Hole 12 at Pine Valley Golf Club

Clementon, New Jersey
Par
4
Yardage
358 yds
Stroke index
14
Hazards
15 bunkers
Hole 12 aerial at Pine Valley Golf Club

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Green size: 24 yds deep × 41 yds wide

Scorecard yardage is for Championship tees. The aerial shows its labeled reference position; distance rings measure to the green.

Championship tees · Par 4 · 358 yards

The plan for No. 12

A par 4 and stroke index 14. A drive and a pitch that is visually the most intimidating hole on the course: Fazio kept the fairway and green footprint but exposed deep sandy caverns on the left (Golf Digest).

Off the tee

Keep the drive right. Long and right gives the best angle and a clear view down the green (Golf Club Atlas); cutting the corner rarely pays, because sandy rough cuts in all the way to the green (1962 broadcast).

Approach & recovery

Four bunkers left guard the front of the green. The approach plays to a target 18 yards deep.

On the green

A fine front-to-back green site that drops about two and a half feet from front to back (Golf Club Atlas; Planet Golf). The surface runs 18 yards from front to back; read the contour panel for slope.

Watch for

  • 11 bunkers left
  • Four bunkers right

Hole 12 Green Complex

Mapped green boundary

Green Surface

Green size: 5,152 sq ft

Dimensions
24y Deep × 41y Wide
Mapped green boundary

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Research notes

  • 1962 broadcast: the 12th can be easy or hard depending on the drive; it rarely pays to cut the corner of the sharp dogleg because sandy rough cuts into the fairway all the way to the green. (00:29:45)[1]
  • Fazio's recent work exposed more sand, notably a cluster of sandy caverns left of the 12th. (article)[2]
  • On the 12th a drive long and right gives the best angle and a clear view down the length of the green, which drops about two and a half feet front to back. (Holes to Note: 12th)[3]
  • The 12th has a fine front-to-back green site, but tree growth along the left has taken away much of its tactical appeal. (review)[4]
  • The 12th is a drive and a pitch but visually the most intimidating hole. Fazio kept the fairway and green footprint and exposed deep sandy caverns on the left; keep the drive right. — Jerry Tarde (narration) (00:09:17)[5]
  • James Finegan: from the left-hand tee (built in 1962) the forced carry on the 12th is about 170 yards rather than 150, the landing area is hidden, and the approach to the narrow green comes in at a sharp angle. — James Finegan (HOLE #12)[6]
  • A 12-handicap guest: every drive has a forced carry and the landing area is rarely visible, but a roughly 230-yard driver carried them all from the men's tees and found generous fairways beyond. (playing the course)[7]
  • About half the approaches need a carry, and anything short is punished; laying up on the par 4s and going in with a wedge is no disgrace. (playing the course)[7]
  • Eight of the 10 short-course holes replicate approach shots on the main course (2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18), with the same elevation change and direction. (short course)[7]
  • Greens can reach 12 to 13 on the Stimpmeter at tournament time, and the aim of a putt may be 90 degrees from the straight line to the hole. — Jerry Tarde (narration) (00:06:41)[5]
  • On the 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 16th and 17th the player is unlikely to see the drive land. (Holes to Note: 9th)[3]
  • Recent Tom Fazio work has removed trees, exposed more sand and moved tees back; hard holes got harder. — Jerry Tarde (narration) (00:07:31)[5]
  • The landing areas off the tee are more generous than the reputation suggests; about half the greens need an all-carry approach and the rest accept a ball bounced in from the front. (review)[4]
  • Crump died suddenly in early 1918 with only fourteen holes open; the 12th through 15th were built the following year by Hugh Wilson and William Flynn to his plans. (review)[4]
  • Crump insisted on keeping each hole isolated and on a routing that regularly changes direction. (review)[4]
  • Harry Colt had a large input into the final routing; Crump consulted many leading architects but held strong views on how the course should be arranged. (review)[4]
  • Hotelier George Crump bought the land in 1912 and spent the next six years living at Pine Valley, searching out the holes. (review)[4]
  • Pine Valley has held the No. 1 spot in GOLF's world ranking for decades, with a routing that hopscotches between islands of turf across sandy ground. (3 things to know)[8]
  • The par 3s ask for roughly a three wood, 4 iron, 9 iron and 6 iron into the 3rd, 5th, 10th and 14th for a good player. (Holes to Note: 10th)[3]

Sources

  1. Byron Nelson vs Gene Littler at Pine Valley | 1962 Shell's Wonderful World of Golf — PGA Tourhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XdVWUTLhdI
  2. Our new drone footage captures the latest changes to Pine Valley — Golf Digesthttps://www.australiangolfdigest.com.au/pine-valley-golf-club-like-youve-never-seen-it-exclusive-drone-footage-of-all-18-holes/
  3. Pine Valley Golf Club course profile — Golf Club Atlashttps://golfclubatlas.com/countries/pine-valley-golf-club/
  4. Pine Valley Golf Club — Planet Golfhttps://www.planetgolf.com/courses/usa/pine-valley-golf-club
  5. Every Hole at Pine Valley Golf Club — Golf Digesthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVL-gbO0fLU
  6. Enduring Design at Pine Valley — Geeked on Golfhttps://geekedongolf.com/2020/03/pine-valley-golf-club/
  7. Pine Valley Golf Club review — UK Golf Guyhttps://www.ukgolfguy.com/pine-valley-golf-club
  8. Pine Valley: GOLF's Top 100 Courses in the World 2025-26 — GOLF.comhttps://golf.com/courses/pine-valley-golf-top-100-courses/