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Toughest Holes from 2006

Hole 12: Par 4, 447 yards


This played as the hardest hole on the course in 2006. The hole bends left, with the wind pushing tee shots right, into the path of three steep fairway bunkers flanking the outside of the drive zone. Hit it in these steep, revetted bunkers and the only escape is a wedge out – there’s no chance of reaching the green from them. From the fairway, the approach is a short or middle iron to a perched green that has a steep mound on the left and a sharp drop off to the right. With the prevailing wind working against the line of approach, players have to use the wind as kind of backboard. It’s the kind of shot that requires exact ball-striking precision; otherwise, the ball will drift way off line.


Hole 14: Par 4, 454 yards


Tiger Woods hit 2-iron off the tee and a 4-iron into the hole for an eagle during his second round here in 2006 on what proved to be the second-hardest hole on the course for the week. Good luck, as the drive has gotten even tougher thanks to an additional bunker in the landing area such that both sides are now pinched. From there it’s a very awkward approach into the crosswind over an intervening dune that partially obscures the entry path.