533 Championship / 496 Black / 475 Blue / 441 White / 409 Gold / 397 Green

The second hole illustrates SentryWorld’s dynamic course design, requiring a series of straight shots—with trees to the left and water to the right—toward a green set upon a gentle rise with wooded surroundings. The various tee boxes provide options for your first shot, but no matter where you begin, your strength and precision will be rewarded here.

190 Championship / 185 Black / 149 Blue / 130 White / 112 Gold / 95 Green

After two big opening holes, the short par 3 third is a breath of fresh air. The green is well-guarded though, with a bunker short, water long, and a steep fallout to the right of the green. Tee shots landing on the right edge of this green will roll down the slope and end up 5–10 yards off the putting surface, so a good shot to the middle of the green is ideal.

372 Championship / 348 Black / 328 Blue / 299 White / 269 Gold / 236 Green

This short par 4 has one of the narrowest fairways on the golf course, placing a premium on accuracy off the tee. Long hitters may be able to reach the water in front of the green with a driver and possibly consider a shorter club for their tee shot. The green depth is one of the shallowest on the course, making it challenging to hold the green with any approach shot coming out of the rough.

519 Championship / 492 Black / 467 Blue / 425 White / 388 Gold / 362 Green

The par 5 fifth hole is a beautiful cape hole, where golfers can look across the water to see the green left of the island. It’s a classic risk-reward decision on the tee as the further left you aim, the shorter your second shot can be. A great drive offers the opportunity to reach the green in two. If laying up, make sure to hit your ball past the large tree that guards the green from approach shots.

508 Championship / 484 Black / 406 Blue / 376 White / 344 Gold / 306 Green

A stout test from the back tees, this played as the most difficult hole at the 2023 U.S. Senior Open. Golfers who can avoid the two fairway bunkers will still have a challenging approach shot to an elevated green. The right side of the green is a good target for approach shots as it will generally feed the ball from right to left after it lands.

239 Championship / 221 Black / 206 Blue / 168 White / 153 Gold / 116 Green

The longest par 3 on the course features a large green. The right-side bunker here loves to attract errant tee shots, so aiming left of the flag is almost always preferred. A shot over the left front bunker has ample room to land and feed right toward the green.

392 Championship / 385 Black / 339 Blue / 326 White / 294 Gold / 233 Green

This shorter par 4 calls for accuracy over distance on both the tee shot and the approach shot. A good tee just short or right of the left fairway bunker will leave a short iron approach shot onto a well-guarded green. Beware of the fallout to the right of the green. Shots landing along the right edge of the green will roll 10-plus yards away from the elevated green.

501 Championship / 474 Black / 456 Blue / 424 White / 294 Gold / 343 Green

Hole 9 is relatively short by par 5 standards, but has many ways to jump up and bite you if you aren’t careful. Tee shots that find the left fairway over the creek will have an opportunity to consider going for the green in two. If playing this as a 3-shot hole, the left fairway bunker is a good aiming point for layup shots. The green is very shallow from front to back, requiring precise distance control to set up a good birdie or eagle putt.

611 Championship / 611 Black / 566 Blue / 524 White / 482 Gold / 385 Green

The long par 5 10th hole is best played with a tee shot up the left side of the fairway. Even the left rough isn’t a bad place to be, but the right side of this hole is jail. A good second shot is generally somewhere around the left fairway bunker, leaving a short iron approach shot onto a green with a front tier and back tier, surrounded by bunkers.

349 Championship / 321 Black / 293 Blue / 259 White / 237 Gold / 205 Green

Hole 11 is a great risk-reward, short par 4. Big hitters have a chance to get on or around the green on their tee shot, but doing so is no guarantee of birdie or even par. Anything left of the green leaves an extremely difficult up-and-down. The green has a plateau running from front left to back right, with lower bowls in the front right and back left portions.

188 Championship / 180 Black / 165 Blue / 139 White / 123 Gold / 86 Green

This peninsula-green par 3 tends to play a little bit longer than golfers expect. The front part of the green slopes back down toward the water, so make sure to take enough club to reach the green safely. The water wraps around behind the green as well, making distance control a priority.

419 Championship / 419 Black / 419 Blue / 335 White / 322 Gold / 208 Green

Players using one of the back sets of tees will have a 200-plus yard carry just to reach the fairway on this par 4 that plays into the prevailing wind. Tee shots left of the center bunker will need to land softly to avoid the water left of the fairway, making right of the bunker the more ideal play. There is a subtle mound in the middle of the green that influences almost every putt on this green, making it one of the most difficult to read on the course.

581 Championship / 572 Black / 516 Blue / 484 White / 453 Gold / 419 Green

The final par 5 on the course typically plays as a 3-shot hole. A tee shot up the left side of the fairway is preferred to avoid the water that lurks just right of the fairway. A layup around the right fairway bunker leads to a short, but uphill approach shot to an undulating green.

457 Championship / 457 Black / 424 Blue / 383 White / 339 Gold / 281 Green

Hole 15 doesn’t look intimidating from the tee, but this sneaky-tough hole played as the No. 1 most difficult hole on the course during the 2019 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. Left is better than right off the tee, but the approach shot into the green leaves no good place to miss. The perched-up green has a large fallout on the left side that loves to collect golf balls and pull shots from the left edge of the green down into a difficult pitching area.

204 Championship / 200 Black / 168 Blue / 143 White / 118 Gold / 95 Green

Our signature Flower Hole has over 50,000 flowers planted on it annually. When you reach this hole, take a moment to enjoy its stunning beauty. Robert Trent Jones, Jr. has dubbed this hole his “Mona Lisa.” A good tee shot to the middle of the green will leave a good look at birdie to any hole location.

362 Championship / 362 Black / 331 Blue / 321 White / 294 Gold / 271 Green

The 17^th hole offers one last risk-reward opportunity. A safe shot to the corner of the dogleg leaves a straightforward approach shot. But a more aggressive tee shot that cuts the corner of the dogleg can leave a short approach shot or even end up somewhere around the green. The approach to the green plays downhill with the green sloping from front to back, so approach this green carefully!

436 Championship / 436 Black / 412 Blue / 399 White / 372 Gold / 303 Green

The finishing hole plays uphill and features the largest elevation change on the golf course. Two good shots are required to hit this green in two. Avoid the fairway bunkers off the tee and beware of the false front and the left-side fallout as you approach the green that is well-guarded by three bunkers.