Stoke Park (Colt), England, Hole 7
Par:
Par 3
Length:
White (Tournament): 157 metres / 172 yards
Yellow (Trophy): 137 metres / 150 yards
Red (Ladies): 117 metres / 128 yards
Handicap:
Hcp 9 (White/Yellow Tees) / Hcp 7 (Red Tees)
Designer:
Harry S. Colt
Description:
Stand on the seventh tee at Stoke Park Club and you get the feeling you might be in Augusta, GA. Stoke Park’s hole 7 was the role-model for the famous 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Club. When Harry S. Colt designed what was then Stoke Poges Club (which opened in 1908) and today Stoke Park Club, Alistair MacKenzie was his assistant. MacKenzie used the design from hole 7 at Stoke Park for hole 12 at Augusta. Hole 7 at Stoke Park and hole 12 at Augusta play very similarly according to Stuart Collier, head golf professional at Stoke Park. It is a three-club green, depending on the wind, which makes for a very scary tee shot. Anything that leaks right is in the stream, left is in the bunker and long is real trouble in the bushes or the back trap leaving a bunker shot downhill with water behind. Anything in the left bunker leaves you with the shot fr om hell and once you get on the green, it does not get easier. The slopes are fairly subtle but there are some crazy putts with severe breaks. The hole is listed as one of the 1001 golf holes you must play before you die by Jeff Barr.
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(all data as of April 2010)
