Royal St George's hole-by-hole guide: hole 8
Your hole-by-hole guide to Open course, Royal St George's

Royal St George's 8th hole
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Golf Monthly
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8th - 453 yards, par 4
A dogleg right playing down to a long narrow green. Getting out of position here could leave a tricky blind approach.
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