Road Hole
E43710
Road Hole is the famously challenging 17th hole at the Old Course at St Andrews, renowned for its blind tee shot over buildings and treacherous road and bunker guarding the green.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
golf hole
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| adjacentTo |
Old Course Hotel
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| fairwaySurface |
links turf
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| featuredIn |
golf broadcasting coverage of The Open
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golf literature → |
| governingBody |
St Andrews Links Trust
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| greenProtection |
front bunker and road at back
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| greenShape |
narrow and angled
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| greenSurface |
fescue-dominant links turf
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| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic symbol of links golf
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| hasFeature |
blind tee shot over buildings
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deep pot bunker front left of green → dogleg right layout → narrow fairway → out of bounds right off the tee → road running along back of green → stone wall near road → |
| hasHazard |
Road Hole bunker
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out of bounds hotel property → road behind green → |
| hasNickname |
Road Hole
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| hasPar |
4
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| hasYardage |
over 450 yards in championship setup
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| holeNumber |
17
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| hostCourseFor |
The Open Championship
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| influencedBy |
links land contours
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| isConsidered |
one of the most difficult par 4s in championship golf
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one of the most famous golf holes in the world → |
| isFamousFor |
blind tee shot
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deep greenside bunker → difficulty → road behind green → |
| locatedIn |
Fife
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Scotland → St Andrews → |
| locatedInCourse |
Old Course at St Andrews
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| orientation |
played away from town
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| partOf |
back nine of Old Course at St Andrews
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| penalizes |
long approach shots onto road
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short approach shots into bunker → |
| playedIn |
The Open Championship
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| requires |
accurate long approach
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precise tee shot → |
| strategy |
often played as three-shot hole into the wind
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| teeShotMustCarry |
Old Course Hotel property
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| windExposure |
high
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Road Hole
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hasNickname |
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Old Course at St Andrews
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notableHoleName |