Right-handed golfers, draw your tee shot or else you will drive through the fairway or be blocked by trees. This hole is dogleg left and requires a blind tee shot to an iron shot over a creek to an elevated green.
8 (441 yards, Par 4)Įnding what is commonly referred to as New York City’s “Amen Corner” is this beast of a par 4. I think I bogeyed it once.”Ħ) Split Rock Golf Course (Pelham, Bronx) No. I’ve never parred the hole, not even close. “It’s long with a narrow fairway and it’s brutally elevated. “It’s in the shadow of the Verrazano Bridge and I would say it’s the hardest hole on the course,” general manager James Hallquist said. This difficult par 4 with views of the Verrazano Bridge requires a strong tee shot followed by a long-to-mid iron approach to an uphill, undulating green guarded by bunkers. That’s the risk.”ĥ) Dyker Beach Golf Course No. If you get in the bunker, you literally need steps to get out of it. “You can go for it and almost drive the green, but if you don’t, you’re in big trouble. “It’s a short par 4, but it has a blind fairway so it’s a risk-reward hole,” Dyker Beach general manager James Hallquist said. You could eagle the hole, but miss and you might as well get a blanket for all the time you’ll spend in the sand. 5 (341 yards, Par 4)įeeling lucky? Then go for it from the tee box of this slight dogleg left par 4 with a blind fairway, rolling hills and a tiered green. "Any drive off the tee that leaks right makes the hole incredibly long and almost impossible to reach in regulation,” Buonaiuto said.Ĥ) Dyker Beach Golf Course (Bay Ridge, Brooklyn) No. In order to keep the hole manageable, the ball has to carry from right to left. “What makes Pelham’s fifth hole so unique is it really requires a player to work the ball well off the tee,” said Jim Buonaiuto, general manager of the Pelham Bay and Split Rock Golf Courses. 1 handicap hole on the course, this par 4 requires a long uphill drive and an accurate iron to an elevated green. “It’s one of the toughest holes we have.”ģ) Pelham Golf Course (Pelham, Bronx) No. “There’s a 200-yard carry to another plateau and then it funnels in to a very tight green with woods on the left and right,” Forest Park manager Bob Smith said. 4 (475 yards, Par 5)Īccuracy is key throughout this incredibly tough par 5, arguably the most difficult and unforgiving hole on the course. I think it's one of the most challenging holes in the area."Ģ) Forest Park Golf Course (Woodhaven, Queens) No.
Then your second shot, you have to play about 150 yards slight right or it will roll down to the left rough. "You have to hit the first shot to a slanted fairway so you only have about 10 yards to keep it in and then it will down to the left rough. "I named it after, the home run king," Van Cortlandt general manager Will Larkin said. A par, even a bogey, is an accomplishment on a hole known as "The Babe." It is likely to be a good four or five shots just to get on the green. Hit a long and accurate tee shot and just keep hacking away. Nothing like a 619-yard, par 5 on the second hole to shatter egos right away. Here's DNAinfo New York's list of the best 18 holes in the city:ġ) Van Cortlandt Golf Course (Kingsbridge, Bronx) No.
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