Alex Elias
As a drivable Par-4 best embodies risk/reward, historic golf course architect George C. Thomas wrote in his Anatomy of a Golf Course: "The great courses entice the golfer to outwit himself."
Riviera Country Club - No. 10 - 335
Considered by many to be the best drivable Par-4 in the country, No. 10 is the ultimate example of strategic architecture. If a player decides to go for the green, the tiny, skinny green is set at an angle and flanked with deep bunkering. If a player decides to lay up, the massive cross-bunker hides much of the primary landing area.
Los Angeles Country Club - No. 6 - 335
Just as George C. Thomas had wished to engage the players' mind, Collin Morikawa said, "I think there’s going to be a lot of different strategies there [No. 6 at LACC]. Some guys are going to feel comfortable going for it and taking what they got with any lie, and some guys are going to lay up knowing that they’re going to have a wedge in their hand," following a Practice Round in the 123rd U.S. Open. Although No. 6 is a drivable Par-4, the tee shot is blind. The green is roughly 11 yards front to back, and is protected by an unkept barranca short left, a bunker short right, and a bunker long. Following the 123rd U.S. Open, 2008 Masters Champion and current CBS analyst Trevor Immelman asked on Twitter, "What's a better drivable par 4?"
Cypress Point Club - No. 9 - 292
Although the signature Par-3s (No. 15 & No. 16) often receive more praise, No. 9 is one of the best drivable Par-4s in the country, featuring sand left and right and a narrow shelf green tucked between sand dunes.
Ridgewood Country Club - No. 6 – 291
Known as "Five and Dime", No. 6 earns it's name thanks to Byron Nelson, who said the best strategy was to hit a 5-iron and 10-iron (pitching wedge), when he served as the club’s assistant pro in the 1930s. The shortest hole on property, No. 6 features one of the smallest greens (2,200 sq. ft) in golf. Although Nelson would lay up with 5-iron, many attempt to drive the Par 4 6th, arguably the greatest Risk/Reward hole in golf.
Sand Hills Golf Club - No. 7 - 283
Designed by Coore & Crenshaw, the signature 7th hole features a perched green. Any tee shot slightly to the left will drop into a ten foot bunker, while one to the right will result in a second shot fifteen feet below the putting surface.
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