Hole #12 - Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, NY - 469 yards Par 4

The 12th hole at Shinnecock Hills is like many on the course, and especially the back nine, in that its fairway is draped over rolling land which passes a cluster of bunkers as it heads toward a magnificent greensite which peels of at its edges like a potato chip.  A stout drive is required to reach this green in regulation, and the view from the elevated tee is one of the finest on the course and the world.  Wind plays a huge factor on the tee shot as, like most fairways at Shinnecock Hills, which requires the golfer to take special care to determine the correct line as the fairway angles away from the tee so that if you misjudge the line, even a well struck drive can land in the rough short or long of the angled fairway.  Truly a classic.

Next best:  Augusta National, San Francisco, Oakmont, County Louth, Shoreacres
Most likely to take its place, but have not yet played: None