Stamp Duty the Eighth Hole at Royal Troon has Joined the Ranks of the Toughest Par Threes On Earth
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"A pitching surface skimmed down to the size of a postage stamp" was how Willie Park Jr, Open winner in 1887 and 1889, described Royal Troon's eighth hole, then called Ailsa. Since then, the philatelic moniker has struck fear into the hearts of visitors to the course and is one of the three most famous par three holes in the world, alongside Augusta's 12th and the 17th at Sawgrass.
At 123 yards long, the Postage Stamp is the shortest hole on the Open championship rota (Troon also has the longest, the sixth, at 601 yards).See the full content of this document
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Stamp Duty the Eighth Hole at Royal Troon has Joined the Ranks of the Toughest Par Threes On Earth
But that bald statistic belies the difficulty facing you when you stand on the tee. On some days it is a tap with a wedge. On others, it can be a full-blooded blow with a 6-iron which all depends on the wind. And that wind, which is most...
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