Hole twelve
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PAR 4
476 YARDS
How it plays: The large drop off to the pond on the right masks the fact that the green also slopes to the right. The ideal drive is up the right to fire in away from the water.
Local knowledge: Medinah’s members have apparently hit the oak tree left of the green 95,345 times. This sums up why driving down the right is the preferred line.
Michael J. Scully, PGA Director of Golf, Medinah Country Club: “This gem just may be the best par-4 on the property. A generous driving area benefits the player staying to the right side for a better angle to approach the green. A big oak guards the green on the left side that the membership has hit 95,345 times over the years. The second shot should be mid-iron into a green that slopes hard from left-to-right, but doesn’t look as severe because of the sharp drop-off on the right side of the green to the pond. Four will go a long way here in any match!”
