The Legend Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa is home to one of the most talked about and unique Par 3 holes in the world - the Extreme 19th.

The luxury resort boasts a championship golf course designed by eighteen of the world's top golfers.

At 8km it is the longest course in Africa and, with two loops of nine holes and large putting greens, it lays at 6,534 metres for daily play.

However, its most talked about feature is the spectacular Extreme 19th hole.

Set high up on the impressive Hanglip Mountain, this is the longest, highest and most dramatic Par 3 in the world.

Accessible only by helicopter, golfers are invited to tee-off from the edge of the mountain in an attempt to hit a hole-in-one a breathtaking 400m below.

From the tee, the flag is also 400m out on the horizontal, which means the ball has to travel 540m through the air to reach the faraway green.

Taking the shot requires no shortage of courage as players teeter close to the edge of the mammoth hillside.

In total, it takes almost 30 seconds for a ball to fall from cliff top down to the map of Africa shaped green below.

Players can follow the flight of their ball thanks to technology in the form of four separate cameras and the latest tracking equipment.

Those taking part have a total of four balls and four attempts before being whisked back down the mountain to play out the hole.

For any lucky golfer who does manage to score a hole in one their reward is US$1m.

So far no one has achieved that golfing feat but a number of people have successfully made a Par 3.

The first was 2008 Open Champion Padraig Harrington, inaugurating an exclusive golfing club that only boasts a few select members.

For anyone wishing to try their luck at the hole, 6,700 rand (around £500) will buy you four balls, the helicopter ride and various souvenirs, including a DVD of you playing the hole.

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