The Extreme 19th – The World’s Hardest Golf Hole

It’s not the world’s longest hole, it doesn’t have any water hazards and it’s a par 3. The first clue that this is a hole like no other is the helicopter that takes golfers to the tee.

The tee is 400 metres higher than the green and it takes nearly 30 seconds for a tee shot to reach the green.

Named The Extreme 19th, the hole is located at Legend Golf & Safari Resort in the Entabeni Safari Conservatory, Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is 395 yards (361 meters) long and features a green in the shape of Africa. Graham Cooke of the UK envisaged the hole and David Riddle designed it.

The Extreme 19th is the centerpiece of the Legend Golf Resort. The design of the course was completed in collaboration with 18 world renowned pro golfers including Justin Rose and Retief Goosen.

The ball flight is so long from the tee to green that a spotters are employed to locate where tee shots have landed.

Having teed off and been sure to play a provisional or two if required, it's time to get back into the helicopter down to the green.

The first person to par The Extreme 19 was three time's major champion, Ireland's Padraig Harrington. The hole has since been flocked to by professional golfers and celebrities alike, Morgan Freeman is among the list of players who has parred the hole. There is a $1,000,000 cash prize for the 1st person to get a hole-in-one.

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