Shorty's · Hole 6
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45
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The shortest hole at Shorty's and one of the shortest regulation holes in organized golf. At 45 yards, you are in full lob wedge territory — or even a well-executed chip. The green at hole 6 is the most minimal target on the course, requiring a delicate touch and an almost surgical landing zone selection. Fun, quirky, and completely different from every other hole in your golfing memory.
Shot-by-Shot Strategy
Tee Shot
This is a lob wedge at 50–60% effort, or a full chip with a 52° gap wedge. The priority is height and softness — you need the ball to land and stop quickly because the green has limited depth. Pick a landing spot just past the front edge and let the ball check up. Do not run a bump-and-run on this green unless conditions are very wet and soft.
Putting
Players who miss the shortest green at Shorty's leave themselves with genuinely difficult recovery chips from tight or gnarly lies very close to the putting surface. This is where short game precision matters most. Land on the green and the putt is easy. Miss the green and the recovery is surprisingly hard from 5 feet off the edge.
⚠Gotchas — What Kills Your Score
- •The instinct at 45 yards is to decelerate the swing — this is the number one cause of fat shots, thin shots, and complete mis-hits. Commit to the swing speed you have chosen and follow through.
- •This is the hole where creative bump-and-run alternatives fail most often because the green is too small and too close to support a running approach. Hit it high and land it softly.
- •Aiming at a specific square foot of the green is not excessive precision here — it is necessary precision. Know exactly where you want the ball to land before stepping up to hit.
Wind Intelligence
Even at 45 yards, wind matters — perhaps more proportionally here than anywhere else on the property. A 20 mph wind at 45 yards is nearly half the shot distance in wind speed. Any wind above 15 mph changes this shot significantly. In strong wind, a low chip-and-run with a 52° or 56° is more predictable than a high lob wedge dancing in the breeze.
Hazard Map
- ▲Minimal green target — misses are penalized heavily for short distances
- ▲Surrounding rough is very close to the green edges