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Toughest Courses on Tour

1. Royal Birkdale Golf Club
TOURNAMENT 2008 British Open
STROKE AVERAGE 74.869
PAR 70
YARDAGE 7,173
ARCHITECTS Fred Hawtree and J.H. Taylor
OBSTACLE COURSE Sustained winds of 20 miles per hour on all four days, not to mention the gale-force gusts, blew many players out of contention: There were 38 scores in the 80s. The difficult conditions made winner Padraig Harrington’s 32 on his final nine all the more impressive.

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1. Royal Birkdale Golf Club
TOURNAMENT	2008 British Open
STROKE AVERAGE	74.869
PAR	70
YARDAGE	7,173
ARCHITECTS	Fred Hawtree and J.H. Taylor
OBSTACLE COURSE	Sustained winds of 20 miles per hour on all four days, not to mention the gale-force gusts, blew many players out of contention: There were 38 scores in the 80s. The difficult conditions made winner Padraig Harrington’s 32 on his final nine all the more impressive.