900 yard Par 3...

[Cyrann]

Got this from a friend today, thought some of you may like it...

One of the craziest golf holes in the world is found at Legends Golf and Safari Resort in South Africa . The 900 yard (yes, that's right) par 3 features a tee atop Hanglip Mountain and a green...shaped like the African continent...1,410 feet below!

The par 3 is actually a 19th hole and is used to settle ties. Its tee is accessible only by helicopter! Because of its extreme height, balls hit off the tee are estimated to have a "hang time" of 26 seconds or more. The severe drop requires spotters on the ground to find tee shots, which are usually made with a driver.

In a recent match at the resort, Padraig Harrington and Raphaël Jacquelin finished 18 holes all square, so they hopped on a helicopter that shuttled them to the mountain top. Jacquelin's tee ball found the green, but he three-putted the severely undulating surface. Harrington's shot landed in the bunker that rings the entire green, but he pitched out to a foot for a par and became the first-ever player to card a three on the hole.

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[Harvard]

Amazing! I can't believe Harrington shot par on it. Wow!

 

[Moro]

:eyequiver

 

[Phi Delt]

Very cool!

 

[smokemifugotem]

That is absolutely amazing!

 

[jwintosh]

crazy is right!!

 

[Craig Mac]

That's crazy that they are having to hit driver on the hole too, which means most average golfers wouldn't have distance or direction to even get near the green. Harrington's par was the first ever on the hole, I wonder what the worst score on the hole is.

 

[hdroadglide]

crap! being a spotter on that hole deserves hazardous duty pay!!!

 

[Danilo]

that's pretty sick!!!

 

[Cuban Pete]

1 word. Wow!

 

[petroleumengineer]

What would the ball mark look like if you actually hit the green?

 

[Cyrann]

I've watched it like 20 times... still nuts.

 

[smokingIsh]

that is crazy.

I have played a par three with the tee up on a mini-mountain with a 200 foot drop and it is crazy tough to judge anything from up there, I can't imagine what it must be like at 1,410 feet.

 

[cigarguy71]

Very cool thanks for the video.

 

[Swampfox21]

Imagine tryin to recover from a slice up there....