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Rob Smith

5 Of The Best Island Greens In The UK And Ireland - How Would You Get On?

5 Of The Best Island Greens - Rockliffe Hall - Hole 5.

One of golf's most exciting and scary prospects is an island green - a do or die shot where the reward for success is a weird mix of elation and relief while the pain of failure is a drop and a titanic struggle for par. Because they weren't even a twinkling in the eye for the golden age golf course architects, the Golf Monthly Top 100 of the UK&I and the Next 100 have few if any such holes. Instead, we take a look at five less well-known but nonetheless thrilling examples.

Rockliffe Hall - Hole 5

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