Generally, each golf course has its own uniqueness that determines the level of difficulty of players in hitting the ball and trying to put it in the hole. The uniqueness includes the slope, obstacles such as water pools, sand up to wind speed that cannot be predicted.
Located on Mount Hanglip, South Africa, this par-3 may be the hardest one. It is named The Extreme 19th and it is located at Mount Hanglip, South Africa.
The Extreme 19th which is also part of the Legend Golf Resort is even recorded as the longest par-3 in the world, which is 391 yards or 357 meters and can only be accessed by helicopter.
With such extreme distance and landscape, the time needed for the ball from teeing ground to the green below reaches 30 seconds. In fact, the distance from teeing ground to the green on a par-3 hole is usually between 100 and 250 yards or 91-244 meters.
The Extreme 19th was designed by 18 world’s top golfers, including Justin Rose and Retief Goosen. Padraig Harrington, an Irish golfer who won the 2008 Open Champion, was the first person who won the Extreme 19th.
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