Washington National Golf Club
No. 17 Par 5 488 yards (Blue)
Few par-5s offer as much risk and reward — not just on one shot, but on every shot you take. From the tee, you must play for the strip of fairway at the apex of a 90-degree left dogleg, with water all down the left and a bunker on the opposite side. Depending on where you are, your second shot must either find another narrow strip of fairway — this time with water on the right and O.B. left — or the green itself, surrounded by water and sand on all sides. On the tee, you can imagine any score from 3 to 8 — and that makes for an exciting hole. — B.B.