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BRAINGAME | Best 18 Holes
Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Hole 12
play it safe with a straight shot to a conserva- tive iron distance, you’ll need to make your tee shot stop in the right place to avoid the bunkers right and water left on this short hole at the turn at Scarsdale.
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Hole 10 • 180 yards • par 3
Number 10 looks so simple, but it’s so, so hard. Teaching pro Sarah Stone says, “It’s a great par 3. You’re going to be using a longer club, like a mid-iron or a hybrid. There’s out of bounds on the right and bunkers on either side, so you have to hit your favorite club like a laser to the middle of the green. You can’t really go at any pin, either, because the green structure is very challenging. Your ball can roll off the green left or right, and rolling long is death in the run-off collection area in the back. I often encourage players to take one less club and plan to putt from off the green.”
Westchester Country Club West
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Sunningdale
Hole 5 • 355 yards • par 4
It’s remarkable how crucial the pin posi- tion is on the short 5th hole at Sunningdale. The newly remodeled green has three small lobes and can only be held with a high, soft approach shot. Depending on which lobe has the cup, you may need to place your tee shot left, right, close, or farther away from the green to set up your pin-point approach.
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