Watch as Collin Morikawa hits driver on 300 yard par three at Oakmont, ‘this just feels ridiculous’

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Golf is a tough enough game at the best of times but when the USGA are making par threes the length of some par fours, then you know things have just gone up a notch in the difficulty stakes.

However, that’s exactly what’s happened at Oakmont for the US Open this week and Collin Morikawa has been showing us all just how hard this hole is.

The 8th hole at Oakmont is expected to cause all sorts of trouble for the players and at just under 300 yards, it’s an utter beast of a par three.

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This hole, along with long rough and lightning fast greens, means we’re in for some interesting viewing over the week.

And after Grant Horvat showed everyone just how bad the rough is, Collin Morikawa has now demonstrated just what the 289 yard par three at Oakmont has in store.

Watch Collin Morikawa be forced to hit driver on the par three at Oakmont

Hitting a driver on anything other than at least a par four is something that most professionals never even have to think about.

However, playing into a bit of wind on his practice round and needing to carry the ball around 300 yards, Morikawa was forced to take the big stick and hit the shot.

After taking a bit off his hit, Morikawa then labelled the tee shot as ‘ridiculous’ and it will be interesting to see just how he plays it over the week.

We all know the phrase ‘there’s no pictures on a scorecard’ and the pros will very much need to have that in mind to tackle the par three 8th at Oakmont.

If not, then it could be utter chaos.

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The longest par threes in golf

Make no mistake, Oakmont’s 8th hole is right up there with the very longest holes in golf in terms of a par three.

In fact, the hole is 5th longest in the world according to GolfPass, who list the top ten longest par threes in the world and have the 305 yard 16th hole at Canouan Estate as the longest out there.

The 301 yard 16th at the Pete Dye course at French Lick is second, with the 299 yard 8th at the Dye Canyon course in Utah rounding out the top three.

In fact, the shortest par three of the entire list comes in at 273 yards, where the 15th at The Palmer Course in West Virginia provides a stern test.

Rest assured, then, that we could see plenty of bogeys and worse at the US Open as players battle the elements to scramble a par.