Colonial Country Club will yield plenty of red numbers to PGA TOUR pros this week.
May. 17, 2011
Colonial Country Club, home of the Crowne Plaza Invitational, is a historic stop on the PGA TOUR schedule. Players pay homage to "Hogan's Alley" by attacking flags on the par-70 layout:
| Courses with the closest proximity to the hole
|
| 1 |
The Old White Course |
30' 0" |
| 2 |
Colonial CC |
30' 7" |
| 3 |
Muirfield Village GC |
30' 11" |
| 4 |
Sedgefield Country Club |
31' 2" |
| 5 |
Pebble Beach Golf Links |
32' 0" |
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| Courses with the shortest fairway proximity |
| 1 |
Colonial CC |
26' 7" |
| 2 |
Sedgefield Country Club |
27' 0" |
| 3 |
The Old White Course |
27' 8" |
| 4 |
TPC River Highlands |
28' 7" |
| 5 |
CordeValle Golf Club |
28' 8" |
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Drives hit in position on the tree-lined fairways mean "go time":
| Courses with the highest birdie or better percentage (fairway)
|
| 1 |
PGA West (PC) |
28.8 |
| 2 |
Plantation Course |
28.44 |
| 3 |
TPC Summerlin |
25.08 |
| 4 |
Colonial CC |
24.65 |
| 5 |
Sedgefield Country Club |
24.51 |
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Bunkers aren't terribly penal at Colonial:
| Courses with the easiest greenside bunkers
|
| 1 |
Colonial CC |
64.46 |
| 2 |
East Lake GC |
61.03 |
| 3 |
Silver Rock |
57.83 |
| 4 |
Cog Hill G&CC |
54.38 |
| 5 |
TPC Four Seasons Resort |
54.15 |
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Are short putts ever automatic on TOUR? At Colonial, it's close:
| Courses with the easiest greens inside 5 feet
|
| 1 |
Colonial CC |
97.28 |
| 2 |
East Lake GC |
97.18 |
| 3 |
Firestone CC (SC) |
97 |
| 4 |
Seaside Course |
96.97 |
| 5 |
Magnolia GC |
96.84 |
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