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| Par 4, 423 yards: Most players will hit a three-wood off the tee here to avoid the left side, which is filled with tall pine trees. If you do take a driver, a missed shot right is OK because it is easy to punch through to the green from the right side. | Par 4, 424 yards: A pushed shot still leaves you with a clear shot the green, but a tee shot left is an automatic bogey, unless you're Phil Mickelson, who saved par from jail here in 2007. The rough around the green is among the thickest on the course, and the green is among the narrowest.
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| Par 5, 532 yards: Even medium hitters can hit this green in two with a mid-iron, unless they hit the left rough off the tee. Because three of the par-5s are short, there is a greater penalty for missing the fairways on these holes. In 2007, Peter Lonard scored the second double-eagle in the 34-year history of THE PLAYERS when he holed a 5-iron in the third round. | Par 5, 558 yards: This hole has the widest fairway on the course. Most of the big bombers will actually break out the driver on this par-5. All four par-5s on the Stadium Course have wide fairways, but every hole narrows to a bottleneck around the green. Hunter Mahan became the first person to make a double-eagle during THE PLAYERS when he holed a 4-iron here in 2007. One day later, Peter Lonard double-eagled the second hole to become the second man to do it. |
| Par 3, 177 yards: The Stadium Course has arguably the toughest par 3s on TOUR, but don't tell that to Hanks and Davis Massey. The two brothers aced the hole back-to-back during a casual round here last July. Yes, that really happened. One more thing: The brothers were aged 11 and 9 at the time. | Par 4, 358 yards: This is the shortest par-4 on the course, and occassionally, we'll see a bomber try to reach the green. Part of the reason Paul Goydos contended here last year is because he played the course correctly; He intentionally hit his drive to the right of the fairway and had a clear shot into the green. Birdie. |
| Par 4, 384 yards: Hal Sutton holed his approach shot twice in one week in 2001. Lesser known fact: Kevin Stadler pulled off the same feat in 2008 when he holed shots of 95 and 98 yards in the third and fourth rounds. A plaque marks the spot where Sutton holed out. | Par 3, 177 yards: This medium par-3 over water is the best spot to avoid crowds during PLAYERS week. Because it is the hole farthest from the clubhouse, you can see one of the most underrated holes on the course without bumping into too many people. The severely-sloped green caused Charley Hoffman to toss his putter into the water here in 2008 after he missed a 20-inch putt.
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| Par 4, 471 yards: Longest par-4 on the front side, but the green is easy to hit because of its size. Longer hitters can hit a slope in the fairway that can lead to an extra 50 yards of roll. This hole usually plays into the wind. Cool fact: This hole, like No. 4, has a fairway bunker that doubles as a cart path during tourist season. | Par 4, 481 yards: Longest par-4 on the course and the hardest hole besides No. 18. Missing the fairway is an automatic bogey here. Now, the good news: This is the most landscaped hole on the course, with blooming Impatiens flowers lining the left side of the green. |
| Par 4, 393 yards: Tough little hole because the green is among the smallest on the course. There is also a line of palm trees right around the green. Legend has it that a tractor is buried in the middle of the pond to the left of the green. Not sure how that happened, because tractors don't typically crash very often. | Par 4, 449 yards: This is the first hole before the final three-hole stretch (unless the No. 15 logo didn't give that fact away), and a fairway bunker lines the entire right side of the fairway. The rough on the left side is among the deepest on the course. |
| Par 4, 442 yards: This hole was among the most radically changed after the upgrades in 2006. Three deep fairway bunkers catch a sliced tee shot. Shorter hitters have an advantage here because the green is flat and huge, making it possible to hit a mid-iron close. | Par 5, 532 yards. Easiest hole on the course. Fred Funk can hit this one in two, and long hitters can reach it with a short iron. Jeff Quinney narrowly missed an eagle here in 2008 that probably would have slammed the door on Sergio Garcia and Paul Goydos. |
| Par 3, 237 yards: Some of the shorter hitters will hit 3-wood off the tee here. Fifth-hardest hole in 2008. Green is crowned on each side, and shots that strike the sides of the green tend to funnel towards the pin. | Par 3, 137 yards: That little bunker on the right side of the green? Only about one in six actually save par from the bunker. Tourists usually hit as many balls as possible when they play here for the first time, which is part of the reason a billion balls reside in the pond. The other reason? For lack of a better term, it's a hard shot, even with a wedge. Ask Paul Goydos. Tougher than it looks. |
| Par 5, 583 yards: This hole is virtually un-eagleable (is that a word?!). Even so, D.J. Trahan hit a 265-yard three-wood to three feet here in 2008. Smallest green on the course. |
Par 4, 462 yards: Make a par. Make a par. At least make a bogey. Only one man -- Steve Elkington -- ever birdied the 18th to win, but then again, they've only played the tournament here for 26 years. Even when the hole measured "only" 440 yards, it was the toughest on the course. Phil Mickelson nearly lost THE PLAYERS here in 2007 when his approach flirted with the water.
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