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During the 1980s, Guthrie Country Club in Oklahoma had a 190-yd. par 3 as the first hole.

Tee was about eight feet higher than green with a trap and fall off along the left side. Key: approach to right half, either hit green or leave it on the front fringe. Decent chance for up and down par if you left it a bit short. Not that brutal for a longer par 3.

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IndianHead G.C, on Camp Casey, S.Korea, and also Sung Nam G.C. in Seoul, had opening par 3's, they both were shortish (9-SW) so I guess that didnt bother me a whole lot, but it did feel strange as Im from Iowa and the majority of the courses I play are either 4's or 5's. The only bad thing I have to say about opening with a 3 is that on busy days, it made for the mother of traffic jams!

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I've never played a course that opened with a par 3 nor ended with a par 3 but I imagine I wouldn't like it.

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I'm not a fan of first hole par 3's, they don't let you warm up.

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I really don't mind starting with a par three but for some reason I really hate when courses end with par 3s something about it really bugs me. I've played a course where the last two holes are par 3s of almost exactly the same length and that just drives me crazy for some reason.

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my home course starts off with a 170 yard elevated green
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I really don't mind starting with a par three but for some reason I really hate when courses end with par 3s something about it really bugs me. I've played a course where the last two holes are par 3s of almost exactly the same length and that just drives me crazy for some reason.

There's a course in the southern hills of Adelaide that ends with 2 par threes. It is a bit bogus.

I played my course today, and both times I missed the first green (par 3) with too much hook. IT'S DOING MY HEAD IN!!! lol

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Royal Lytham Golf Club, which has hosted The Open starts with a par 3.

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In Ludlow, MA hole #1 Par 3 - 230yds from the tips. Downhill, plays around 215-220. Don't mind bogeying that one since #2 is a short par 5

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