The Country Club (Brookline)

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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Guru's Best Holes

Par 5s are the holes that players generally look to as an opportunity to score under par. Below is a list of the Gurus' favorite par 5s to date and feature holes from coast to coast. The top 33 beauties are represented on the Gurus' Top 100 golf holes.

Par 5's

  1.   Old Head Golf Links, 564 yard 12th hole (Kinsale, IE)
  2.   Pebble Beach Golf Links, 543 yard 18th hole (Pebble Beach, CA)
  3.   Peachtree Golf Club, 584 yard 2nd hole (Atlanta, GA)
  4.   Kingsbarns Golf Links, 606 yard 12th hole (St Andrews, SCT)
  5.   Tralee Golf Club, 584 yard 2nd hole (West Barrow, IE)
  6.   Cabot Cliffs, 540 yard 15th hole (Inverness, NS)
  7.   Bethpage State Park (Black), 517 yard 4th hole (Farmingdale, NY)
  8.   Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, 583 yard 5th hole (Arcadia, MI)
  9.   Desert Canyon Golf Resort, 690 yard 15th hole (Orondo, WA)
  10.   The Club at Pradera, 594 yard 7th hole (Parker, CO)
12th Hole at Kingsbarns Golf Links
12th Hole at Kingsbarns Golf Links
  1.   The European Club, 596 yard 13th hole (Brittas Bay, IE)
  2.   Cruden Bay Golf Club (Championship), 571 yard 13th hole (Cruden Bay, SCT)
  3.   Pebble Beach Golf Links, 500 yard 6th hole (Pebble Beach, CA)
  4.   Spyglass Hill Golf Course, 595 yard 1st hole (Pebble Beach, CA)
  5.   Lahontan Golf Club, 594 yard 12th hole (Truckee, CA)
  6.   Muirfield Village Golf Club, 567 yard 11th hole (Dublin, OH)
  7.   Walden on Lake Conroe, 582 yard 11th hole (Montgomery, TX)
  8.   The Country Club (Salt Lake), 525 yard 9th hole (Salt Lake City, UT)
  9.   Crystal Downs Country Club, 550 yard 8th hole (Frankfort, MI)
  10.   Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, 544 yard 16th hole (Southampton, NY)
13th Hole at The European Club
13th Hole at The European Club
  1.   Chambers Bay Golf Course, 568 yard 4th hole (University Place, WA)
  2.   The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, 590 yard 13th hole (Myrtle Beach, SC)
  3.   Rich Harvest Farms, 545 yard 9th hole (Sugar Grove, IL)
  4.   The Reserve at Moonlight Basin Ranch, 777 yard 17th hole (Big Sky, MT)
  5.   Potomac Shores Golf Club, 575 yard 10th hole (Dumfries, VA)
  6.   Rock Creek Cattle Company, 632 yard 10th hole (Deer Lodge, MT)
  7.   Erin Hills Golf Club, 609 yard 14th hole (Hartford, WI)
  8.   The Reserve at Moonlight Basin Ranch, 633 yard 6th hole (Big Sky, MT)
  9.   Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship), 529 yard 9th hole (Dornoch, SCT)
  10.   Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Club, 557 yard 18th hole (New Castle, CO)
6th Hole at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin Ranch
6th Hole at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin Ranch
  1.   Dismal River (White), 578 yard 4th hole (Mullen, NE)
  2.   Entrada at Snow Canyon Golf Club, 563 yard 16th hole (St. George, UT)
  3.   Tobacco Road Golf Club, 558 yard 1st hole (Sanford, NC)
  4.   Oakmont Country Club, 609 yard 4th hole (Oakmont, PA)
  5.   The Country Club, 513 yard 11th hole (Brookline, MA)
  6.   Wolf Creek Golf Club, 560 yard 17th hole (Mesquite, NV)
  7.   Lahinch Golf Club, 475 yard 4th hole (Lahinch, IE)
  8.   Pronghorn Golf Club (Fazio), 566 yard 18th hole (Bend, OR)
  9.   The Prairie Club (Pines), 616 yard 7th hole (Valentine, NE)
  10.   Shepherd's Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, 619 yard 4th hole (Farmington, PA)
16th Hole at Entrada at Snow Canyon
16th Hole at Entrada at Snow Canyon
  1.   Sanctuary Golf Course, 604 yard 1st hole (Sedalia, CO)
  2.   Milwaukee Country Club, 484 yard 10th hole (River Hills, WI)
  3.   The Golf Club of Georgia (Lakeside), 607 yard 11th hole (Alpharetta, GA)
  4.   The Club at Pradera, 575 yard 18th hole (Parker, CO)
  5.   Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, 633 yard 11th hole (Arcadia, MI)
  6.   Sebonack Golf Club, 570 yard 18th hole (Southampton, NY)
  7.   Omaha Country Club, 506 yard 10th hole (Omaha, NE)
  8.   Enniscrone Golf Club, 545 yard 16th hole (Enniscrone, IE)
  9.   Sycamore Hills Golf Club, 530 yard 15th hole (Fort Wayne, IN)
  10.   Hawks Ridge Golf Club, 573 yard 4th hole (Ball Ground, GA)
1st Hole at Sanctuary Golf Course
1st Hole at Sanctuary Golf Course
  1.   Black Creek Golf Club, 559 yard 6th hole (Chattanooga, TN)
  2.   Cascata Golf Club, 559 yard 18th hole (Boulder City, NV)
  3.   Valhalla Golf Club, 600 yard 7th hole (Louisville, KY)
  4.   Southern Highlands Golf Club, 622 yard 18th hole (Las Vegas, NV)
  5.   Rich Harvest Farms, 634 yard 16th hole (Sugar Grove, IL)
  6.   The Club at Spanish Peaks, 527 yard 2nd hole (Big Sky, MT)
18th Hole at Southern Highlands Golf Club
18th Hole at Southern Highlands Golf Club

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