Nomadic_golfer : My favourite holes in Tassie
Best of each Suit
After naming my All-Star 18 and candidates, I’ve pulled together my favourite par3s, 4s and 5s and split into further length and difficulty factors in the table below
To go one step further, my favourite hole in the 45 courses I played in Tassie is probably the 260m par4 6th at Stanley Golf Club in the state’s North West. The massive risk/ reward element, surrounding mounds, narrow green that funnels approaches inside the mounds towards the hole but kicks those outside the mounds away, seaside characteristics and the way the locals have maintained the thick stuff down the short right side, had me take about 20 photos over the length of the hole as I played it. That is my favourite par4.
My favourite par 3 would be the 125m 3rd at Oatlands GC in the midlands, a fantastic track in such a natural environment with historical importance. It faces north, across the edge of a lagoon, with a little teardrop shaped green narrowing the further left you go, towards the water.
And topping off the list, my favourite par5 would have to be Tasmania GC’s iconic, breath-taking 528m 3rd hole, bending left around a cliff-top overlooking Barilla Bay, one of the most photographed holes in Australian golf.
| Hole | Favourite | 2nd | Honourable Mentions |
| Short Par3 | Oatlands 125m 3rd | Tasman GC 125m 8th | Tasmania GC 125m 11th Penguin 100m 7th |
| Medium Par3 | Claremont 170m 2nd | Launceston 155m 13th | Quamby Est 150m 2nd Kingston Beach 160m 16th Tasmania 160m 8th Llanherne 145m 4th |
| Long Par3 | New Norfolk 177m 3rd | New Town Bay 183m 9th | Dover GC 208m 8th |
| Hardest Par3 | Tasmania GC 200m 5th | ||
| Short Par4 | Stanley 260m 6th | Elderslie 260m 3rd | Ratho Farm 242m 16th Wynyard 300m 3rd |
| Medium Par4 | Tam O’Shanter 370m par4 | Llanherne 369m 6th | Longford 380m 3rd Freycinet 387m 7th |
| Long Par4 | Claremont 400m 5th | Quamby Estate 390m 4th | Ulverstone 390m 14th Riverside 390m 3rd |
| Hardest Par4 | Quamby Estate 409m 4th | ||
| Short Par5 | Ratho Farm 439m 18th | Quamby Estate 432m 6th | Tarraleah 435m 1st North West Bay 436m 18th |
| Medium Par5 | Mowbray 501m 12th | Port Sorrell 456m 17th | Pittwater 490m 5th Kingston Beach 470m 9th |
| Long Par5 | Tasmania GC 528m 3rd | Royal Hobart 503m 13th | Burnie 524m 3rd CC Tasmania 500m 6th |
| Hardest Par5 | Mountain Vista GC 579m 5th | Iron Pot GC 495m 7th |
Refer to Blog 199 for the full list of courses I played in Tassie.