TPC Boston course guide, venue for Deutsche Bank Championship
The Barclays is finally over and the next playoff series is the Deutsche Bank Championship which will take place at the TPC Boston. Here is a brief review of the course and it’s most prominent holes.
The course was inaugurated eight years back on June 28th and ever since, it has established it -self as one of the finest courses in USA. It runs a network of twenty-three courses under its banner. Regarding the architecture of the course it was designed by the famous Arnold Palmer, who is known for his modern styled courses, however, according to the critics the course is a fine example of American designed courses with a touch of Irish architecture. It is covered in poana grass and is designed to give all sorts of players a true challenge and a unique golfing experience.
Coming to the stats of the course, it stretches over 7341 yards with par 72, hence making it one of the longest courses on the PGA tour. The yardage is not the only hurdle in the course as the roughs and the greens offer a couple of water hazards and rocky outcropping making it difficult for the players to bypass them.
Here is a brief preview of the most challenging holes of the course:
Hole # 4
This hole is considered as one of the most distinguished and difficult holes of the course. The first feature that makes it difficult is its par, which is ninety- eight yards and the second is the bunkers present in the middle of the fairway. There are couple of approaches to reach the green but the most preferable is taking a long shot with the help of a driver in the widest part of the fairway. Then by using a 5-iron, take a shot towards the right to avoid the bunker, which is situated on the left side of the green.
Hole #16
This is the second most dangerous hole of the course and is situated in the back nine. Although, it is the smallest hole of the course with a par three with 161-yardage, the gist of this hole is to challenge the nerve of a player especially their shot making skills. The pin is situated near the water hazard which covers the front and the left of the green. If the player takes a wrong shot aiming towards the centre, the ball is surely going for a double bogey .The approach to save par at this hole is a long straight shot towards the right plunging the old field stone wall which is covering the two-tiered green.
Hole #17
This hole has the smallest green of the course which is yet another challenge. However, its par 4 length balances the difficulty level. There are three approaches to reach the pin and the most popular is to hit the ball on the right side of the hole thus reaching the green at an elevated spot. The second approach is to mark the shot straight into the lower fairway and the last approach is to use a driver and make a long cut of 265-270 yards at the left side and then needle it all the way into the lower fairway. Either of the ways can get the player safely to the other side.
Hole #18
The last hole that holds the record of the maximum bogeys and at the same time a handful of birdies is the last hole on the back nine. The hole is a 528-yard par-4 featuring a couple of bunkers in middle of the fairway. The trick to get over this monster is to carry a mid iron and take a shot of a relevant smaller angle all the way by passing the diagonal bunker. Then take a shot aiming towards the left side and there is another bunker at the right side of the green.
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