1. A golf hole or the metal container inside a hole.

2. The eighth at Banff is one of the world's great golf holes.

3. Although a somewhat short par 5 coming in at 510 yards, this exotic golf hole will be sure to challenge the average golfer while enticing the big hitter to 'attempt the green in two'.

4. Broken down into the most basic principals of design, if a golf hole "fits" comfortably on the land, then construction cost will be minimized.

5. Gradually, many of the things which can make a golf hole interesting have been removed from modern designers' palettes.

6. Today, even our best designers seldom produce a great golf hole, because they apply so many standards of fairness that all their holes begin to look and play alike.

7. Some clearly believe they could do it themselves: that golf course design is no more complicated than deciding how one wants a golf hole to play.