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SURVEY THE scorecard for the stroke index 1 hole at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and your gaze needn't wander past the 12th. But few would argue that the 18th is the club’s hardest hole. Indeed, few who play here regularly don't have at least one tale of a score ruined by this deceptive stroke index 3 brute.
“Shorter hitters could do worse than to play the hole as a par 5.”
This story is from the June 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.
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