What is the hardest course you have ever played?

I haven't played many famous courses, so I would say

1) Raven in Sandestin
2) Lost Key in Orange Beach
3) Oakbourne CC

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island.

Mystic Creek
LaCantera Palmer Course is a beast from the tips

Here’s a view of #18 approach shot at the Palmer course

Lol... no lie, Uclub from the Tiger Tees. Guess I need to branch out more

Mystic Creek

Ocean Course at Kiawah, no question. Wind was absolutely whipping that day, too.

Chambers Bay would be #2, I think. The funny thing is that course normally plays 180 degrees different than it did in the U.S. Open there - it is usually wet, soft, and cool and plays incredibly long up and down the plateau.

River Course at Blackwolf is up there, too. I thought that course was way harder than Whistling. The greens there are absurd.

I played Torrey Pines South from the PGA Tour tees during the run up to the US Open. They had already tightened down the fairways to about 20 yards and grown in the kikuya rough to about 4 inches. The greens were running about 13.

I was about a 10 hcp at the time. I hit the ball well that day. Zero penalty strokes. I shot 108.

Maybe it was the scenery or being too excited, but Pebble Beach kicked my butt both times I played there. Number six, eight, nine, ten, thirteen, fourteen, and seventeen ate my boudin. Spyglass Hill is supposed to be much tougher, but I scored much better there than Pebble.

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