It’s a par 3. It measures just 156 yards, but the 4,280 square-foot green is the smallest on the course. What’s more, the contoured surface sits 17 feet above the tee and repels seemingly any approach not hit with the proper trajectory or spin. The green sits on the highest point on the property, so if the wind is blowing—which, at Shinnecock, it is—it’s the strongest at the 11th. Our 1,800-plus course-ranking panelists applaud the challenge packed into such a short hole, which is one of the reasons they ranked Shinnecock Hills as having some of the best par 3s in American golf.