Insane 1,410-Ft Par 3 Must Be Seen to be Believed

[HD MM]

That’s the green of the “19th hole” at the Legends Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa. Sure, a green in the shape of a continent is pretty cool, but it’s hardly amazing. Oh, but did we mention it’s over 1/4 of a mile (1,410 feet) below the tee? And that you need a helicopter to get to the tee and back? Because that’s a pretty important detail.

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Here's footage of Padraig Harrington and Raphael Jacquelin playing the hole I’ll just say this: Padraig, you are the man!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_W_JryhR0"]Padraig's 1,410 foot par three![/ame]

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[salsadancer7]

That’s the green of the “19th hole” at the Legends Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa. Sure, a green in the shape of a continent is pretty cool, but it’s hardly amazing. Oh, but did we mention it’s over 1/4 of a mile (1,410 feet) below the tee? And that you need a helicopter to get to the tee and back? Because that’s a pretty important detail.

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Here's footage of Padraig Harrington and Raphael Jacquelin playing the hole I’ll just say this: Padraig, you are the man!

Padraig's 1,410 foot par three!

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I saw this a couple of days ago and I thought it was seriously cool. HOW do you keep track of the flight of the ball when it is almost 1500 away?! I can't see past 200 yards...LOL!

 

[HD MM]

I saw this a couple of days ago and I thought it was seriously cool. HOW do you keep track of the flight of the ball when it is almost 1500 away?! I can't see past 200 yards...LOL!

There's a guy down on the green with binoculars. He tracks the ball for you.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

It would be a nice helicopter ride, and that's it. I might as well hit a "shag" ball. I miss as many par 3's as I hit, at a distance I can actually see. This is the definition of "overkill". I wonder, how many shots did they hit until they actually hit the green?

 

[hancox]

imagine the ballmarks that are left - friggin CRATERS

 

[Paul Wozniak]

What does a round golf cost there?

 

[HD MM]

What does a round golf cost there?

$220 USD

Included in this round is a 19th hole helicopter ride, plus a bunch of souvenir and a DVD of your shot.

They even say that if for some odd 1 in a billion chance you manage to get a hole in one on the 19th, you win a cool $1 million and right to call yourself the most Xtreme golfer in the world.

 

[salsadancer7]

There's a guy down on the green with binoculars. He tracks the ball for you.

I saw that....but still still....that is crazy...I would LOVE to try it some time though....LOL!

 

[Paul Wozniak]

You wouldn't need any binoculars for my shot. Tracking dogs would be better.

 

[salsadancer7]

You wouldn't need any binoculars for my shot. Tracking dogs would be better.

Satellite guidance system for mine....!!

I have a better chance of landing within a mile with a fungo bat and tossing it up in the air....

 

[HD MM]

imagine the ballmarks that are left - friggin CRATERS

Good point. If a ball get buried in the green, those divots would be massive!

 

[Ramy]

I would like to play that hole. I would be scared you know whatless in the helicopter ride though. I am scared of heights.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

I would like to play that hole. I would be scared you know whatless in the helicopter ride though. I am scared of heights.

Wuss!

 

[cybok0]

I would like to play that hole. I would be scared you know whatless in the helicopter ride though. I am scared of heights.

Me too, I especially don't like helicopters. Planes are OK.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Me too, I especially don't like helicopters. Planes are OK.

You were in the Air Force? And you're scared of helicopters?

 

[cybok0]

You were in the Air Force? And you're scared of helicopters?

Air Force has planes. Plus I worked on them, I didn't fly them.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

You didn't road test your work?

 

[cybok0]

You didn't road test your work?

LOL.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

This hole would be perfect for my game. With the "worm burners" I usually hit, I would actually get some air under the ball for a change!!

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Still plenty of "worms to burn" when you do hit terra firma.