Par 3 Finishing Hole

[Big C]

For better or worse, I want to have a driver in my hand on 18. Just a personal preference. So I would be opposed to a par 3 finishing hole. I have no problem whatsoever with a par 3 9th hole

[flopster]

I think the finishing hole should require a driver to be used one last time, the finishing hole at my home course is a par 5 that is reachable in 2 but has plenty of trouble if that 2nd shot is off line so it can yield a birdie if you pull off a couple good shots or it could ruin a good round if you either lose a ball or go OB on a relatively easy hole to make par on which makes you decide to either play safe and take the par or go for it and risk it all.

[k-troop]

One of my favorite courses, The Experience at Koele on Lanai, finishes on one of my favorite 3-pars. Its a 7-9i shot that must hit the green, which is narrow, terraced, and protected by water and bunkers. I don't like finishing on a humdrum 3-par (see Klipper Course at Marine Base Kaneohe Bay, which is otherwise a fantastic course), but a great 3-par can provide real drama for a finish.

[NJpatbee]

Once course I used to play on a regular basis had a par 3 9th and 18th, both water holes. The 9th was about 135 from the whites but 210 from the blues (fortunately I play the whites).  The 18th is 175 from the whites and 195 from the blues with water everywhere and a par or bogey is a very good score for my ability.  I do not mind the 18th as a par 3, but it has to be tough.  If I had my choice I like a tough par 5 where everyone has to reach back and go for it after playing 17 holes.

[Rip62]

Not my favorite type of finishing hole. Would,prefer a par 4 or 5.

[SavvySwede]

I've always been a fan of the monster par 5 finisher. Two courses I play have 600 yard par 5 holes at the last. One has a lake in the layup area so you either have to hit a great fairway wood second shot to clear the water to get a wedge in your hands for the third shot or lay up short of the lake and have 165+ left into the green.

[WUTiger]

Not sure I've even seen a par 3 18th.

How about #9 and #18 as par 3 holes?

That what you get at Metal of Honor golf course on Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA.

No. 9 (169 yds. from Blue) crosses a pond to the green in a small amphitheater with up slopes on the sides and back. Club selection is the main challenge.

No. 18 (170 yds. from Blue) comes off an elevated tee, and the green is on a little plateau that falls off to the left and back... definitely the more interesting of the two.

For details, see: http://clubsg.skygolf.com/courses/scorecard.php?id=16103

Another famous No. 9 Par 3 is at Merion Golf Club (site of 2013 US Open, and other prior opens). Measuring over 200 yards, it has a creek in front of the green, and is surrounded by bunkers.