:56 PM

  #15 - VERY small landing area and if your approach is above the hole you better make sure that the birdie putt hits the hole - otherwise you are likely making bogey.

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 4:14 PM

  5, 15 and 18 with a headwind. #5 is so hard to keep the ball on the green without being long, 15 is makeable birdie but 18 into the wind is brutal so that is the hardest for me. Tough course, good course management is required and putting can be brutal if you leave a downhill putt -  and that's only with tournament greens - with Championships Greens . I just shudder to think how many 3 putts + I would have!

• DAZZA501 5,972 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 4:21 PM

  #13. 134yds and more vem than you can shake a stick at. I haven't had 1 shot go the distance i expected on that hole yet.

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 5:08 PM

  DAZZA501:

  #13. 134yds and more vem than you can shake a stick at. I haven't had 1 shot go the distance i expected on that hole yet.

  LOL Dazza, me neither - always long or way short. Not sure whether it is VEM but think that WGT need to go make and recalibrate their GPS. Something is amiss probably with the elevation as nothing adds up here

• MichaelStroke 2,066 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 5:14 PM

  I wouldn't know.  I got to the green on 5 and rage-quit.

• Griz891 60 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 5:58 PM

  The whole course is challenging...LOL...my best score is even so far.

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 7:04 PM

  Holes five and six for me.

  saltiresfan:

  14 for me. Can't get the approach to stop.

  I chase the ball up to the green, but keep the ball to the left of the cup. Otherwise the ball funnels down 20+ feet to the right.

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 7:07 PM

  Griz891:

  The whole course is challenging.

  I thought the same thing, but the more I play it, the easier it's getting on some of the longer iron approach shots.

  I posted a 64 so far. I may have a chance for a low round after eight weeks of qualifying. lol : )

• tiffer67 1,764 Posts

  Fri, May 3 2013 7:33 PM

  WGTdbloshoe:

   

  For me it is Hole #5!  I can't tell you how many times I played that hole and ended up off the green or three putting. 

  - WGTsbloshoe

  Don't use full back spin for a start, use half. Aim 25/30 feet to the right of the hole, more if it's a right to left wind and hit the shot with +5 yards power than the distance if into the wind. It should take 1 bounce, hop forward and then start sliding down to the hole to within 15 feet, possibly closer.

  Something like this....

  Good luck from there as I haven't a clue how to hole any of the putts :)