Contrary to what golf fans might think, it wasn’t even Pete Dye’s idea (originally) to incorporate the peninsula concept at TPC Sawgrass’ 17th hole. The suggestion came from Dye’s wife and design partner, Alice—and since the first Players Championship held at the Stadium course in 1982, the one-shotter has become one of golf’s most well-known holes.
In the decades since, there have been hundreds of iterations of the island green created around the world, all with their own unique take on the concept. We’ve narrowed them down on our list of golf’s best island greens. |