Hole seven
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PAR 5
617 YARDS
How it plays: The longest hole on the course has a new back tee that will force the players to hit up the left. Expect this to play as a threeshotter. Deep bunkers guard the green.
Local knowledge: Don’t get too greedy on the second shot; a fairway bunker guards the left side of the fairway. Leaving 120 yards for the pitch-shot third will take it out of play.
Michael J. Scully, PGA Director of Golf, Medinah Country Club: “Another Medinah Classic, the seventh is the longest par-5 on the course, as well as the member’s No. 1 handicap hole. Rees Jones added another tee box that calls for the ideal tee shot down the left side, which will set up a lay-up shot focused on being 120 yards out. Anything closer brings a left side fairway bunker into play. Do not miss the green or fall into the steep greenside bunkers. The green is elevated and has a several subtle breaks that make it difficult to read and putt.”
