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. Plainfield Holes 13-18 Hole Thirteen Par 4 458/394/380/313 Thirteen is built on the flattest land on the property. A large forest has bee removed from the left side and replaced with severe random mounds. Interestingly in the now-defunct (And sadly missed) USGA Publication Golf Journal, this was the first of several holes featured in that magazine's architectural feature "A Great Golf Hole". While it is a strong golf hole playing over 450 yards par four with water in play and out of bounds right, the green is the flattest and easiest to read on the entire golf course. Because the tunnel ground is so flat much less character is apparent in this hole especially and in my opinion, the other two holes get draggged down a bit in some's minds whereas the holes are all challenging, but of a different character from the rest of the golf course. . . . . A fine rearward-looking view of hole number thirteen showing its lay on the land and the sublime sometimes driveable par 4 fourth in the distance climbing the hill. . . Hole Fourteen Par 3 224/186/163/130 .  . Two large Mae West style mounds, a valley and several slopes make this par 3 very challenging even when one has reached the green. Add to that the hole playing to nearly 230 yards over water and you have plenty of work to do. . . . Hole Fifteen Par 4 372/357/347/323 . . . .  . . . Hole sixteen Par 5 582/554/517/490 Truly one of America's great par fives and playable by all, even with a putter if you wanted. . . . .  . A great deal of clearing was performed to return the alternate longer optional route for the weaker player around the left of the Spectacles/Hell's Half Acre cross hazard on sixteen. This panorama captures the near 85 yards of width at this point of the hole - quite different than seen in the May 2000 photo above. The building visible on the left was never previously visible, in fact the hill was not visible either! I recommend the Bird's Eye view on Maps.live.com to get a good idea of this hole and this feature. . . . |
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