Course Expert Reveals The Secrets of The Legendary Road Hole at St. Andrews | The Hole At
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As the leading expert in golf course architecture, Golf Digest's Ron Whitten breaks down the hidden histories of some of the most famous holes in golf. In this episode, Ron dives into THE hole at The Old Course at St. Andrews - the famed 17th "Road Hole". From its original double green design, to the history of its blind tee shot, to becoming one of the toughest par-4s in the world, Ron explores the fascinating history behind one of the game's most cherished golf holes.
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Host: Ron Whitten
Producer & Editor: Ben Walton
Cinematography: Mason Leverington & Will Fullerton
Audio: Thomas Zaccheo
Executive Producer: Christian Iooss
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What an amazing video, please keep these up, they are highlights of my month whenever they come out. As someone who loves golf architecture these videos are rare in their quality.
Please make more of these, I find the history and course management aspect very entertaining.
Such a great series. Love listening to this guy talk about course architecture.
Could listen to Ron all day talking golf course architecture!
This man does one of the coolest jobs on earth so so well. If this was 3 hours long I would still watch it. I slightly respectfully disagree …imo it doesn’t hurt to try to emulate something like 17 sometimes. Mostly just out of respect for it. Anytime I play a hole that reminds me of a great hole, it’s Kinda cool. That being said The Road Hole is no doubt one of a kind. It has a very random, planned/organic evolution. And it makes sense to let each golf hole have a chance to make its own organic history and be it’s own best self.
@BenWaltonNYC
10 ай бұрын
Ron is the GOAT
Made my 4 there - drive with a slight fade, hybrid to the front right leaving what must have been an 80 odd foot putt. Got it to about 6-7 feet and holed the clutch putt to make par. Great moment on a great hole.
More Ron Whitten please!
Really enjoyed this. Please do more.
I could listen to this man for hours 😊
I was +2 in the middle of 17 fairway in July of this year. I missed my target and ended up taking 5 strokes to get out of the green side bunker . Ouch . Great hole… just painful
Alistair MacKenzie said Bobby Jones & Walter Hagen never went for the pin but played to the right,pin high & trusted their short game to get up and down. Took both the bunker and the road out of play.
Excellent video and yes a tough hole as I have found out.
Best vdeos made , please make more...
Hit a hybrid to ten feet. Shot of my life. (Missed the putt on the low side) Golf …
Better 'miss' on approach is left of the green. Easier chip back as the pin is usually to the left of the bunker. Leaving it short on the fairway is a tricky chip up the slope. Go left!😉
@elscruffomcscruffy8371
2 ай бұрын
Well, that will suit my game as I always pull left! Thank you
Good!!!
Such a great par 4, especially at the point of the round that it is. It would be even better for the pros if they rolled the ball back so they’d have 5 and 6 irons into it instead of 8 and 9 irons.
Love this video - more of these for more great holes around the world!
best and hardest par 4 in golf !
The greatest par 4 in golf.
@alexyoung4052
10 ай бұрын
I dunno about the greatest buys the toughest for sure. I've been in that green.
@alexyoung4052
10 ай бұрын
But it's **
@chevy4x466
2 ай бұрын
It’s not my cup of tea. Cross over the rail yard, hit to a green too close to a service road. And the bunker is terrible
Do you always play over the buildings? Or is that only the back tee for the pros? Do they close that tee to amatuers?
@user-hq4gu1jb3n
10 ай бұрын
Basically, yes. Although if you want to think of the hole as a personal par five, you can play round, but you have to be careful not to hit it through the fairway. On my first game there, my caddy told me to "hit it over the third 'O' of the Old Course Hotel sign".
@tigergor
10 ай бұрын
No, you can actually go left of the buildings down the second fairway. It makes the hole longer but is a very common option for higher handicap players to take. It's amazing how conservative a lot of the pros are when they play here for the Dunhill or open. Second hole and rough in-between the two holes is in play a lot.
@elscruffomcscruffy8371
2 ай бұрын
@user-hq4gu1jb3n you had a caddy?? How?
I ended up just off the path. 😂
Sinatra's voice HAS been captured... on recording devices!! What you meant to say is Sinatra's voice will never be duplicated (although Michael Buble is a nice attempt)... semantics.
I love his content, but ugh - ruined a perfectly good architectural scale by using it as a straight edge for his marker. That's what cheap $2 rulers are for.
You had me until you mentioned a nonexistent tournament called The British Open !
That history is cool but "links" golf over there is like playing a large mini golf game.
@keithlordofalbascotland3371
3 ай бұрын
I've played over one hundred links courses you couldn't be more wrong
@Coda1850
3 ай бұрын
@@keithlordofalbascotland3371 I'm correct. Glad u enjoy it tho.