Hole 15 at Pine Valley Golf Club

Clementon, New Jersey
Par
5
Yardage
615 yds
Stroke index
2
Hazards
14 bunkers · Water
Hole 15 aerial at Pine Valley Golf Club

Aerial source not provided

Green size: 35 yds deep × 27 yds wide

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

Championship tees · Par 5 · 615 yards

The plan for No. 15

A par 5 and stroke index 2. A classic three-shotter that narrows as it climbs, each shot more exacting than the last (Golf Club Atlas). It is uphill every step (Golf Digest), so it plays longer than its yardage (GolfCourseGurus).

Off the tee

The drive must carry the lake; the fairway then slopes left to right and closes down as it climbs (GolfCourseGurus). In 1962 it was barely 20 yards wide at one point, into the prevailing wind.

Approach & recovery

Carry the approach to the middle of the green: the target narrows, slopes left to right and has a false front (Golf Digest). A layup is required; the hole cannot be reached in two from the mapped route.

On the green

The surface runs 33 yards from front to back. It is flanked by two bunkers right and water left. Read the published contour panel for slope; this release records no hole location.

Watch for

  • Seven bunkers left
  • Seven bunkers right
  • Water left

Hole 15 Green Complex

Mapped green boundary

Green Surface

Green size: 5,343 sq ft

Dimensions
35y Deep × 27y Wide
Mapped green boundary

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Research notes

  • 1962 broadcast: the 15th needs a carry of about 180 yards over the lake; about 300 yards out the fairway narrows as it climbs, at one point barely 20 yards wide, into the prevailing wind. (00:36:24)[1]
  • The 15th fairway slopes left to right after the water carry and closes down as it climbs, so the hole plays longer than its yardage. (Best Par 5)[2]
  • The 15th is uphill every step and slopes left to right to a narrowing target with a false front; carry the approach to the middle of the green. — Jerry Tarde (narration) (00:11:45)[3]
  • The 15th narrows progressively, so each of the three shots is more exacting than the last.[4]
  • 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)[5]
  • 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)[5]
  • 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)[5]
  • 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)[3]
  • On the 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 16th and 17th the player is unlikely to see the drive land. (Holes to Note: 9th)[4]
  • Recent Tom Fazio work has removed trees, exposed more sand and moved tees back; hard holes got harder. — Jerry Tarde (narration) (00:07:31)[3]
  • 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)[6]
  • 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)[6]
  • Crump insisted on keeping each hole isolated and on a routing that regularly changes direction. (review)[6]
  • 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)[6]
  • Hotelier George Crump bought the land in 1912 and spent the next six years living at Pine Valley, searching out the holes. (review)[6]
  • 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)[7]
  • 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)[4]

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. Pine Valley Golf Club review — GolfCourseGurushttps://www.golfcoursegurus.com/reviews/pine-valley-golf-club/
  3. Every Hole at Pine Valley Golf Club — Golf Digesthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVL-gbO0fLU
  4. Pine Valley Golf Club course profile — Golf Club Atlashttps://golfclubatlas.com/countries/pine-valley-golf-club/
  5. Pine Valley Golf Club review — UK Golf Guyhttps://www.ukgolfguy.com/pine-valley-golf-club
  6. Pine Valley Golf Club — Planet Golfhttps://www.planetgolf.com/courses/usa/pine-valley-golf-club
  7. Pine Valley: GOLF's Top 100 Courses in the World 2025-26 — GOLF.comhttps://golf.com/courses/pine-valley-golf-top-100-courses/