|
|
|
|
|
|
#1 - Par 4
285285263250
Caddies Notes:
The first few holes at Fenway are an opportunity to make some low scores. At 285 yards, this short Par 4 has a devilish undulating green as its defense.
The big hitters will go for the green with OB looming immediately over the green, while the savvy golfer will lay up and wedge it close for a birdie opportunity.
#2 - Par 4
455394381367
Caddies Notes:
A challenging uphill hole that has a green sloping severely from back to front and right to left.
Your second shot must be well placed below the hole to avoid a 3 putt.
#3 - Par 5
520520493479
Caddies Notes:
A reachable Par 5 for the longer hitter. It features an A.W. Tillinghast Signature Sahara Bunker Complex on the right with OB on the left; a combination Tillinghast enjoyed using in his designs.
Upon reaching the green you will be faced with a unique two-tiered green sloping from right to left.
#4 - Par 3
143143130118
Caddies Notes:
A short, but severely two-tiered green which demands incredible distance control with a short iron.
With the pin on the upper tier, any approach not struck deeply enough into the green comes back down to the lower level leaving an extremely difficult 2 putt.
#5 - Par 4
480458437431
Caddies Notes:
The most difficult hole on the golf course at 480 yards uphill all the way with a demanding two-tiered green sloping severely from back to front.
The difficult second shot plays extraordinarily long uphill and requires exacting control to stop on the correct tier to avoid the ball from rolling off the front of the green.
#6 - Par 3
234227217175
Caddies Notes:
Par here is a very good score!
The uphill approach is best hit left just to the front of the steep back to front, sloped green to allow for a manageable chip or putt.
Anything above the hole is extremely quick and invites a 3 putt.
#7 - Par 4
390390388313
Caddies Notes:
Now we get to the lower valley part of the property and enjoy a downhill tee shot which needs to split the bunkers guarding both sides of the fairway.
The elevated green plays much longer than it looks and the false front extends almost to the middle of the green. The approach must be hit deep enough to avoid the ball rolling back off.
#8 - Par 4
353353341276
Caddies Notes:
A short but sneaky dog leg left.
Your tee shot must avoid the large tree protecting the left corner of the fairway to leave an unimpeded approach to the green.
The green is guarded by a huge wrap-around bunker and is deceivingly uphill which is not visible to the eye. A short iron approach can yield a birdie putt.
#9 - Par 4
400400388313
Caddies Notes:
This plateau hole, your introduction to Fenway's "Amen Corner" requires an accurate tee shot to avoid the creek running down the left side of and across the fairway.
The uphill approach must carry a severe "false front" to stay on the green while also avoiding the cavernous bunker, both short and to the right of the green.
#10 - Par 4
444444435402
Caddies Notes:
A difficult start to the back nine as you face one of the longest holes on the course. A steep back to front, two-tiered green; it will require a long iron or hybrid for the second shot.
Staying below the hole on the approach is good advice to try and escape with a par.
#11 - Par 3
200180170147
Caddies Notes:
A severe uphill par 3 of 200 yards which features a large false front, causing the green to play 30% smaller than its actual surface.
Many shots will roll back off this false front requiring an uphill recovery.
#12 - Par 4
454454445422
Caddies Notes:
A demanding tee shot on this long, dog leg, par 4. For most amateurs, it can be a three shot hole and the longer player can cut the corner and leave him/herself a much shorter approach.
The difficulty of the second shot is the result of a green which slopes severely off the edges, creating a severely narrow landing area. Short right on the approach leaves a manageable attempt to save par.
#13 - Par 4
424411397331
Caddies Notes:
As A.W. Tillinghast fit this fairway perfectly into the natural terrain, Hole 13 tilts right to left and this tee shot must be hit down the right side to stay in the short grass.
Your second shot is from a lie with the ball above your feet. Once again, a familiar theme, the green has a steep false front and runs quickly from a back right to front left.
#14 - Par 4
447421380380
Caddies Notes:
The longest par 4 on the back requires the player to avoid OB on the left and a grove of trees on the right.
A large section of cross bunkers must be carried to get to this well-bunkered green.
#15 - Par 4
301301290243/span>
Caddies Notes:
Fenway's Signature Hole.
At just over 300 yards in length, this short gem has an hourglass-shaped green that is steeply tilted back to front. The long hitter can attempt to get home with a tee shot which requires a long carry over two visible cross bunkers and one hidden bunker further ahead.
An approach missing the narrow green either in the left or right greenside bunkers may require the player to play backwards to the fairway and then chip up the hill to avoid making a large number. The legendary Sam Snead, in tournament play, carded a memorable 12 on this devilish par 4.
#16 - Par 4
431431419378
Caddies Notes:
A beautiful downhill dogleg right requiring that the tee shot stay wide left to avoid a blocked approach.
The second shot can play significantly shorter as it is downhill and the down slope will aid the short shot to bounce onto the green.
A difficult green, sloping from back left to front right always gets the call that the putt "breaks toward the Greenhouse".
#17 - Par 3
190190166114
Caddies Notes:
A fun par 3 with a downhill approach over one of the few water features on the course.
Judge the downhill and wind successfully and a good chance a birdie is possible.
#18 - Par 5
555520497455
Caddies Notes:
A great finishing par 5 back up the hill to the Clubhouse. From the championship tees, fairway bunkers frame the hole, but these treacherous bunkers very much come into play from the member tees.
Long hitters can take a go at the green in two with a well-placed tee shot. This undulating, two-tiered green is the largest on the golf course.
|
|
|
|
|
|