TWO-SHOT STARS

Two-shot holes –whether they are medium to long par-4s or short par-5s – make up the majority of holes we all play. Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton explains what separates the great from the good and reveals a host of Australia’s best.

WORDS MIKE CLAYTON

The test at the heart of every golf course made to test ‘championship golf’ is the collection of medium to long two-shot holes. The par-3s use up small spaces, alleviate the need for long walks between holes and ensure everybody, at some point in the round, plays shots to greens from the same place. The short 4s mix quirk, humour, the need for a vexing decision from the tee and whilst you hope for a birdie a dropped shot is unnecessary, annoying but easily done. Unlike the longer two shotters, a driver isn’t often the best club from the tee. The longer par-5s – the most difficult holes to make really interesting – test two long woods and pitch shots. But generally it’s the longer two-shotters (whether they be medium to long 4s or…

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Golf Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2019

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