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The St Andrews Golf Club

35 par 3s. Which is the best? Open the book and decide.

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The St Andrews Golf Club

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Unclaimed. Awaiting the club's colours.The par 3s · Tap to open
Hole 3 · The St Andrews Golf Club

3

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
102
F93
M102
B111

Short holes punish greed first.

Par 3 · SI 15 · BalgovePage 1 of 35
Hole 4 · The St Andrews Golf Club

4

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
192
F172
M188
B204

Sand on every side. The green is the only safe place.

Par 3 · SI 7 · BalgovePage 2 of 35
Hole 5 · The St Andrews Golf Club

5

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
160
F140
M156
B173

Fly it all the way in. There is no running route.

Par 3 · SI 9 · BalgovePage 3 of 35
Hole 7 · The St Andrews Golf Club

7

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
103
F96
M106
B117

A wedge, a firm heart, and no peeking.

Par 3 · SI 17 · BalgovePage 4 of 35
Hole 8 · The St Andrews Golf Club

8

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
115
F103
M113
B123

Take one more club than pride suggests.

Par 3 · SI 11 · BalgovePage 5 of 35
Hole 9 · The St Andrews Golf Club

9

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
103
F96
M103
B109

Centre of the green, every day of the week.

Par 3 · SI 13 · BalgovePage 6 of 35
Hole 5 · The St Andrews Golf Club

5

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
146
F131
M146
B160

Pick a spot on the green and mean it.

Par 3 · SI 15 · EdenPage 7 of 35
Hole 8 · The St Andrews Golf Club

8

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
172
F151
M171
B191

Anything timid rolls back down to say hello.

Par 3 · SI 9 · EdenPage 8 of 35
Hole 10 · The St Andrews Golf Club

10

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
194
F176
M196
B216

Running one in through the front is the percentage play.

Par 3 · SI 14 · EdenPage 9 of 35
Hole 15 · The St Andrews Golf Club

15

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
163
F140
M160
B180

Downhill, the ball stays up longer than feels right.

Par 3 · SI 18 · EdenPage 10 of 35
Hole 5 · The St Andrews Golf Club

5

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
146
F130
M147
B164

The water is nearer the tee than the green. Ignore it.

Par 3 · SI 18 · JubileePage 11 of 35
Hole 9 · The St Andrews Golf Club

9

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
186
F170
M194
B218

A wood from the tee is not a confession. Take it.

Par 3 · SI 15 · JubileePage 12 of 35
Hole 13 · The St Andrews Golf Club

13

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
183
F168
M185
B203

Half a club less, and let the hill do the rest.

Par 3 · SI 17 · JubileePage 13 of 35
Hole 17 · The St Andrews Golf Club

17

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
201
F181
M205
B230

Aim at the fat of the green and putt for your two.

Par 3 · SI 7 · JubileePage 14 of 35
Hole 3 · The St Andrews Golf Club

3

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
162
F146
M165
B184

All carry. Choose the club that clears it twice.

Par 3 · SI 17 · Jubilee Composite CoursePage 15 of 35
Hole 8 · The St Andrews Golf Club

8

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
225
F197
M218
B239

The wind does more up here than the trees admit.

Par 3 · SI 13 · Jubilee Composite CoursePage 16 of 35
Hole 10 · The St Andrews Golf Club

10

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
192
F168
M190
B213

Good players aim away from the pin here. Be one.

Par 3 · SI 16 · Jubilee Composite CoursePage 17 of 35
Hole 14 · The St Andrews Golf Club

14

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
188
F170
M183
B196

The bank forgives nothing. Land it on top.

Par 3 · SI 18 · Jubilee Composite CoursePage 18 of 35
Hole 18 · The St Andrews Golf Club

18

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
211
F184
M207
B229

One good swing. That is the whole assignment.

Par 3 · SI 10 · Jubilee Composite CoursePage 19 of 35
Hole 5 · The St Andrews Golf Club

5

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
172
F150
M167
B183

Swing at eighty per cent. The yardage is honest.

Par 3 · SI 17 · NewPage 20 of 35
Hole 9 · The St Andrews Golf Club

9

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
223
F199
M223
B246

A three here never hurt anyone.

Par 3 · SI 15 · NewPage 21 of 35
Hole 13 · The St Andrews Golf Club

13

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
147
F134
M148
B162

Par walks off this tee less often than it should.

Par 3 · SI 18 · NewPage 22 of 35
Hole 17 · The St Andrews Golf Club

17

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
221
F192
M216
B240

The green sits smaller than it reads from the tee.

Par 3 · SI 16 · NewPage 23 of 35
Hole 8 · The St Andrews Golf Club

8

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
188
F166
M185
B205

The miss is short here. It is nearly always short.

Par 3 · SI 14 · Old CoursePage 24 of 35
Hole 11 · The St Andrews Golf Club

11

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
164
F139
M161
B183

Long leaves the harder chip. Believe the number.

Par 3 · SI 7 · Old CoursePage 25 of 35
Hole 3 · The St Andrews Golf Club

3

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
153
F136
M155
B175

Under-clubbing is the oldest mistake on this tee.

Par 3 · SI 15 · StrathtyrumPage 26 of 35
Hole 6 · The St Andrews Golf Club

6

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
122
F105
M121
B136

The bank forgives nothing. Land it on top.

Par 3 · SI 17 · StrathtyrumPage 27 of 35
Hole 8 · The St Andrews Golf Club

8

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
182
F169
M186
B204

The water is nearer the tee than the green. Ignore it.

Par 3 · SI 11 · StrathtyrumPage 28 of 35
Hole 13 · The St Andrews Golf Club

13

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
168
F148
M164
B180

Fly it all the way in. There is no running route.

Par 3 · SI 16 · StrathtyrumPage 29 of 35
Hole 16 · The St Andrews Golf Club

16

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
136
F120
M134
B148

Anything timid rolls back down to say hello.

Par 3 · SI 18 · StrathtyrumPage 30 of 35
Hole 3 · The St Andrews Golf Club

3

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
217
F193
M218
B244

Running one in through the front is the percentage play.

Par 3 · SI 15 · The CastlePage 31 of 35
Hole 8 · The St Andrews Golf Club

8

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
148
F135
M154
B172

Anything timid rolls back down to say hello.

Par 3 · SI 17 · The CastlePage 32 of 35
Hole 10 · The St Andrews Golf Club

10

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
178
F158
M177
B195

The water is nearer the tee than the green. Ignore it.

Par 3 · SI 12 · The CastlePage 33 of 35
Hole 13 · The St Andrews Golf Club

13

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
179
F156
M178
B201

All carry. Choose the club that clears it twice.

Par 3 · SI 18 · The CastlePage 34 of 35
Hole 17 · The St Andrews Golf Club

17

Illustrative · Not to scale
Yds
200
F174
M199
B225

A wood from the tee is not a confession. Take it.

Par 3 · SI 6 · The CastlePage 35 of 35
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The short holes, in numbers

The St Andrews Golf Club has 35 par 3s across its Balgove, Eden, Jubilee, Jubilee Composite Course, New, Old Course, Strathtyrum and The Castle courses, playing 5,942 yards in total. The shortest is the 3rd at 102 yards, the longest the 8th at 225. They average 170 yards. The card rates the 17th the hardest of them, at stroke index 6. 7 of them play 200 yards or more.

Par 3 yardages and stroke indexes at The St Andrews Golf Club
HoleCourseYardsSI
3rdBalgove10215
4thBalgove1927
5thBalgove1609
7thBalgove10317
8thBalgove11511
9thBalgove10313
5thEden14615
8thEden1729
10thEden19414
15thEden16318
5thJubilee14618
9thJubilee18615
13thJubilee18317
17thJubilee2017
3rdJubilee Composite Course16217
8thJubilee Composite Course22513
10thJubilee Composite Course19216
14thJubilee Composite Course18818
18thJubilee Composite Course21110
5thNew17217
9thNew22315
13thNew14718
17thNew22116
8thOld Course18814
11thOld Course1647
3rdStrathtyrum15315
6thStrathtyrum12217
8thStrathtyrum18211
13thStrathtyrum16816
16thStrathtyrum13618
3rdThe Castle21715
8thThe Castle14817
10thThe Castle17812
13thThe Castle17918
17thThe Castle2006

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