[CornFed]

[quote="Spiny_Norman" pid='224559' dateline='1526660264']

I just realized this.  The first hole is a par five.

How many well-regarded courses start with a par-five?  Riviera and. . . ?

Offends my perhaps old-fashioned sensibility.  And reminds me, again, why I don't like Fazio's courses.

par 5 openers

classic courses:  East Lake (9s have been flipped), LA North and Riviera (3 really good tracks)
others:  Barnbougle, Copperhead, Spyglass, Doonberg (tough, tough, meh, a Norman course - eventually he'll get one right, may be?)


tough start for Stanford:  6 pars, 5 bogeys and 2 doubles.

In this vein, it should be noted that our own home course starts with a par 5.

[CornFed]

[quote="Spiny_Norman" pid='224559' dateline='1526660264']

I just realized this.  The first hole is a par five.

How many well-regarded courses start with a par-five?  Riviera and. . . ?

Offends my perhaps old-fashioned sensibility.  And reminds me, again, why I don't like Fazio's courses.

par 5 openers

classic courses:  East Lake (9s have been flipped), LA North and Riviera (3 really good tracks)
others:  Barnbougle, Copperhead, Spyglass, Doonberg (tough, tough, meh, a Norman course - eventually he'll get one right, may be?)


tough start for Stanford:  6 pars, 5 bogeys and 2 doubles.

In this vein, it should be noted that our own home course starts with a par 5.