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Postage Stamp tops One Club member poll

The Postage Stamp at Royal Troon

One Club members have spoken and decided that the Postage Stamp is the greatest par-3 throughout Great Britain and Ireland.

A panel of golf experts shortlisted 10 of the best par-3s across GB&I and Royal Troon’s famous 8th hole came out on top.

Just 123 yards long, the Postage Stamp is the shortest hole played in The Open and one of the most iconic holes in world golf.


An aerial view of the Postage Stamp at Royal Troon

It is at the heart of every discussion whenever the Claret Jug returns to that particular corner of Scotland, just as it was when Xander Schauffele triumphed there last July.

The 16th hole at Royal Portrush – the venue for this year’s Open – was voted into second place.

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The 236-yard par-3 is known as ‘Calamity Corner’, in so small part due to the giant chasm which sits ominously between tee and green, a void which has wrecked countless scorecards over the years.

And any golfer who has played the hole will confirm; anything right off the tee is in great danger.

Meanwhile, St Andrews’ daunting 11th hole completes the top three.

Surrounded by five bunkers and further protected by strong winds off the North Sea, this tee shot is played into a perilous, sloping green which strikes fear into every local caddie.

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