Hole #8 - Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland - 126 yards Par 3

Where else other than in a "dream" 18 can you not only have back to back par 3s, but have back to back par 3s under 126 yards?  The postage stamp hole was a narrow winner over the 8th at Pebble Beach for my vote for the world's best 8th hole.  While the 8th at Pebble Beach has a great setting and a great second shot, the tee shot is a bit of a throw away and given that it follows the even more spectacular 7th, it was beat out by this one of a kind, yard-for-yard hardest hole in the world (my apologies to the 12th at Augusta, but the 8th at Royal Troon is 29 yards shorter...).  When I played this hole, I barely missed the green to the right and made bogey from one of the right hand greenside bunkers.  That was the low score in my foursome (eh, hem, I mean four ball), by 2 shots!  If you miss this green, which is likely because it is as tiny as a... postage stamp... and because the tee shot is slightly to the right of being dead at the coast, so the wind is going to be some version of slightly across and into your face on most days, a recovery for par is almost impossible.  Add to that the fact that the hole is actually on some inspiring land on an otherwise uninspiring course (in terms of topography), and it truly is a worldbeater.

Next Best: Prairie Dunes, Pebble Beach, Crystal Downs, Cypress Point, Pine Valley,

Most likely to take its place, but have not yet played: None