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You would not think a 123-yard par 3 would be this famous, but the 8th at Royal Troon -- also known as the "Postage Stamp" -- is among the most well-known golf holes on the planet. It returns this year as the British Open returns to Troon.

Five bunkers surround this famous, minuscule hole, and if the wind blows, it's pure trouble. Many a championship has died in one of those five sand traps. The worst score ever here at an Open was a 15 by Hermann Tissies in 1950. A 15! On a par 3.

Here's The Guardian from a decade ago on how in the world you should play the thing (and how crazy it can get).

The wind tends to be either in your face or across from the right and, if strong enough, can mean playing a punched five-iron. Recently, at a Royal Bank of Scotland company day, Sandy Lyle and Jack Nicklaus stood on the 8th tee and played the hole with a succession of clients. During one blustery spell Nicklaus said to Lyle: "I think I'll just punch something in low." He chose the five-iron, and shanked it. Lyle was proud that after standing there for the best part of five hours he had nothing worse than a four.

Now it's certainly possible to score much better than a 15 too. The thing is only 123 yards long. Gene Sarazen once made an ace there when he was 71 years old.

Here's how Colin Montgomerie described the hole to The Telegraph.

"It is my favorite hole in golf," said Montgomerie. "It should present a challenge for any quality of player. You stand on the tee with a wedge in your hands and think you should be making a birdie, but the danger lurks everywhere. There are two bunkers on the left and three on the right. The green is close but it is very small and you miss it at your peril."

This hole will fascinate spectators and players when The Open gets underway next week. Viewers will think they could have done better. Players will be thankful they did not do worse. And everyone will wonder if the shortest hole in the British Open rotation will decide who hoists the Claret Jug.