USPGA Valhalla hole by hole guide: hole 15

A closer look at the 15th hole at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky - host of the 2014 USPGA Championship

Valhalla hole 15
The par-4 15th hole at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky
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A closer look at the 15th hole at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky - host of the 2014 USPGA Championship

A closer look at the 15th hole at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky - host of the 2014 USPGA Championship...

Valhalla hole by hole: Hole 15 - Par 4 - 435 yards

The 15th is a relatively mild par 4 before two brutes at 16 and 17. At 435 yards, it will be a driver and a wedge for most of the field, provided they find a fairway flanked to the right by Brush Run Creek. The water runs all the way down the hole to the right of the green. When birdies need to be made on Sunday afternoon but the pin is perched on the right, it could produce some fireworks.

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