What are Your Favorite Finishing Holes?

March 8, 2016

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The final hole of a golf course hosting a PGA Tour event is always one you remember. More than any other, because of the exciting finishes we have seen there over the years. Watching Tiger hole a "must make" putt at Torre Pines to get into a playoff with Rocco Mediate. Or watching Craig Parry hole his second shot at winning a playoff in dramatic style!

Jaime Diaz of Golf Digest has put together his 5 favorite finishing holes. See if yours are on this list as well! Comment below with your favorites!

1.) Trump National Doral, 476 yards, par 4 (WGC-Cadillac Championship)

Weighing the factors of history, demand on the player, and the amount of fear-induced, the best of the best. A lot of amazing stuff has happened on the Blue Monster's final test. From Craig Parry's sudden death eagle in 2004 to victory-robbing double bogeys by Greg Norman. When the hole plays into the prevailing wind, the drive might be the most difficult on tour because the wider landing area on the left is nearly unreachable if a player can't summon a straight bullet, the bailout to the right leaves an awkward second from where many balls have been rinsed. Statistically, it has been ranked the most difficult hole more than any other over the years.

TPC Stadium Course, 467 yards, par 4 (The Players)

Still shaky from the gag reflex induced by the island green 17th, players looking down the sharp edge of the railroad-tied, water-everywhere left side of 18th can often feel like it's all too much. The most common reaction -- especially in a left to the right wind -- is a bail hard to the right. Followed by another bail and a weak bogey. It's no accident the tournament often comes down to who can make a 15-foot par putt. Satisfaction is high when the winner finishes strongly, as Steve Elkington did by flushing a 3-iron from a shallow divot within 10 feet in 1993. Or when Hal Sutton, holding a one-stroke lead over playing partner Tiger Woods in 2000, struck a 6-iron and called out, "Be the right club TODAY!"

To see the rest of these great finishing holes, go here!

Source: Jaime Diaz Golf Digest Mel Sole Golf School.

Pictures: David Adame/AP Photo Craig Jones/Getty Images Eric Risberg/AP Photo

Thanks for reading - What are Your Favorite Finishing Holes? 18th at Pebble gets my vote!

Golf Blog by the Mel Sole Golf School.

1.) Trump National Doral, 476 yards, par 4 (WGC-Cadillac Championship)

TPC Stadium Course, 467 yards, par 4 (The Players)

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