Pyongyang Golf Club
Hole
11
Hole 12
Par: 5
Meters
Back: 490
Regular: 470
HCP: 12
Hole
13
Sand in play
OB in play
Hole 12 Discussion

The 12th is a par 5 that plays back toward the hills with the lake on the left side. The tee shot plays to a series of fairway bunkers flanking the fairway. To play long of the bunkers, players should be able to drive past 240m, and keep it short of 185m to take them out of play.

The longest players could reach the green in two, but it will require two perfect strikes at huge distances.

To play in three there are a few strategies. Either play short of the bunkers, and leave two mid-irons in, or gamble with the bunkers, play a long iron and leave a wedge into the green.

The approach is dependent on where the player ends up, but the green has two large front bunkers, one on each side.

  • photos, likely of 12th hole, by Uri Tours (uritours.com), CC BY-SA 2.0: 1 2