11 of the Biggest Par-Three Drops in the U.S.

There’s just something about a downhill par three in the way the green is invitingly laid out in front of you. And the more pronounced the drop, the more the golfer needs to consider—or reconsider—which club to use.

Here are 11 of the most significant par-three elevation changes, the kind of exhilarating holes that mess with a golfer’s depth perception and leave them waiting with bated breath for a few extra beats before their tee shot lands.