Nothing like a challenging first hole to get your attention.  It's the equivalent of a double espresso!  And at our age, anything that can inject some adrenaline, short of actual exercise, is valuable.  Here are my hardest five first holes guaranteed to get your blood pumping:

1. Hill Top 1

2. Longleaf 1

3. Pelican 1

4. Volusia 1

5. Yankee Clipper 1

Hill Top 1 - Welcome to the Danger Zone!

Longleaf 1 - it's very unassuming - and that's the problem.  The water on the left and the slope that runs everything to the right, make for an opening shot that punishes all assumptions. I've yet to land the green.  

Pelican 1 - prepare for lift off!  And yes, there is a flag with a cup out there.   

Volusia 1 - Game on!  It's the hardest green on the course and an impossible chip if you go long.

Yankee Clipper 1 - nothing like hitting one over the wall on your first pitch of the day!

Honorable Mention:

1. Bacall 1

2. Escambia 1

 

So these are the Hardest Openers.  My favorite 5 opening holes that just make me happy are here.  So what's left?  How about the five bleakest opening holes - click here for that walk of shame list.

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