Sport: THE IDEAL 18

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From the nation's top golf courses Golf-Course Architect Robert Trent Jones has selected the 18 holes which, in his opinion, present the toughest challenge to the championship golfer. Jones's ideal course measures 7,375 yds., has a par 72. The Jones course:

Hole No. 1, the 18th hole at Cleveland's Canterbury Golf Club, 441 yds., par 4.

No. 2, the 2nd at Atlanta's Peachtree Golf Club, 560 yds., par 5.

No. 3, the 11th at Augusta Country Club, 445 yds., par 4.

No. 4, the 3rd at Ponte Vedra Links, Fla.* No. 5, Baltusrol's 4th.* 6, the 16th at the National Links, Southampton, L.I., 365 yds., par 4.

No. 7 is also the 7th at the Colorado Springs Broadmoor Golf Club* No. 8, the 9th at the Yale Golf Course.*. 9, the 14th at Chicago's Olympia Fields, 440 yds., par 4.

No. 10, the 16th at Oakland Hills, Mich.* No. 11, the 13th at Pine Valley, N.J.* No. 12, the 16th at Cypress Point Golf Club, Pebble Beach, Calif.* No. 13 is also the 13th at The Dunes, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 540 yds., Par 5 No. 14, the 18th at Pinehurst, 423 yds., par 4.

No. 15, the 15th at Pittsburgh's Oakmont Country Club, 458 yds., par 4.

No. 16, the 16th at Augusta National* 17, the 16th at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania, 445 yds., par 4.

No. 18, the 18th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Course, 540 yds., par 5.

*See color pages.