2008 year in review: Toughest first holes

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Nov. 14, 2008

Kin Lo, the PGATOUR.COM's ShotLink Analyst, breaks down the course statistics from the 2008 PGA TOUR season.
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Toughest first hole
Rank Course Hole Par Yds Avg Score Avg O/U Par Eagle Birdie Pars Bogey Dbl Bogey Other Tournament Name
1 Royal Birkdale GC (Lancashire) 1 4 450 4.513 0.513   23 231 180 34 6 British Open Championship
2 Torrey Pines (South Course) 1 4 448 4.361 0.361   32 262 149 23 2 U.S. Open Championship
3 TPC Southwind 1 4 434 4.287 0.287   32 278 128 12 3 Stanford St. Jude Championship
4 Waialae CC 1 4 480 4.267 0.267   30 266 113 13 1 Sony Open in Hawaii
5 Augusta National GC 1 4 455 4.245 0.245   20 176 75 5 1 Masters Tournament
6 Pebble Beach Golf Links 1 4 381 4.213 0.213   26 146 60 7 1 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
7 Bay Hill Club & Lodge 1 4 441 4.194 0.194   42 238 90 10 2 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
8 Oakland Hills CC (South) 1 4 435 4.19 0.19   53 281 107 15 1 PGA Championship
9 Torrey Pines (South Course) 1 4 452 4.167 0.167   37 169 77 4   Buick Invitational
10 Brown Deer Park GC 1 4 461 4.163 0.163   44 269 96 8   U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
10 Glen Abbey GC 1 4 485 4.163 0.163 1 47 290 107 8   RBC Canadian Open
12 Poppy Hills 1 4 413 4.156 0.156   13 130 34 2 1 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
13 PGA West (Palmer Course) 1 4 426 4.15 0.15   13 82 32     Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
14 Trump Intrntl GC - Puerto Rico 1 4 474 4.148 0.148   34 290 94 1   Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular
15 Muirfield Village GC 1 4 470 4.144 0.144   49 245 88 7 1 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley
16 Quail Hollow Club 1 4 411 4.109 0.109   73 284 101 10 1 Wachovia Championship
17 Magnolia GC 1 4 428 4.105 0.105   31 184 46 5 1 Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart
18 Sedgefield Country Club 1 4 418 4.089 0.089 2 59 304 91 5 1 Wyndham Championship
19 TPC Sawgrass 1 4 423 4.087 0.087   62 275 82 7 1 THE PLAYERS Championship
20 TPC River Highlands 1 4 434 4.086 0.086 1 61 307 70 13 2 Travelers Championship
21 TPC Four Seasons Resort 1 4 458 4.084 0.084   53 318 90 1   EDS Byron Nelson Championship
22 Plantation Course at Kapalua 1 4 520 4.065 0.065   14 91 16 3   Mercedes-Benz Championship
23 TPC Sugarloaf 1 4 434 4.061 0.061 2 67 295 87 3 2 AT&T Classic
24 Atunyote Golf Club 1 4 398 4.056 0.056   51 289 64 5   Turning Stone Resort Championship
25 Grayhawk Golf Club - Raptor 1 4 413 4.046 0.046 1 58 279 66 5 1 Frys.com Open
26 TPC Scottsdale 1 4 410 4.007 0.007 1 59 282 56 4   FBR Open
27 East Lake GC 1 4 424 4 0 1 17 83 19     THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola
28 Harbour Town Golf Links 1 4 410 3.995 -0.005 1 59 298 45 4 2 Verizon Heritage
29 TPC Louisiana 1 4 391 3.989 -0.011   84 290 70 3 1 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
30 Montreux G&CC 1 4 413 3.985 -0.015   72 275 49 7 1 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
31 Firestone CC (South Course) 1 4 399 3.981 -0.019 1 63 208 39 7 2 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
32 Spyglass Hill GC 1 5 595 4.956 -0.044   42 107 28 3   AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
33 Silver Rock 1 4 426 3.93 -0.07   27 86 12 3   Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
34 TPC Boston 1 4 365 3.92 -0.08   77 269 38 4   Deutsche Bank Championship
35 The Classic Club 1 4 416 3.906 -0.094   49 129 20 5   Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
36 Congressional Country Club 1 4 402 3.899 -0.101 1 82 262 41 2   AT&T National
37 PGA National Champion Course 1 4 365 3.897 -0.103   96 295 45 3   The Honda Classic
38 Annandale GC 1 4 385 3.88 -0.12   110 278 50 2 1 Viking Classic
39 TPC Deere Run 1 4 395 3.868 -0.132   103 322 35 2 1 John Deere Classic
40 Bellerive CC 1 4 430 3.864 -0.136   60 190 23     BMW Championship
41 Redstone GC Tournament Course 1 4 397 3.858 -0.142   107 274 39 4   Shell Houston Open
42 TPC Summerlin 1 4 408 3.795 -0.205 1 120 260 31 3   Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
43 Conservatory Course 1 5 610 4.768 -0.232 3 121 256 28 2   Ginn sur Mer Classic
44 Ridgewood Country Club 1 4 380 3.766 -0.234 2 119 270 20 3   The Barclays
45 Warwick Hills G&CC 1 5 567 4.749 -0.251 6 155 260 41 3 1 Buick Open
46 LaCantera GC 1 5 665 4.725 -0.275 6 152 212 28 7 3 Valero Texas Open
47 La Quinta CC 1 4 382 3.719 -0.281 1 44 74 8 1   Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
48 El Camaleon 1 5 554 4.712 -0.288 4 155 219 27 7 1 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
49 Innisbrook Resort - Copperhead 1 5 560 4.646 -0.354 6 170 230 24 1 1 PODS Championship
50 Torrey Pines (North Course) 1 5 520 4.639 -0.361   64 84 6 1   Buick Invitational
51 Colonial CC 1 5 563 4.56 -0.44 8 182 189 20 1   Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
52 Palm GC 1 5 495 4.445 -0.555 5 68 49 5 1   Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart
53 Riviera CC 1 5 503 4.422 -0.578 17 232 175 10 2   Northern Trust Open
54 Doral Golf Resort & Spa 1 5 529 4.361 -0.639 15 181 107 9 1   World Golf Championships-CA Championship
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