Whistling Straits hole by hole guide: hole 2
A guide to hole 2 at Whistling Straits, called Cross Country
A guide to hole 2 at Whistling Straits, called Cross Country.
Whistling Straits hole by hole guide: hole 2 - Cross Country / 593 yards / Par 5
A large cluster of dunes down the right of the fairway means the ideal drive is down the left half to ensure you can see the green on your second shot. To find the green in two you will need to negotiate a pot bunker 35 yards short of the green and large bunkers that run up the left side of the run in to the green. If you decide to go for this green in three, then there is a huge swail right of the green catching any wayward shots.
Henrik Stenson won't need any reminding as to what happened to him on Cross Country at the 2010 USPGA Championship. The formidable Swede made an astonishing 8 on this par 5 during his first round to go with his double-bogeyed first hole. Stenson would go on to make four more bogeys in a round of +8. Unsurprisingly, he didn't make the cut, even after an improved second round of +3. If a player of Stenson's calibre can find trouble on Cross Country, anyone could come unstuck.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18
Watch our video on escpaing pot bunkers
Get the Golf Monthly Newsletter
Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news, equipment news, reviews, head-to-heads and buyer’s guides from our team of experienced experts.
-
I've Suffered With The Shanks For A Year And My Golf Game Is In Tatters. Can Anything Help?
It's a shot that can keep golfers awake at night, as Michael Weston has unfortunately discovered in recent times
By Michael Weston Published
-
Dan Grieve 25 Handicap Lesson: Better Bunker Play
Dan Grieve gives a high handicap golfer a lesson in the sand to get the ball out of the bunker consistently every time
By Joel Tadman Published