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Hole # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN Total
Blue 341 355 593 165 388 322 362 221 511 3258 394 403 153 539 434 385 184 528 405 3425 6683
Yellow 331 309 493 156 378 316 354 184 502 3023 388 386 146 531 366 370 176 516 397 3276 6299
White 327 300 490 150 338 310 345 179 440 2879 380 380 139 480 360 360 171 505 388 3163 6042
Red 323 291 433 131 285 307 305 174 427 2676 325 285 133 466 310 315 164 438 325 2761 5437
Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 36 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 4 36 72
Handicap 15 13 1 11 7 17 9 5 3 12 8 18 2 6 16 14 4 10

Hole # 1  Par 4 - 331 yards
The opening hole gives you a great chance to start your round off with a good score. The hole plays downhill all the way to the green. . The green is sloped sharply from back to front and slightly left. Mature trees guard both the left and right side of the narrow landing area making a fairway metal or hybrid off the tee a strong consideration. 

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Hole #2  Par 4 - 309 yards
This hole doglegs to the left with 3 mature trees guarding the left hand side of the fairway and a 60 year old Weeping Willow on the right side. Much like the first hole a fairway metal or hybrid off the tee will set you up nicely for a wedge into the green. The green mainly slopes at you and to the left.
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Hole #3  Par 5 - 493 yards
This is a great risk reward par 5. The long hitter from the yellow tees will need to decide how far right he wants to aim to cut off the dogleg. The reward for a good guess will lead to a great chance at getting home in two. A poor guess or execution could lead to an unplayable lie under a pine tree. The conservative play is down the middle with a fade still leaving a great chance to go for the green in two. A bunker guards the left hand side of the green and out-of-bounds runs down the whole right side of the fairway.

Hole #4  Par 3 - 156 yards
This is a fun mid length par three that plays over water on the right. Your biggest consideration here is choosing the correct club because a shot that goes over the green leads to a tough pitch to a green that runs away from you. Not enough club or a shot just left or right can easily find an overhanging tree.

Hole #5  Par 4 - 478 yards
The tees on number 5 have been moved back 35 yards making this uphill par 4 a little more challenging. The hole looks to be a dogleg right when you are on the tee but it is actually dead straight. Your aim should be slightly to the left side allowing the hill to kick your ball to the center of the fairway. Your second shot plays very uphill so take one extra club if the pin is anywhere except the front of the green. Oh yea, if the pin is on the front of the green take care to stay short of it.

Hole #6  Par 4 - 316 yards
As the holes name suggests this is a hole that can be driven especially when it is playing downwind. However, it is much easier to play a pitch shot onto this green from the fairway because the green is humped in the middle and doesn't hold a shot played from the rough. If the pin is on the back of the green you may want to consider hitting your approach past the hole leaving you an uphill putt.

Hole #7  Par 4 - 354 yards
The seventh gives you the choice of 2 fairways. The long hitter usually takes the right fairway because if he lands his ball far enough it will hit the down slope and roll out to inside 100 yards. The downside of the right fairway is if you don't hit it far enough your second will be played on an uneven lie. Those that take the left fairway and find it will be rewarded with a level lie. Your second shot will play uphill to a huge green. This hole is surrounded by woods on both sides of both fairways but if you find the fairway you will have a great chance to make par.

Hole #8  Par 3 - 184 yards
This is by far the hardest of the par 3's to hit. It plays a club short because it is downhill but three very tall trees guard the right hand side of the green. The green slopes sharply to the left and the edges all run away from you.

Hole #9  Par 5 - 502 yards
Here you have an uphill dog leg right par five. You will want to stay left with your drive allowing a clear second shot that plays uphill. A solidly struck second shot will leave you with a mid or short iron to the green. This hole gives you a great chance to finish off your front nine well.

Hole #10 Par 4 - 388 yards
Hole ten is a challenging way to start the back nine.  This dog leg left requires a good tee shot into a fairway which slopes right to left.  From there the ball will likely be above your feet as you hit your approach shot down hill to a tricky green that slopes back to front and left to right.

Hole #11 Par 4 - 386 yards

Hole 11 is a straight away par 4 that presents an uphill tee shot to a narrowing fairway.  The hole then levels off for an approach shot into a green guarded by a tree on the left and a group of trees on the right.  With the green dramatically sloping from back to front, missing long you will leave you with a very difficult up-and-in for par.

Hole #12 Par 3 -146 yards
While this is the shortest par three on the course it has the most obstacles standing in the way of you and a birdie putt.  The green which slopes right to left is guarded by a large bunker on the right and trees that overhang the left side.  If you can avoid missing short and offline, you will be in great shape to make 3.
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Hole #13 Par 5 - 531 yards

Hole 13 is a relatively long and straight par 5 that only can be reached in two by the longer hitters.  The hole requires an accurate tee shot down the left side of the fairway which curves slightly left over the hill.   From the top of the hill you will be faced with a second shot that has little room for error with trouble on the left and a line of thick pine trees on the right.  If you can navigate your way down the fairway to attempt your third shot you will be in great shape to make 4 or 5.  13's green slopes back to front and is vulnerable to a good approach and score.

Hole #14 Par 4 - 366 yards
Hole 14 kicks off back-to-back dog leg par fours that both veer to the left.  Big hitters can take it right over the bunker that guards the left side of the fairway, but most will have to stay right of this hazard.   Thick trees line the hole down the left side so your best bet is to keep the ball right both off the tee and with the approach shot.  The green slopes back to front and missing long with your second shot will mean a trough pitch and putt for par.

Hole #15 Par 4 - 370 yards
This is second of two consecutive par fours that bend to the left.  Like the previous hole, # 15 is guarded by a deep fairway bunker and trees down the left side.  Big hitters can clear the bunker with a good tee shot but just like the last hole it is important to keep the ball right off the tee.  The second shot is to an elevated green that slopes severely back to front.  An approach missed long will most likely mean a bogey here where it is tough to stop any ball that is above the cup.

Hole # 16 Par 3 - 176 yards
This long downhill par 3 is a tough hole to hit in regulation and usually plays into the wind.  This scenic shot is hit into a green that is not guarded heavily but is very deceptive and hard to read.  Anytime you can walk away with a 3 from number 16 consider it a good score.
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Hole # 17 Par 5 - 516 yards

Hole 17 is a great opportunity to make up a stroke with a birdie.  It presents an uphill tee shot that needs to be placed well to avoid the trees on both sides of the fairway and out-of-bounds on the left.  Big hitters can get home in two on this straight away par 5 that actually has a bail-out area short right of the green but most will play it as a three shot hole.  The green on 17 slopes right to left and back to front, leaving putts from the right side of the green to be very slippery.  Missing long and right will leave you with a difficult up and down.

Hole # 18 Par 4 - 397 yards
This finishing hole hosts one of the toughest fairways to hit as it gradually narrows towards the green.  A tee shot down the right hand side is best on hole 18 because it slightly bends right and balls hit down the left side often end up in the rough.  If you can keep your ball in play you have a good chance to hit it on the green that slopes back to front and finish up your round with a good score.


 

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