It’s that time of year again with Christmas over and the New Year upon us, where we turn to the Fortinet Threat Score to reveal which holes on the DP World Tour proved the biggest challenge across the season.
The Fortinet Threat Score measures the average score to par for the entire field, giving fans a real‑time window into just how demanding each hole played throughout the season.
In 2025, two newcomers to the schedule - Fureso Golf Klub and Enhance Anting Golf Club - produced the toughest holes across the season. Yet it was once again the challenge of DLF Golf & Country Club which stood out with three holes inside the top ten, more than any other venue on the schedule.
Here are the ten toughest tests from the 2025 DP World Tour campaign.
Difficulty Rank: 1st
Furesø Golf Klub – Hole 10
Danish Golf Championship
Par: 4 Length: 534 yards
Scoring average: 4.68
The toughest hole on the DP World Tour in 2025 belonged to Furesø Golf Klub in its first appearance on the schedule for the Danish Golf Championship.
This demanding par four yielded just eight birdies all week and a staggering 238 scores over par, including 56 double bogeys or worse.
Champion Marco Penge made his opportunities count here, going par–birdie–par–par across the four rounds. He was one of only two players to finish the week under par on the tenth, the other being Mats Ege.
It was also the hole where Penge seized control on Sunday: Rasmus Højgaard overshot a lengthy putt and was unable to save par from eight feet, allowing Penge to move ahead on his way to victory.
2nd
Enhance Anting Golf Club – Hole 6
Volvo China Open
Par: 4 Length: 488 yards
Scoring average: 4.58
The Volvo China Open made its first appearance at Enhance Anting Golf Club, where Ashun Wu claimed his fifth DP World Tour title — ten years after his maiden victory at the same event. While Wu produced a flawless record on the sixth, parring it in all four rounds, the demanding par four allowed just 31 birdies across the week.
Joel Moscatel delivered the hole’s only eagle, but the overall scoring told the real story: 207 bogeys and 64 double bogeys or worse made this one of the most punishing tests of the 2025 season.
3rd
Carnoustie Golf Links – Hole 18
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Par: 4 Length: 499 yards
Scoring average: 4.57
With the Barry Burn guarding the approach, the iconic closing hole at Carnoustie lived up to its reputation as one of the most demanding finishers on the DP World Tour. Robert MacIntyre parred the 18th during his round there as players across the field battled tough conditions during a weather‑affected Alfred Dunhill Links Championship that was reduced to 54 holes. Just eight birdies were recorded all week, while 42 players made bogey and 25 made double bogey or worse.
4th
DLF Golf & Country Club – Hole 14
Hero Indian Open
Par: 4 Length: 535 yards
Scoring average: 4.54
With just three players under par for the week at DLF Golf & Country Club, it's unsurprising that the second hardest hole of 2024 once again makes the top five on the hardest holes on the DP World Tour.
A dogleg-left hole where second shots are played to a green which has several run off areas, there were just 21 birdies for the week on this hole. Winner Eugenio Chacarra had two of them, which included a chip-in for birdie during the final round. He also made up two of the 193 pars, with the course seeing 153 bogeys and 39 double bogeys or worse.
5th
DLF Golf & Country Club – Hole 17
Hero Indian Open
Par: 4 Length: 414 yards
Scoring average: 4.51
Back‑to‑back holes in the top five come from DLF Golf & Country Club, although the 17th presented an entirely different challenge. Short on paper, the penultimate hole still gave up just 23 birdies, while producing 210 pars, 127 bogeys and 46 double bogeys or worse.
It proved to be one of Eugenio Chacarra’s tougher tests as well. He made a double bogey in round two and a bogey in the final round, the only hole on the back nine where he dropped shots at any point during the week.
The hardest par five?
The answer was the par five 18th at Trump International Golf Links, which played host for the first time to the NEXO Championship and averaged 5.27 across the four days. Incidentally, eventual winner Grant Forrest made a seven on the 72nd hole yet still did enough for a four stroke victory.
10 Toughest Holes on the DP World Tour in 2025
| 1 | Furesø Golf Klub | 10 | 4 (534 yards) | 4.68 | 8 | 196 | 182 | 56 | |
| 2 | Enhance Anting GC | 6 | 4 (488 yards) | 4.58 | 1 | 31 | 216 | 143 | 64 |
| 3 | Carnoustie Golf Links | 18 | 4 (499 yards) | 4.57 | 8 | 93 | 42 | 25 | |
| 4 | DLF G&CC | 14 | 4 (414 yards) | 4.54 | 21 | 193 | 153 | 39 | |
| 5 | DLF G&CC | 17 | 4 (535 yards) | 4.51 | 23 | 210 | 127 | 46 | |
| 6 | Leopard Creek | 7 | 3 (194) | 3.51 | 32 | 247 | 95 | 66 | |
| 7 | Laguna National | 9 | 4 (488 yards) | 4.45 | 20 | 180 | 95 | 34 | |
| 8 | DLF G&CC | 6 | 4 (446 yards) | 4.44 | 39 | 204 | 116 | 47 | |
| 9 | Hurstbourne CC | 1 | 4 (515 yards) | 4.43 | 38 | 227 | 139 | 43 | |
| 10 | Houghton Golf Club | 15 | 4 (536 yards) | 4.43 | 1 | 44 | 234 | 139 | 47 |
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