
Long par 3 holes are the most difficult holes for golfers of all levels to register good scores. Par 3 holes that are over 200 yards and are surrounded by bunkers are the toughest holes that pros face on the tour, so why should they be easy for you? The best strategy with a hole like this is to play it conservatively, take your bogey and move on to the next hole. But sometimes that's impossible. The match you are playing may hinge on this hole. Here's how to play it when everything is on the line.
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.