Amata Spring’s Unique Floating Green.

It has to one of the most unique holes in championship golf.

The par three, 17th hole at Amata Spring Country Club is different to the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass.

The big difference compared to the Players Championship penultimate hole is that the 130-yard green in the Thai capital is that the green is a floating green and one that can be lengthened and shortened using underwater pulleys.

Darren Clarke is no stranger to the hole and the course having competed there a few years back as a member of the European Royal Trophy side.

“I’ve never ever played a hole like it,” said Clarke during Wednesday’s Pro-am.

Clarke used an 8-iron into a stiff breeze to land his ball some 10-feet from the pin.

As www.golfbytourmiss.com snaps show you have to board a boat and manned by two fellows dressed as sailors out to the green.

And when you’re on the green it actually moves with the flow of the water.

Amata Spring 17th hole floating green

Darren Clarke's Open Championship winning caddy, John Mulrooney tees off the 17th but with his tee shot falling just feet short of the green.

Darren Clarke and his pro am partners head off to floating green.

Clarke leads his team onto the green as a sailor and the boat await to the right of the green.

Clarke up front in the boat as it heads back to land.

View of the floating 17th green from 18th tee.



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