Hole ten
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PAR 5
578 YARDS
How it plays: The green can be reached with two superb shots, set up by a threaded draw between the fairway bunkers. A safer strategy sees a tee-shot lay-up short of them.
Local knowledge: LIke many greens at Medinah, this one pitches from back-to-front – but this is about the steepest. It could create problems with sharp, high-spinning pitches.
Michael J. Scully, PGA Director of Golf, Medinah Country Club: “A thinking man’s par-5 that can be reached in two, but demands that both be great shots! The drive should be played toward the right bunkers, shaping from right-to-left. Club choice might include 3-wood to take the bunkers out of play, and then hitting a hybrid or long iron to a conservative lay-up will make the third shot a little easier. The tenth green has the greatest slope from back-to-front as any on the golf course. The dilemma here is whether to be aggressive or conservative.”
