March 16 2013
9:08 PM
Snake Pit stats: Third Round
The Snake Pit features one of the most difficult stretches of holes on TOUR. (Greenwood/Getty Images)
By PGATOUR.COM staff
The Copperhead Course at Innisbrook allowed the best scoring average it had all week Saturday -- not surprising after a cut -- but the Snake Pit maintained its bite.
The total stroke average for Round 3 of the Tampa Bay Championship presented by EverBank was 71.714 on the par-71 layout. In Round 2 the average was 71.909 and Thursday's average was 73.071.
The famed closing stretch of holes Nos. 16-18 each rank in the top-four toughest holes for the week thus far. On Friday, the par-4 16th was the course's second- toughest with a scoring average of 4.299. The par-4 18th was third-most difficult with an average of 4.234 while the par-3 17th was 10th-toughest with a Saturday scoring average of 3.039.
For the week, No. 16 is the No. 1 toughest, hole while Nos. 18 and 17 rank third and fourth respectively.
Here is a rundown of the stats on the Snake Pit:
| Round 3 |
Yardage | Average | Eagles | Birdies | Pars | Bogeys | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 16 | 460, par 4 | 4.299 |
0 |
6 |
47 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
| No. 17 | 215, par 3 | 3.039 |
0 |
12 |
50 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| No. 18 | 445, par 4 | 4.234 |
0 |
7 |
47 |
22 |
0 |
1 |
| Round 2 |
Yardage | Average | Eagles | Birdies | Pars | Bogeys | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 16 | 460, par 4 | 4.261 | 0 | 15 | 93 | 36 | 8 | 1 |
| No. 17 | 215, par 3 | 3.144 | 0 | 16 | 102 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| No. 18 | 445, par 4 | 4.216 | 0 | 17 | 89 | 44 | 3 | 0 |
| Round 1 |
Yardage | Average | Eagles | Birdies | Pars | Bogeys | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 16 | 460, par 4 | 4.2628 | 0 | 13 | 98 | 36 | 9 | 0 |
| No. 17 | 215, par 3 | 3.2628 | 0 | 6 | 105 | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| No. 18 | 445, par 4 | 4.2628 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 40 | 5 | 1 |
