When playing golf, the test lies in the subtleties of the design and not the length of the course. Some holes at Bethpage Black have such challenging designs. Although it is a public golf course, some holes are difficult to conquer even for professionals. For instance, the 12th hole is a par 4, 515 yards, where the second shot is usually blind. The fact that it only gave 20 birdies in the 2009 U.S. Open proves its difficulty. However, the most challenging of all is the 15th hole. There’s no official name for this hole, but golfers and fans have named it Mount Olympus . But why Mount Olympus? Why not something else?

The hole gets its name from its mountain-like design at the green. The green for this hole sits 50 feet above the fairway, which resembles a mountaintop. Hence the name. It

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