Golfers looking to tee off on a 909-yard par 7 in Japan, rumored to be the longest hole in the world according to recent internet buzz, should take a little more club on their approach. In fact, the seventh hole on the Sano Course at Satsuki Golf Club in Japan is a 964-yard par 7, 55 yards longer than some internet outlets have been reporting.
The seventh hole at the Sano Course is relatively straight, and features two greens. Using multiple free (read: unreliable) online translation services, the gist of the hole description on the course's website is as follows: "While the distance is long, if you keep it in the fairway you can save par. The M (longer) green has two tiers, and the S (shorter) green has a strong slope to the left."
As daunting as a 964-yard hole sounds, it's still not the longest golf hole in history. Chocolay Golf Club in Marquette, Michigan once boasted a hole that stretched out to 1,007 yards - a par 6. The course has since been donated to Northern Michigan University, who has redesigned the course and eliminated the half-mile monster.
Not interested in flying to Japan? Here are the longest golf holes in America, and for the "average golfer," the longest public holes in Minnesota:
America's longest (thanks to ForbesTraveler Magazine)
1. No. 12, Meadow Farms Golf Course, Locust Grove, Virginia (841 yards, par 6)
2. No. 6, Spring Lake Golf Resort, Sebring, Florida (800 yards, par 6)
3. No. 9, The Links Golf Course, Post Falls, Idaho (777 yards, par 6)
Minnesota's longest public
1. No. 18, Eagle's Landing Golf Club, Fort Ripley (665 yards, par 5)
2. No. 11, Meadow Greens Golf Course, Austin (660 yards, par 5)
3. No. 1, Wilderness at Fortune Bay, Tower (649 yards, par 5)
Honorable mention: The 6th hole at the Pine Beach East course at Madden's on Gull Lake is a par 6, 618-yard hole.
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