Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda.....6842 yards.

[Titleist99]

Here's a golf course that most golfers can relate to and play on any given weekend. The course is only about 6842 yards yet the PGATOUR manage to have a professional tournament there. Brendon Todd won there and the course rewards hitting greens and rolling the rock. What do think about the tour playing on more courses like this? Pebble beach comes to mind on the list of courses that gives the whole field a fighting chance. I like a course where iron play is the king....

[cristphoto]

I've played that course.  Its biggest defense is the wind.  You're always playing an adjusted yardage.  There's one par three there that reminds me of Pebble Beach. Along the ocean and the ocean actually cuts into the hole midway. Very pretty - and tough.  

[Titleist99]

2 hours ago, cristphoto said:

I've played that course.  Its biggest defense is the wind.  You're always playing an adjusted yardage.  There's one par three there that reminds me of Pebble Beach. Along the ocean and the ocean actually cuts into the hole midway. Very pretty - and tough.  

Shows that they all don't have to be 7600 yards.....

[mikedit]

7 hours ago, cristphoto said:

I've played that course.  Its biggest defense is the wind.  You're always playing an adjusted yardage.  There's one par three there that reminds me of Pebble Beach. Along the ocean and the ocean actually cuts into the hole midway. Very pretty - and tough.  

That would be the 16th hole.  I was a member of the course for 2 years while living in Bermuda and as mentioned it can get very windy.

[MtlJeff]

Reminds me of the Norman course in the Bahamas (Great Exuma), it's also fairly short (7001) and hosts a Korn Ferry event. I think a guy shot nearly 100 there a few years back

 

There is water on almost every hole on the back 9 and a few on the front too. Probably 13-14 in all. And it's on the Ocean so when you get those stormy, windy days....brutal

 

[c7015]

21 hours ago, cristphoto said:

I've played that course.  Its biggest defense is the wind.  You're always playing an adjusted yardage.  There's one par three there that reminds me of Pebble Beach. Along the ocean and the ocean actually cuts into the hole midway. Very pretty - and tough.  

agreed 

 

that par 3 you often have to send a ball out over the water and have the wind bring it back in just to hope to hit the green. 

 

love how they have wifi on that castle for everyone to take the obligatory selfie with the cliff view  

[Creedo77]

50 minutes ago, MtlJeff said:

Reminds me of the Norman course in the Bahamas (Great Exuma), it's also fairly short (7001) and hosts a Korn Ferry event. I think a guy shot nearly 100 there a few years back

 

There is water on almost every hole on the back 9 and a few on the front too. Probably 13-14 in all. And it's on the Ocean so when you get those stormy, windy days....brutal

 

I caddied that event the last 2 years on the KFT and this past year was brutal. The par 3 11th was playing around 140/150 all week and guys were hitting knock down 6/5 irons into that green.
 

Wasn’t there for 2018 but 1 guy finished under par that year. It’s not a difficult course (there’s a lot of mangrove bushes on holes where this isn’t water) but like any golf out in the Caribbean the wind dictates everything.

Edited October 29, 2020 by Creedo77

[TLUBulldogGolf]

19 hours ago, Titleist99 said:

Shows that they all don't have to be 7600 yards.....

 

Also that conditions are king. The PGA schedule seems to be played so that they tend to get little wind most weeks, but when it does kick up the scores always reflect that. They can make courses as long as they want but if they don't have to worry about wind or the course is receptive they will figure out how to shoot good scores. 

[MtlJeff]

24 minutes ago, Creedo77 said:

I caddied that event the last 2 years on the KFT and this past year was brutal. The par 3 11th was playing around 140/150 all week and guys were hitting knock down 6/5 irons into that green.
 

Wasn’t there for 2018 but 1 guy finished under par that year. It’s not a difficult course (there’s a lot of mangrove bushes on holes where this isn’t water) but like any golf out in the Caribbean the wind dictates everything.

 

I've played that course probably 10+ times. Agreed if there's zero wind it's not that bad but there's still a lot of holes with water. 

 

The usual views on the back 9.

 

[Titleist99]

44 minutes ago, TLUBulldogGolf said:

 

Also that conditions are king. The PGA schedule seems to be played so that they tend to get little wind most weeks, but when it does kick up the scores always reflect that. They can make courses as long as they want but if they don't have to worry about wind or the course is receptive they will figure out how to shoot good scores. 

Of course they will....they're the best in the world. I marvel at their talent.

[gvogel]

Peter Malnati can win on this golf course.  But he's got no chance at Augusta.

[Titleist99]

9 minutes ago, gvogel said:

Peter Malnati can win on this golf course.  But he's got no chance at Augusta.

Just curious.....why do you say that he has no chance at ANGC?

[DavePelz4]

Have also played Port Royal numerous times during trips to Bermuda. Love the course and you'll never be treated better anywhere than the residents of the island treat you. You'd never think of an island course having that many ponds but it's gotta be in play on 5-6 holes.  Port Royal is always in wonderful condition as well. 

[Shilgy]

1 hour ago, Titleist99 said:

Just curious.....why do you say that he has no chance at ANGC?

He was probably saying it was because Malnati is 166th in driving distance so is too “short” off the tee. I would say the fact he’s not in the Masters field would be a larger deterrent.😊

[hollabachgt]

At 6,841 yards TPC River Highlands is 417 yards shorter than the PGA Tour average and 924 yards shorter than the longest on tour! Yet it was far from the easiest course on tour.

 

The same can be said for Pebble, at 6,816 yards it had the 8th highest scoring rating to par for the PGA Tour

[gvogel]

2 hours ago, Titleist99 said:

Just curious.....why do you say that he has no chance at ANGC?

Besides the fact that he is not in the field, if he were in the field, he would be too short to compete.  ANGC has a tradition of being a bomber's course.

[DavePelz4]

5 minutes ago, gvogel said:

Besides the fact that he is not in the field, if he were in the field, he would be too short to compete.  ANGC has a tradition of being a bomber's course.

 

That's what people told me too!

 

Signed,

 

Zach Johnson - Host of the 2008 Masters Champion Dinner

Jordan Spieth - Host of the 2016 Masters Champion Dinner

 

And many more...

[driverwedge]

3 hours ago, DavePelz4 said:

Have also played Port Royal numerous times during trips to Bermuda. Love the course and you'll never be treated better anywhere than the residents of the island treat you. You'd never think of an island course having that many ponds but it's gotta be in play on 5-6 holes.  Port Royal is always in wonderful condition as well. 

 

Agreed.  I love that course and that island is my "happy place".  Can't wait to get back.

[jdl]

Is this true? The 'stache is back?

 

 

[lakecowboy]

That course is a lot of fun!  My profile pic is from #16, par’d it in the wind and was very pleased with that.  It can be a tough hole.  COVID cancelled my most recent trip scheduled for there, but should be back some time in 2021 or 2022!

 

I’m excited to see the wind really pick up tomorrow and how the pros manage the course with the wind.

[cardoustie]

YUP, a tight layout with small greens at 7,000 yards is a test for the pro's if set up properly

[SkiSchoolPro]

4 hours ago, DavePelz4 said:

 

That's what people told me too!

 

Signed,

 

Zach Johnson - Host of the 2008 Masters Champion Dinner

Jordan Spieth - Host of the 2016 Masters Champion Dinner

 

And many more...

Spieth isn't short. Mike Weir, OTOH...

[scott_Donald]

4 hours ago, cardoustie said:

YUP, a tight layout with small greens at 7,000 yards is a test for the pro's if set up properly

 

My course is 7000 ish and McIlroy shot 64 then 78 the next day!

 

The best inland course I have ever played was about 7000 ish too, Austin Country Club. 

[ATLgopher]

On 10/28/2020 at 1:54 PM, Titleist99 said:

Shows that they all don't have to be 7600 yards.....

If all courses are going to be next to an ocean...then yes, they don’t have to be

[DavePelz4]

14 hours ago, SkiSchoolPro said:

Spieth isn't short. Mike Weir, OTOH...

 

In 2015 when he won he was 78th in driving distance and nearly 30 yards behind #1 Dustin Johnson. How about he's average off the tee?

[isaacbm]

I like the short course, but it doesn’t really lend itself well to tour events mostly because there just isn’t enough room on the property for a gallery. Of course not an issue this year... 

[Bubbtubbs]

2 hours ago, isaacbm said:

I like the short course, but it doesn’t really lend itself well to tour events mostly because there just isn’t enough room on the property for a gallery. Of course not an issue this year... 

I don't miss the fans at all during Covid coverage, but I made a whole other thread about that a few weeks ago.

[Titleist99]

LOL! .................6842 yard track +/- and the PGATOUR is moving tees UP. WOW! I shouldn't be surprised, the tour is always moving tees up, it just isn't publicized very often. That wind was blowin'

[baincol]

Question on tonights 3 balls

 

How can Hagy be finished his round when he is playing with Suh and Ventura when according to pgatour they have not started hole?

[Creedo77]

27 minutes ago, baincol said:

Question on tonights 3 balls

 

How can Hagy be finished his round when he is playing with Suh and Ventura when according to pgatour they have not started hole?

The online scoring may be a little slow but as long as the group agrees to tee off then Hagy can finish the hole if he chooses to. 
 

That’s the only thing I can think given the situation 

Edited October 30, 2020 by Creedo77