Olympic Golf: Key Holes On The Back Nine On Sunday
By Adam McGee
10th Hole
The back nine kicks off with a 590 yard par five that could be more about survival than scoring. It’s increasingly rare to have a five-shot hole in the modern game that actually plays close to its par, but that’s very much the case at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio.
With an average score of 4.939 for the first three rounds, any birdies here will be hard-earned. So far, the 10th has yielded no eagles, while birdies have only been achieved on 30.2 percent of the occasions it’s been played.
The tee shot sees the players faced with water to the left and a combination of bunkers and native sand areas to the right, in and around where drives will be expected to land. With the green not really reachable in two, the placement of the second shot is key. Those brave enough to take it long over the water will leave the best angle for their third into an undulating, multi-tiered green.
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