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I was thinking about how many of my favorite and usually the most talked about or highly regarded par 3 holes are typically short and precise or long and heroic. Think Cypress 15/16, Merion 13th, Royal Troon "Postage Stamp" 8th, Pebble Beach 7th, Oakmont 8th, Sawgrass 17th, Portrush 16th, Pac Dunes 11th, LACC North 11/15, etc.

I'm not sure exactly what the cut-off yardage should be for a "short" and "long" par three but generally think it's <150 yards and >210 yards.

This leaves Augusta's 12th, "Golden Bell" as the front runner for best mid length par-3s in the world as well as the Old Course's 11th "Eden".

What are some of the other most notable mid length par-3s in golf?

Excited to drop short but fun video on later YouTube today. It's probably my favorite hole on the course and a good example, I think, of Geoff Ogilvy's 'Cycle Hole' that he likes to talk about -- the idea that your strategy gets more and more aggressive until you make a mistake and the cycle starts over. Anyone who's hit it left here knows what I'm talking about. Also, we've got Gil Hanse talking about it which is fun.

Interested to hear other people's thoughts on this hole, or maybe other holes they love at Soule Park. And, of course, there are still a few spots available at our Spring Festival on April 25th!

https://www.thefriedegg.com/events/2026-spring-festival-at-soule-park

A little sneak peek of what's launching tomorrow at 1:00 ET...

New to Fried Egg as member. Love your newsletter. Looking at trying out an event with you. How do you handle event pricing if the event is local to me and I don’t need accommodations? Also—you mention non-playing persons can stay at accommodations—how is that priced in? Thanks a bunch—look forward to learning more! Dave

New to Fried Egg as member. Love your newsletter. Looking at trying out an event with you. How do you handle event pricing if the event is local to me and I don’t need accommodations? Also—you mention non-playing persons can stay at accommodations—how is that priced in? Thanks a bunch—look forward to learning more! Dave

New to Fried Egg as member. Love your newsletter. Looking at trying out an event with you. How do you handle event pricing if the event is local to me and I don’t need accommodations? Also—you mention non-playing persons can stay at accommodations—how is that priced in? Thanks a bunch—look forward to learning more! Dave

For anyone playing in the event at Lawsonia Links (or anyone in general), I have a tee time booked at Erin Hills on Sunday 9/13 (the day after the event) at 7:42am with two spots available if anyone is interested.

There are the other add-ons available through TFE, but I need to be back on the road a bit sooner so booked at Erin Hills early.

I am new to the pod I’m from the Seattle area. Any Seattle peeps here? I am looking for a game soon once this atmospheric river dries up.

Hello friends!

We are firing up another edition of the KVV Mailbag ahead of the Masters. Got a question — however serious, however silly — that you want answered? Drop it here in the chat, or if you prefer, send me an email at kvv@thefriedegg.com

You're welcome to be anonymous in the mailbag if you prefer.

Thanks!

-KVV

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I am going to be driving down to Charlotte, NC for a work conference next week and was thinking of checking out Tot Hill Farm on the way, in all of its triumph and tragedy. This would be sometime in the afternoon of Tuesday, March 24.

Right now, it's just me, so I haven't reserved anything yet. Figured I'd throw this out there if anyone was interested in joining. Thanks!

Folks,

Big news in Fried Egg Golf Events world. We added Plainfield CC as an add-on opportunity to our event at Mountain Ridge CC this summer. The add-on at Plainfield includes lunch, 18 holes of golf, and any on-course F&B you'd like as well as a $50 gift card to the pro shop. It will be on Tuesday, August 11 in the afternoon.

All participants in this add-on must be in the Mountain Ridge event itself. Hell of a two-day journey if you ask me but I'm clearly biased.

Let me know if you have any questions! Link to join in will be below.

Mountain Ridge Event Page

Hi all,

This is a bit of a niche question, but I'm relatively new to golf course architecture. My home course is currently being renovated (the architect is Jay Blasi) and I'm going to be around the club some while it happens. Have any of you been close to a project like this? Anything interesting to look for?

Folks, it's tourney time. Selection Sunday means we have a new bracket challenge to kick off within Fried Egg Golf Club. See the below article for full details and to get your picks set!

2026 FEGC Bracket Challenge

I think I got all my big letters correct up there. Two of us are going down to play Tobacco Rd and Tot Hill next week Thursday and Friday. The weather on Wednesday is NC cold but not too bad. Does anybody know how hard it is to score a last minute the time on one of the even numbers courses?