Is this the world's hardest golf shot? Players face green on FLOATING ISLAND
AS THE world's best golfers get ready for the Open they will be relieved to know they won't have to face this tricky hole.
The 14th hole at the Lake Coeur d'Alene golf course in Idaho, US, is the world's first floating, moveable golf green and can only be reached via boat.
And - as if the waters of the massive lake itself were not enough of a challenge - the green also has two sand bunkers.
Andy Mackimmie, head professional at the course, said: "The fourteenth is the ultimate risk and reward.
Land on the island, and you're a hero
"Land on the island, and you're a hero.
"Otherwise, you'll join one of thousands of balls fished out of the water by divers every year."
When attempting the devilish hole players tee off from shore and then hop aboard a small electric passenger ferry dubbed "Putter" for the trip out to the green.
A boat attendant assists the players and caddies on and off the boat and on the return trip, a certificate of achievement is awarded to players.
The man-made green is designed to move, providing a playable length ranging from 110 to 210 yards for men and 65 to 130 for women.
The green is operated by a computer which moves the hole along an underwater cable.
Golf packages at the Coeur d'Alene Golf Resort include 18 holes on the course, lake shuttle transportation and a pre-round sports massage.
The Open 2014 begins on Thursday at Hoylake in Liverpool with American Phil Mickelson hoping to retain the title he won last year.
The Open was last held at Hoylake in 2006 when Tiger Woods lifted the title in emotional circumstances after the death of his father Earl two months previously.