HOLE 4 : SCOTLAND , Castle Stuart , 191 yards . This top-drawer layout with links characteristics overlooking the Moray Firth is a delight to play , offering beautiful views and endless photo opportunities . You will be reaching for the camera rather than a club at the 4th , played towards beautiful Castle Stuart and the inspiration for the course name . It ' s a really super par-3 whose glorious location just gets better as you approach the green . www . castlestuartgolf . com
Ballyliffin ( Glashedy ) – Par-3 , 7th . PHOTO CREDIT : Ballyliffin Golf Club .
HOLE 4 : SCOTLAND , Shiskine , 137 yards . Shiskine ’ s idiosyncratic 12-hole layout is located at Blackwaterfoot on the Isle of Arran , a small island off the Ayrshire coast . Played from an elevated tee sitting amid a rocky outcrop , the 4th hole called The Shelf , is Shiskine ' s top pick , with the green nestling underneath the Drumadoon Cliffs with amazing views across the Mull of Kintyre . www . shiskinegolf . com
HOLE 6 : SCOTLAND , Royal Dornoch , 161 yards . At 161 yards , Whinny Brae isn ' t the longest , but it ' s probably the most difficult of Royal Dornoch ' s par-3 ' s . While the others are all raised plateau greens , the left-hand side of the 6th has a steep hillside going up from the green that is covered in whin bushes . With this being the narrowest green on the course , finding the putting surface requires great control over distance and line , as missing on either side exacts a severe penalty . www . royaldornoch . com
HOLE 7 : IRELAND , Ballyliffin ( Glashedy ), 174 yards . It ' s little wonder that the par-3 7th on Ballyliffin ' s Glashedy Links drew so much attention when the Irish Open was held here in 2018 . Played from the course ' s highest point to a green sited 100 feet below , with a marshy pond to the right of a green defended by four pot bunkers , one of Ireland ' s finest short holes really sticks in the mind . www . ballyliffingolfclub . com
HOLE 7 : WALES , Royal Porthcawl , 122 yards . The shortest hole on this traditional links is the 7th - Royal Porthcawl ' s answer to Royal Troon ' s Postage Stamp . While the hole is short in stature , it is also treacherous with a narrow entrance to an equally narrow putting surface well-guarded by small hillocks and a necklace of six pot bunkers . Land in one of these and making par will be far from easy . www . royalporthcawl . com
HOLE 10 : ENGLAND , Hillside , 172 yards . Lying a stone ' s throw from Royal Birkdale , amid a stretch of sandhills on the outskirts of Southport on England ' s Golf Coast , Hillside ' s explosive back nine features a series of holes that will linger long in the mind after playing . Taking you up and into the dunes , the short , yet testing par-3 10th , surrounded by devilishly deep pot bunkers starts the memorable run for home . www . hillside-golfclub . co . uk
Castle Stuart - Par-3 , 4th . PHOTO CREDIT : Paul Marshall .
Royal Dornoch - Par-3 , 6th . PHOTO CREDIT : Paul York
Ballyliffin ( Glashedy ) – Par-3 , 7th . PHOTO CREDIT : Paul Marshall .
Ballyliffin ( Glashedy ) – Par-3 , 7th . PHOTO CREDIT : Paul Marshall .
Shiskine - Par-3 , 4th . PHOTO CREDIT : Paul Marshall .
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