ShotLink: The ins and outs of Bay Hill Club and Lodge

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The 18th hole at Bay Hill Club and Lodge has seen several great finishes.
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Mar. 22, 2011

Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge got an overhaul two years ago, moving from a par 70 to par 72, but that didn't mean it was any easier:

Toughest courses on TOUR (non-majors)
Rank Course Par Yds Avg Score Avg O/U Par
1 PGA National 70 7158 71.64 1.64
2 Aronimink Golf Club 70 7237 71.218 1.218
3 Montreux G&CC 72 7472 73.026 1.026
4 Quail Hollow Club 72 7469 72.918 0.918
5 Bay Hill Club & Lodge 72 7353 72.892 0.892

With its outstretched new distance and still tough-to-hit greens, Bay Hill is no bargain even from the fairway :

Courses with the longest fairway proximity
Rank Course Avg
1 Quail Hollow Club 36'1"
2 TPC Louisiana 35'11"
3 Plantation Course 35'8"
4 Redstone GC 35'7"
5 Bay Hill Club & Lodge 35' 4"

Did we mention the tough, well-protected greens? Even with a wedge, TOUR pros are challenged to make birdie:

Courses with the lowest birdie or better percentage inside 125 yards
Rank Course Pct.
1 PGA National 17.3
2 Montreux G&CC 17.57
3 Bay Hill Club & Lodge 18.1
4 Firestone CC (SC) 18.85
5 Aronimink Golf Club 19.41

Bay Hill's greens are among the TOUR's easiest inside 10 feet, but from 10 to 15 feet, interestingly, they're a brute:

Courses with the toughest greens putting 10 to 15 feet
Rank Course Pct. made
1 St. George's G&CC 25.98
2 Pebble Beach Golf Links 26.27
3 Bay Hill Club & Lodge 26.61
4 Atunyote Golf Club 26.98
5 Redstone GC 27.03

Bay Hill is indeed a complete test, and the test starts immediately:

Toughest opening 3 holes on TOUR
Holes Course Total RTP
1,2,3 Pebble Beach (US Open) 0.567
1,2,3 Bay Hill Club & Lodge 0.470
1,2,3 Waialae CC 0.426
1,2,3 TPC Four Seasons Resort 0.378
1,2,3 TPC San Antonio 0.267
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