The 'Extreme 19th Hole"

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Buckeye_Nut

Audioholic Field Marshall
....for those of you who play golf.

Hilarious........
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/Quite-simply-the-most-amazing-golf-hole-on-the-p?urn=golf,152314


"The brand-new golf course at the Legends Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa is an amazing stretch of 18 holes designed by 18 different top-flight golfers, including Padraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie, K.J. Choi, Retief Goosen, Justin Rose, Trevor Immelman and Vijay Singh. And I'm sure each one of those 18 holes is a perfect mini-masterpiece of challenge and reward. Along with, apparently, a lion or two along the way, if we're to believe the brochures.

But that's nothing. Wait until you get to the signature 19th hole. The course's so-called "Xtreme 19th" hole is a par 3 -- a par 3 whose tee is atop a cliff on Hanglip Mountain, more than 1,400 feet above a green carved like the continent of Africa. You've got to take a helicopter to get to the tee box. And once you tee off, it takes nearly 30 seconds for the ball to hit the ground."

This is a view of the 'very large green' from the very elevated tee. (1400ft. elevation)

Hahahahah........

This is a youtube video of Padrig Harrington and another pro playing the hole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_W_JryhR0&feature=player_embedded
This takes the 'elevated tee' concept to new heights!!
 
mperfct

mperfct

Audioholic Samurai
That looks pretty cool...although I can't view YouTube at work. How long is the hole?
 
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Buckeye_Nut

Audioholic Field Marshall
That looks pretty cool...although I can't view YouTube at work. How long is the hole?
830 meters and yes...it's a par3.
LOL

It looked like they both hit 3-wood and they both went a little long. Paddy hit it in the bunker that surrounds the green. He went long in the sand, but got up and down to save par. The other guy hit the green, but three putted from long range.
 
ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

Audioholic Overlord
Is the helicopter ride included in the green fee?
 
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