In Afghanistan, bunkers tend to be places to hide rather than mere hazards to negotiate on a golf course. But not at the Kabul Golf Club, a nine-hole course of rocky fairways and oil-slicked greens. If you ever play it, look out for goats on the fairway, strands of barbed wire by the greens and a former Taliban training camp nestled behind the final hole. The mines have thankfully been cleared and the course deemed safe, but in a country ravaged by crime, conflict and poverty, the authorities have bigger issues to deal with than promoting the game of golf.
Top 10 Most Difficult Golf Courses
The Augusta National course is storied, exclusive, very opulent and very private — the perfect location for Tiger Woods to make his much anticipated return to golf. As the pros gear up to take the green in the annual Masters tournament, TIME takes a look at the toughest courses in the game