The 16th at Golf Club Borgarnes in Iceland
One of the landmarks of the PGA Tour in the US, in fact the no.1 landmark according to the PGA Tour (click HERE) is the par-3, 137 yards (125 meter) 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass, in Ponte Vedra, Florida, where golfers have to hit their ball on a “an island” green which is almost completely surrounded by water. The course is the venue for the venerable Players tournament on the PGA Tour, held this year on May 10th – May 13th.
The 17th green at TPC Sawgrass
Iceland´s answer to TPC´s Sawgrass´17th is the par-3 16th hole at Golf Club Borgarness (abbreviated: GB) in Iceland. Borgarnes is about an hours drive away from Reykjavík and is part of West Iceland. There are 1771 living in Borgarnes (according to the Statistics Buroe of Iceland last updated February 14th 2012).
Golf Club Borgarness was founded in 1971. First it was a 9 hole golfcourse but in 2007 9 new holes were added a.o. the new 16th hole, which bears such strong resemblance to TPC Sawgrasses 17th.The designer of the 16th and the other 8 new holes is renowned Icelandic golfcourse architect, Hannes Þorsteinsson.
The 16th is 69 meters from the red tee and 99 meters from the yellow tee.
On July 26th last year, 2011, a young 12 yr. old boy, Stefán Teitur Þórðarson, from Akranes aced the 16th. He was competing in a Junior Match Play Competition held by the Icelandic Golf Association.
Well here´s one good reason for golfers to come to Iceland and try to do as the abovementioned 12 yr old – ace the 16th at Golf Club Borgarnes!
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