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The Extreme 19th is the highest () and longest () par three golf hole in the world, located at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort in the Entabeni Safari Conservatory, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The hole was conceived by the property owners, Peet and Mart Cilliers, along with Graham Cooke of the UK, and David Riddle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Extreme 19th Hole )〕 The tee, located at the top of Hangklip Mountain, is accessed only via helicopter.〔 Because of its height, a tee shot takes almost 20 seconds to land. A spotter is given a rough direction via radio to look for the ball. The fairway is seeded with ''Cynodon'' grass, and has been landscaped to direct the ball towards the green, which has been shaped to resemble the continent of Africa. The green is surrounded by a large waste bunker.〔 The 19th is an addition to a 18 hole Signature Golf Course designed by professional golfers, including Pádraig Harrington, Trevor Immelman, Sergio García, Bernard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Justin Rose, Vijay Singh, K. J. Choi and Retief Goosen. As of March 28, 2015, no one had scored a hole-in-one, but fifteen golfers had managed a birdie,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Extreme 19 Leaderboard )〕 including professional cricketer Franklyn Stephenson, who was the first to do so.〔 Of professional golfers to try the hole, Pádraig Harrington was the first ever to score par. American actor Morgan Freeman has also scored par on the hole, and professional golfers Raphaël Jacquelin, Justin Rose, Sergio García and K. J. Choi have all carded bogeys. ==Facts and figures== * Vertical height – 430 m. * Horizontal distance from foot of mountain to back of green – 400 m. * Horizontal distance from foot of mountain to start of fairway – 280 m. * The vertical drop from the start of fairway to the front of the green is 21 m. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Extreme 19th」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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