The Course, Hole by Hole
The 16th: Shipwreck
Par 3, 199 Yards
The many rocks helped to destroy several ships in this dangerous stretch of ocean. Along with cargo vessels, such as the “Port Stanley”, “Catherine Richards” and “Wild Trader”, a vessel of the Spanish Armada (1588) came aground here, with terrible consequences for her crew – all hanged on order of Sir Edward Denny who owned Tralee town and its castle, the latter demolished in 1826.
Playing Tips
An exciting par 3, this glorious one-shotter is described as the best of the part threes. The target is small but help is at hand – a shot hitting the bank on the left will generally feed down onto this green. The elevated tee overlooks part of a coast described as “the graveyard of the Spanish Armada”.
- 199 Yards
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