Royal County Down Golf Club

Hole 3

Par 4

Championship (yards): 477

Medal (yards): 477

Stableford (yards): 457

Ladies (yards): 435

From an elevated tee the shorter hitter takes aim between the two sets of fairway bunkers, allowing for the bounce to take them toward the right hand hazard. The longer hitter can fly the left hand trap on to the plateau, giving a superb line into the green – albeit leaving a long iron second shot. Approaching the green there is a knuckle guarding the front left which throws any under-hit shot to the right and short of the putting surface. With a bunker front left the only bale-out is pin high right. This green is one of the fastest on the course and although it’s flat it’s still one of the trickiest to read. Any putt form front to back will break towards the sea. Long putts can taper off the saucer-like edges to the green and finish in the fringe.

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