Golf: Worlds longest Par 3

This 900 yard par 3 is in South Africa.


The green is shaped like the African continent and completely surrounded by a sea of sand.


You hit off a cliff over 1,400 feet above the hole and it takes 26 seconds for your ball to land.


You have to take a helicopter to get to the hole.

They post spotters around the green to let you know where your ball lands because you can't possibly see it.








Padraig Harrington is the only person to ever par it.
He did it in a playoff after a recent tournament there.
It is the 19th-hole and only used for playoffs.
Watch him do it with a 'sandy' no less.









Click on the link below or cut & paste it in your browser.
When the screen comes up, scroll down to the second major picture in the center column of the page (youtube link).
The first picture has an arrow in the center of it, but is not active.
The second picture provides the YouTube video.

http://www.compleatgolfer.co.za:80/new_site/content/news/singlepage.asp?id=856

 

The green must be hard as *.

 

how can a hole that big only be par three?

 

* hitting that drive when it's windy.

 

:bbpd:awesome, gimmick. Helicoptors , ball spotters. How much would this cost, lol Id love a go:icon_mrgreen:

 

220 American dollars, apparently. Very good price. Helicopter to the hole 'n' everything.

 

*, thats some height.

 

would love to give that a bash one day , sounds good

 

quality gimmick