The Masters has Amen Corner.
The Cognizant Classic has the Bear Trap.
At the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship, golfers might want to navigate the Snake Pit, the ultimate three holes on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida.
“You are entering the Snake Pit,” the plaque on the large copper snake statue on the sixteenth gap says. “The Moccasin, the Rattler and the Copperhead are among the most difficult finishing holes on the PGA Tour.”
Here’s a breakdown of the closing stretch:
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The par-4, 475-yard sixteenth gap was the ninth most tough gap in 2023 with a median rating of 4.373, +.373 strokes over par
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The 215-yard, par-3 seventeenth was the 332nd most tough gap in 2023, with a median rating of three.074 (+.074)
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The par-4, 445-yard 18th gap was the 187th most tough gap in 2023, 4.146 (+.146)
Last 12 months’s champion Taylor Moore went bogey-free over that stretch, recording 9 straight pars on these holes earlier than making birdie on No. 16 throughout Sunday’s last spherical. He then parred Nos. 17 and 18 to safe a one-shot victory.
The golf course as a complete was the seventh most tough venue on the PGA Tour final season, with a median rating of .935 strokes over par. The par-71 structure will measure 7,340 yards as soon as once more in 2024.
Story initially appeared on GolfWeek
