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07-29-2015 06:18 PM #1
Worst starting hole in Ottawa Gatineau
Since we where talking about Pineview number one hole, i decided to ask what your opinion of the worst starting hole in the region. My vote is my old stomping grounds Buckingham. I hate the first hole with a passion, O.B. left side, you never have a good lie, its short but very narrow when hitting your second shot, trees come into play both sides. Lets hear some of your not so favourite ones.:
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07-29-2015 06:33 PM #2
First hole at Whitetail. Will never understand what the course architect was thinking making the first hole a par 3 over a gully. Normally, you want to get the crowd stretched out....not stacked up???
"If profanity had any influence on the flight of the ball, the game of golf would be a lot easier than it is" - Horace Hutchinson (1903)
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08-01-2015 08:07 AM #3
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08-01-2015 08:19 AM #4
On to the opposite. What is the easiest starting hole? Arimac and executive courses excluded.Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi
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08-01-2015 08:32 AM #5
Metcalfe #1 for me also. It has no options at all, cutting the corner is not really dooable, unlike Nation where you can drive the green but must thread the needle to do it.
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07-29-2015 07:05 PM #6
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I'll mention it again, Loch March. The average golfer slices the ball and nothing says slow opening hole like a huge pond all the way down the right side.
"A life lived in fear of the new and the untried is not a life lived to its fullest." M.Pare 10/09/08
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08-03-2015 11:58 PM #7
This is actually my favourite opening hole in the city and one of my favourite par 4s....and the first at Equinelle would also be on my top ten list. Taste is a funny thing. Both these holes are tough but certainly not unfair and I don't think 1 at LM would slow anyone up. The right side is a lake legitimately red staked. If you soak one off the tee stroll down, drop one and hit. What's slow is when there is forest (like Canadian) and everyone spends 5 mins looking for it. It's pretty obvious if you put one in the water at LM.
Also why shouldn't the first hole be tough...warming up is what the range is for
Personally I find those two opening holes really focus me.
I would think a "worst opening hole" would be one with no options or blind....I love montebello but the first hole there is very underwhelming with a short blind tee shot. Also as many have mentioned, Metcalfe and I would add 1 East at Emerald Links
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08-04-2015 12:04 PM #8
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08-04-2015 12:30 PM #9
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08-04-2015 07:35 PM #10
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08-04-2015 07:39 PM #11
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07-29-2015 07:31 PM #12
I will say Nation No.1
Although, Whitetail starting with a Par 3 seems strange....
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07-29-2015 08:51 PM #13
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Chateau Cartier starts with a Par 3 now. La Cite in Hawkesbury starts with two par 3`s - now THAT is strange! But I don`t really have a problem with any of them.
I`m not a big fan of the opening hole at Metcalfe. Its too early in the round to demand two precision shots to the green. I also dislike the first hole at Arnprior (now Sand Point) - both when I`m on the first tee and also when I`m playing the 9th hole!
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07-29-2015 07:56 PM #15
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the new worst may be Pineview... opening the right woods to all those slicers mentioned above.
Provisionals and mulligans should be epidemic.
We short hitters sadly will lay up...
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07-29-2015 08:36 PM #16
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07-29-2015 08:44 PM #17This is not the Pine View you remember from years gone by. Come back and see what we have done and what we have in store for the future - www.pineview.com
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07-30-2015 05:43 AM #18
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Thanks Pineview !!
never been up that far.... Hit an Honest 200-215 with driver
and will continue to hit #4 hybrid off this tee.
Nice to see the progressive changes you've made so far.
A bit surprised that with your reduced cutting to define fairways which I happen to like
hole #8 requires a different line off the tee for me.
The ball was getting tired anyway.
keep doing what your doing ..
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07-29-2015 08:27 PM #19
Equinelle #1 drives me crazy. Beautiful hole, just not ready for it on the days first shot. My misses are always left and I'm a first tee jitters guy. Not a good combo.
Again, very nice hole though.My name is Paul. And I'm a golfaholic.
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07-29-2015 08:32 PM #20
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07-30-2015 07:15 AM #21
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07-29-2015 08:44 PM #22
I would second that eQuinelle #1 is a fantastic hole, but should not be the first hole on the course. I love the hole but feel as though golfers can't do it justice on #1
I like to call it a power fade
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07-30-2015 11:41 AM #23
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Couldn't agree more. I've played there half a dozen times or so and I made it across the water on #1 for the FIRST time last week. It's not a hard shot, but I never have time to warm up at the range before I put that first swing on the ball and I'm the type of golfer who needs a few holes to get into the groove (sometimes 9 or more!).
I'd vote for flipping the front and back 9s, since #10 is a nice easy hole to start out with (birdied it last week) and #9 can be a pretty challenging home hole.
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07-30-2015 12:17 PM #24
There has been some talk of flipping the 9's but with the new clubhouse being built overlooking the current 18 I am not sure that will happen now. Last year I played it in reverse and was +2 going into 7,8,9 and went +5 on those 3 holes so it does make things interesting.
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05-02-2022 11:10 PM #25
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05-03-2022 04:41 PM #26
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07-29-2015 08:51 PM #27
Whitetail. Starting on a par 3 is brutal
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07-29-2015 10:23 PM #28
Stonebridge #1 always gets me. Either left into the rough/hills or right into the water. Not having a range anymore makes it even harder for your first swing of the day. It's not the worst but if you are looking to get the pace moving right away then its not ideal. Oh, and its followed by one of the toughest par 3's in the city.
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07-30-2015 08:59 AM #29
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07-30-2015 07:01 AM #30
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just an update on La Cite in Hawkesbury, last year they have made changes to the second hole to make it a par 4 which I think is a lot better than starting with two par 3's in a row and I do agree that #1 at Equinelle is a pain, so is the one at Metcalfe, like justsomeguy said, you need to start your round with 2 good shots and if not you might post a big score on that hole
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