Finley Hole 3
July 9, 2012 | Finley Golf Club
UNC Finley Tour
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Hole #3 Par 5
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In honor of: Terry Hemby & Alan P. Shaw |
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This is another hole I really like. It's a par five that a long hitter can reach in two.
The fairway bunker on the right is kind of a target bunker. It's a 200-yard carry from the Gold tee, but you have to be careful. There is a tall standing pine tree to the right of the bunker which can easily catch a left-to-right tee shot and knock your ball down into the bunker or pine needles.
As you're going into the green on your second shot, you see that it's well bunkered with sand, both around the green and the right-hand side of the fairway, just short of the green.
It's a reachable hole for the long hitter. If he want's to gamble it's there, but there's also a lot of trouble here. If you hit the great golf shot you get rewarded, but if you miss it you're going to be severely penalized.
The left-to-right slope of the fairway will cause a second shot to work towards the bunkers on the right. |
The landing area off the tee has a left to right slope, the type of lie that leads to a fade or a slice ball flight. With most of the sand bunkers short and right of the green, if you miss hit your second shot you have a heck of a problem.
Sometimes I like to come out on the course in the afternoon and just see how play is going. It's amazing how many balls are hit to the right on this hole.
It's really smart to just lay your second shot down short of the green, then wedge it up.
This green has some very deceptive pin placements.
This is the kind of hole that says "gotcha!"
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