HOLE 17: PAR-4, 456 METRES – COUNTY SLIGO GOLF CLUB, IRELAND

County Sligo Golf Club is one of Ireland’s great golf courses, located on the Rosses Point peninsula, six kilometres from Sligo. Established in 1894, the present Championship links were redesigned in 1928 by famous golfing architect Harry Colt. County Sligo has been the venue of the West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship since 1923 and some notable winners include Pádraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy. From the back tees, the 456-m par-4 17th has to be one of the toughest holes to par in all of Ireland – a severe dog-leg sweeps uphill and to the left on the second shot, with a green that is large but slopes severely from the back. +353 7191 77186; www.countysligogolfclub.ie