Claudia Laurent

Golf writer, Golf Handicapp · 13 November 2026

AI-imagined golf hole: a par 3 across a river canyon of tall hexagonal basalt columns to a green on a shelf partway down the far wall, a turquoise river far below, a gravel track along the back of the green running into a tunnel bored through the columns

122 yards to a green halfway down a canyon. The walls are tall six sided basalt columns, and the putting surface is a shelf built partway down the far side, rock rising sheer behind the flag and a long drop to the turquoise river beneath it. The only way in is a gravel track cut into the face, which runs along the back of the green and on through a tunnel bored straight through the columns. Shots over open air feel longer than they are, so trust the number and make a full committed swing. With a wall behind the green and a drop in front, the ball that finishes past the flag is always the safe one, so if you are between clubs, take the longer one.

This hole is not real. Like every hole in the collection it was conjured with AI, a golf daydream rather than a course you can go and play. The thousands of courses in the Golf Handicapp app, however, are very real.

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About the author

Claudia Laurent · Golf writer, Golf Handicapp

Claudia writes about the World Handicap System, golf scoring and getting more from every round for Golf Handicapp. She is a mid-handicap golfer who logs every card, the good ones and the ones she would rather forget.

This image is AI-generated. Published 13 November 2026.

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