ShotLink: The ins and outs of Redstone Golf Club

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The 18th hole on Redstone GC's Tournament Course is part of one of the toughest finishing stretches on TOUR.

Mar. 29, 2011

Rees Jones' Redstone GC Tournament Course is carved out of trees and wetlands, the result being a beefy 7,457-yard test that is especially tough on and around the greens:

Courses with the lowest scrambling percentage from rough

Rank	Course	Pct.
1	Redstone GC	36.02
2	Seaside Course	42.01
3	Aronimink Golf Club	44.63
4	TPC Four Seasons Resort	45.40
5	Whistling Straits	46.06

To score at Redstone you're going to have to negotiate some tough midrange putts:

Courses with the toughest greens putting 10 to 15 feet

Rank	Course	Pct. made
1	St. George's G&CC	25.98
2	Pebble Beach Golf Links	26.27
3	Bay Hill Club & Lodge	26.61
4	Atunyote Golf Club	26.98
5	Redstone GC	27.03

The longest par-3 on the course is the 9th; don't expect to get it close:

Longest par-3 proximity to the hole

Rank	Course	Hole	Yardage	Avg.
1	TPC Blue Monster	13	245	53'7"
2	Aronimink Golf Club	8	238	52'8"
3	Riviera CC	4	236	49'7"
4	Redstone GC	9	238	47'4"
5	TPC Blue Monster	4	236	47'3"

The 12th hole may look like an eagle opportunity on the card, but it's safer to play it as a two-shotter:

Par 4's under 350 with the lowest going for the green percentage

Rank	Course	Hole	Yardage	Pct.
1	Harbour Town Golf Links	9	332	12.25
2	TPC San Antonio	17	347	15.81
3	TPC Four Seasons	11	323	24.56
4	Redstone GC	12	338	26.96
5	Quail Hollow Club	14	346	36.07

The test ends with one of the toughest set of finishing holes on TOUR:

Toughest finishing 3 holes on TOUR

Holes	Course	Total RTP
16,17,18	Quail Hollow Club	1.009
16,17,18	East Lake GC	0.608
16,17,18	Innisbrook Resort	0.598
16,17,18	Redstone GC	0.548
16,17,18	St. Andrews Links	0.547