Golf

Hole #2 | Par 4/5

Consistently rated as the hardest hole on the course, this par four demands a long, accurate tee shot followed by an equally accurate long iron. The green is narrow and protected by three deep bunkers on both sides. With out-of-bounds only steps off the entire right side of the hole, even the best golfers will be happy with par on this hole.

Hole #3 | Par 4

The par four third tempts players to carry two fairway bunkers off the tee, with the reward of a short iron to a small green. The green slopes significantly in several directions, forcing a precise approach. If missed, the green is surrounded by depressed bunkers and deep rough.

Hole #4 | Par 4

Although short in yardage, this par four requires a precise tee shot to set up a mid or short iron. A deep ravine and stream guard the right side of the hole and majestic oaks, mounds, and heather grass keep the tee shot from straying left. With a large quartered tier on the green, the approach shot must be well placed. There are no greenside bunkers, however missing the green will often result in bogey or worse.

Hole #5 | Par 4

This hole is as picturesque as it is difficult. The tee shot must avoid a pond approximately 230 yards from the tee. That same pond is traversed by the approach shot to a large two-tiered green. There is a stream only yards off the right side of the green, forcing the player to play safely to certain pin positions. Once again, par is a great score on this hole.

Hole #6 | Par 3

The uphill par three sixth may be one of the hardest holes on the golf course. The hole stretches to 200 yards, requiring the tee shot to carry a severe elevation. The difficulty of the tee shot is secondary to the difficulty of the green. A large tier separates the front and back of the green, and deep bunkers almost always guarantee bogey or worse for missed shots.

Hole #7 | Par 4

The seventh is a classic short Donald Ross par four. The tee shot must fit between two strands of trees. The approach is made harder by two fairway bunkers designed to give the illusion of being greenside. With its crowns to the front and sides, the approach shot must be extremely accurate to hold the green.

Hole #8 | Par 3

This par three boasts the largest green on the course. With a bottom pin position, players can be creative in their approach. However, when the pin is on the back left tier, a long and accurate tee shot is required to carry two bunkers and hold the green.

Hole #9 | Par 5

The only par five on the front side requires two strong shots to be reached. A ravine and strategically placed fairway bunkers force the player into a risk-reward situation from the tee. If the drive is well placed, a second level of fairway bunkers again forces the player to evaluate the risks of trying to reach the green in two. The green has some of the severest slopes on the golf course, making every putt an adventure.

Hole #10 | Par 4

The back nine appears to start with a benign and short par four. However, missing this green will leave the player with few good options. Four bunkers guard the front and sides, and out-of-bounds lurks only a few feet from the playing surface.

Hole #11 | Par 4

This uphill par four can be challenged from the tee with driver or fairway metal. The player must then consider the pin position before hitting the approach. The green has a three-foot tier running from front to back, dividing the putting surface into two distinct halves. Hitting the wrong half makes two putting very difficult.

Hole #12 | Par 5

With out-of-bounds stretching down the entire right side of the hole, this par five can bedevil even the best of players. Approach shots are made even more difficult by an undulating green with a large “false front” to its left. Players missing left will be forced to chip back up the steep slope to a tight green. Birdie is possible, but par is well received.

Hole #13 | Par 3

The par three thirteenth is the shortest of the four par threes and invites the player to hit an aggressive shot. However, with bunkers guarding a relatively shallow green, club selection is critical. Shots falling short or long of the green will leave a difficult up and down from sand or heavy rough.

Hole #14 | Par 5

This dogleg right rewards an aggressive drive with a chance to reach the green in two shots. If not, the lay up shot must traverse two well placed fairway bunkers. The green is protected by bunkers left and right, and a large mound in the front of the green requires the player to hit an accurate approach to the correct side of the green. This hole offers the last good chance for birdie before the player faces the final four holes.

Hole #15 | Par 4/5

The par four fifteenth plays as one of the more difficult holes on the course. The drive must carry a fairway bunker on the right side of the hole and avoid trees to the left. The player will then be left with a mid to long iron into a green divided by a ridge running from front to back. A pond guards the front left of the green, with a series of grass mounds designed to penalize a shot missed right. For short or missed drives, the lay up is complicated by a small creek that bisects the fairway.

Hole #16 | Par 4

This classically designed par four requires a well placed drive and mid iron to a slightly elevated green. Bunkers guard both sides of the green, with an additional fairway bunker deceptively placed fifty yards short of the green. With large ridges cutting the green into several tiers, a player may face a putt with fifteen feet or more of break. Par on this hole is well earned.

Hole #17 | Par 4

The par four seventeenth plays as a long downhill dogleg right. An aggressive tee shot will leave the player with a short or mid iron to a green guarded by water and bunkers. A more conservative drive will leave a long iron into this penalizing green. Players missing to the left of the green will be faced with a difficult chip or sand shot that slopes towards the water.

Hole #18 | Par 3

This traditional layout concludes with a unique and difficult par three bordering the clubhouse. A “collection area” right and bunkers short and left force a precise approach to a narrow green. The green is bisected from side to side by a small ridge. Out-of-bounds is only a few steps over the green making club selection critical. A closing par is well earned on this hole.