Bunker hell
In 2010, Dustin Johnson infamously grounded his club on a patch of ground on the 18th which was considered a bunker, incurring a two-shot penalty which saw him miss out on a play-off. This week that particular bunker is covered by a corporate hospitality tent
The number of bunkers on the Whistling Straits course – an average of more than 56 per hole
1,012
Others 2
Double Bogeys 23
Bogeys 120
Pars 279
Birdies 30
0
Eagles
4.139
Average shots
2004 US PGA
Others 5
Double Bogeys 5
Bogeys 160
Pars 239
Birdies 14
0
Eagles
4.515
Average shots
2010 US PGA
The statistics
Named after it's architect Pete Dye, one of the toughest holes in golf was birdied only 14 times the last time it hosted the US PGA, and while it was less likely to cause a meltdown of double bogey or worse than in 2004, it still played slightly harder overall.
The 18th has a stunning setting. If you don’t hit the fairway, you have to lay-up and it becomes very tough. The challenge is just to hit that fairway. If you do it, you have a mid-iron into the green, a big green which gives you a chance without too many problems, with that club in your hand. The pin is always in different sections on the green. If you are laying up, your birdie chance is gone and the problem is getting onto the right section where you can just save par”
“Playing this course again this week has made me realise this is almost my favourite in America now. The 18th is part of that, part of the last three or four holes which can all be super interesting, even more so if they are down wind. But this is the really tricky one. There are 96 bunkers, for a start.
How to play the hole
2010 PGA champion Martin Kaymer
The ‘Dyeabolical’ hole
500 yards | Par 4
Whistling Straits – 18th hole
100 yd
Tee
N
146 yd
308 yd
Green
Tee
Bunker hell
In 2010, Dustin Johnson infamously grounded his club on a patch of ground on the 18th which was considered a bunker, incurring a two-shot penalty which saw him miss out on a play-off. This week that particular bunker is covered by a corporate hospitality tent
The number of bunkers on the Whistling Straits course – an average of more than 56 per hole
1,012
Others 5
Double Bogeys 5
Bogeys 160
Pars 239
Birdies 14
0
Eagles
4.515
Average shots
2010 US PGA
Others 2
Double Bogeys 23
Bogeys 120
Pars 279
Birdies 30
0
Eagles
4.139
Average shots
2004 US PGA
The statistics
Named after it's architect Pete Dye, one of the toughest holes in golf was birdied only 14 times the last time it hosted the US PGA, and while it was less likely to cause a meltdown of double bogey or worse than in 2004, it still played slightly harder overall.
The 18th has a stunning setting. If you don’t hit the fairway, you have to lay-up and it becomes very tough. The challenge is just to hit that fairway. If you do it, you have a mid-iron into the green, a big green which gives you a chance without too many problems, with that club in your hand. The pin is always in different sections on the green. If you are laying up, your birdie chance is gone and the problem is getting onto the right section where you can just save par”
“Playing this course again this week has made me realise this is almost my favourite in America now. The 18th is part of that, part of the last three or four holes which can all be super interesting, even more so if they are down wind. But this is the really tricky one. There are 96 bunkers, for a start.
How to play the hole
2010 PGA champion Martin Kaymer
The ‘Dyeabolical’ hole | 500 yards | Par 4
Whistling Straits – 18th hole
100 yd
Tee
N
146 yd
308 yd
Green
Tee
Others 5
Double Bogeys 5
Bogeys 160
Pars 239
Birdies 14
0
Eagles
4.515
Average shots
2010 US PGA
Others 2
Double Bogeys 23
Bogeys 120
Pars 279
Birdies 30
0
Eagles
4.139
Average shots
2004 US PGA
Bunker hell
In 2010, Dustin Johnson infamously grounded his club on a patch of ground on the 18th which was considered a bunker, incurring a two-shot penalty which saw him miss out on a play-off. This week that particular bunker is covered by a corporate hospitality tent
The number of bunkers on the Whistling Straits course – an average of more than 56 per hole
1,012
The statistics
Named after it's architect Pete Dye, one of the toughest holes in golf was birdied only 14 times the last time it hosted the US PGA, and while it was less likely to cause a meltdown of double bogey or worse than in 2004, it still played slightly harder overall.
The 18th has a stunning setting. If you don’t hit the fairway, you have to lay-up and it becomes very tough. The challenge is just to hit that fairway. If you do it, you have a mid-iron into the green, a big green which gives you a chance without too many problems, with that club in your hand. The pin is always in different sections on the green. If you are laying up, your birdie chance is gone and the problem is getting onto the right section where you can just save par”
“Playing this course again this week has made me realise this is almost my favourite in America now. The 18th is part of that, part of the last three or four holes which can all be super interesting, even more so if they are down wind. But this is the really tricky one. There are 96 bunkers, for a start.
100 yd
Tee
N
How to play the hole
2010 PGA champion Martin Kaymer
146 yd
308 yd
Green
Tee
The ‘Dyeabolical’ hole | 500 yards | Par 4
Whistling Straits – 18th hole
100 yd
Tee
N
In 2010, Dustin Johnson infamously grounded his club on a patch of ground on the 18th which was considered a bunker, incurring a two-shot penalty which saw him miss out on a play-off. This week that particular bunker is covered by a corporate hospitality tent
The number of bunkers on the Whistling Straits – an average of more than 56 per hole
1,012
The statistics
Named after it's architect Pete Dye, one of the toughest holes in golf was birdied only 14 times the last time it hosted the US PGA, and while it was less likely to cause a meltdown of double bogey or worse than in 2004, it still played slightly harder overall.
The 18th has a stunning setting. If you don’t hit the fairway, you have to lay-up and it becomes very tough. The challenge is just to hit that fairway. If you do it, you have a mid-iron into the green, a big green which gives you a chance without too many problems, with that club in your hand. The pin is always in different sections on the green. If you are laying up, your birdie chance is gone and the problem is getting onto the right section where you can just save par”
“Playing this course again this week has made me realise this is almost my favourite in America now. The 18th is part of that, part of the last three or four holes which can all be super interesting, even more so if they are down wind. But this is the really tricky one. There are 96 bunkers, for a start.
146 yd
308 yd
Green
Tee
How to play the hole
2010 PGA champion Martin Kaymer
The ‘Dyeabolical’ hole | 500 yards | Par 4
Whistling Straits – 18th hole
Others 5
Double Bogeys 5
Bogeys 160
Pars 239
Birdies 14
0
Eagles
4.515
Average shots
2010 US PGA
Others 2
Double Bogeys 23
Bogeys 120
Pars 279
Birdies 30
0
Eagles
4.139
Average shots
2004 US PGA
Bunker hell
100 yd
Tee
N
In 2010, Dustin Johnson infamously grounded his club on a patch of ground on the 18th which was considered a bunker, incurring a two-shot penalty which saw him miss out on a play-off. This week that particular bunker is covered by a corporate hospitality tent
1,012
The number of bunkers on the Whistling Straits – an average of more than 56 per hole
The statistics
Named after it's architect Pete Dye, one of the toughest holes in golf was birdied only 14 times the last time it hosted the US PGA, and while it was less likely to cause a meltdown of double bogey or worse than in 2004, it still played slightly harder overall.
146 yd
308 yd
Green
Tee
Others 5
Double Bogeys 5
Bogeys 160
Pars 239
Birdies 14
0
Eagles
4.515
Average shots
2010 US PGA
Others 2
Double Bogeys 23
Bogeys 120
Pars 279
Birdies 30
0
Eagles
4.139
Average shots
2004 US PGA
Bunker hell
The 18th has a stunning setting. If you don’t hit the fairway, you have to lay-up and it becomes very tough. The challenge is just to hit that fairway. If you do it, you have a mid-iron into the green, a big green which gives you a chance without too many problems, with that club in your hand. The pin is always in different sections on the green. If you are laying up, your birdie chance is gone and the problem is getting onto the right section where you can just save par”
“Playing this course again this week has made me realise this is almost my favourite in America now. The 18th is part of that, part of the last three or four holes which can all be super interesting, even more so if they are down wind. But this is the really tricky one. There are 96 bunkers, for a start.
How to play the hole
2010 PGA champion Martin Kaymer
The ‘Dyeabolical’ hole | 500 yards | Par 4
Whistling Straits – 18th hole