Top 10 “Bucket List” Holes on the PGA Tour – #9 is gorgeous!

Written by Mel Sole on February 3, 2016. Posted in PGA Tour

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If ever you have stood on the 17th Tee at St Andrew’s Old Course and heard your caddie say, “Hit it over the “c” in Course for the right line, sir,” you’ve faced a very intimidating shot. My student and guest on our Scotland 2014 trip hit a beautiful drive right down the middle in the above picture! This hole and more have been given the title of the “Most Exciting Holes on the PGA Tour” by Joel Beall of Golf Digest. Check out the other holes. If you would like to participate in any of our wonderful trips to either Scotland, Ireland or for 2016, South Africa, check out our website at http://www.ritson-sole.com/golf-vacations/.

Only annual stops are included on the list.

For the purposes of this gallery, we are only counting holes the pros see in tournament action, canceling out Cypress Point’s picturesque 16th, and at courses they see every year, giving the boot to gems like the Road Hole at St. Andrews or the fifth at Pinehurst No. 2.

TPC Sawgrass — 17th Hole.

The 17th at Sawgrass is one of the most duplicated designs in the world, but no one can replicate the drama that unfolds here during the Players Championship. This was recently seen when Rickie Fowler’s three birdies during the final round on the hole (two coming in playoff format) to capture golf’s fifth major in 2015. Quick rant: Why do people call the 17th an island green? There is a connection to the mainland.

TPC Scottsdale — 16th Hole.

The hole on its own merit isn’t that great; many observers have noted the 17th hole — a drivable par 4 — would produce better theater. But with a healthy history of memorable moments, from a Tiger Woods hole-in-one to the infamous caddie races, the 16th’s status as one of the tour’s signature holes is undisputed.