#1
– Par 4
Great starting hole, a 200 yard tee shot will leave a short approach to a large receptive
green. Long hitters can usually get on or close with a driver or three wood. Bunkers
surround the green on both sides as well as the back. The green has some very subtle
undulations, what you see is generally what you get. HCP 18
#2 – Par 4
No guessing here, just hit it down the centre of the fairway so that you have a lofted
iron into the green. The green slopes from back to front so try and avoid a slippery
downhill, side-hill putt with a second shot that is on line and below the hole.
HCP 4
#3 – Par 3
A good middle iron for most will put you on a green located between water left and a
bunker right. Coming up a little short is the place to miss as the green gently rises
towards the back. Subtle but readable breaks on this green will test your first attempt of
the day for a deuce. HCP 16
#4 – Par 4
A short but sometimes troublesome par 4 is best played down the right side of the fairway,
just past the towering Ponderosa Pine at the 100 yard mark. The right side of the fairway
leaves a clear shot of the green, while the left side brings a large stand of Ponderosas
directly into play. The long green is split by a 1 foot deep depression, so there are
distinct front, back and middle portions to take aim at. HCP 14
#5 – Par 4
Straight away with the driver should leave a slightly uphill lofted iron approach shot to
a very long green. The predominant break on the green is from left to right and from
front to back. Don’t miss to the left with your approach as the slope and the grain
run away from that side. HCP 12
#6 – Par 5
This long uphill par 5 calls for a left to right tee shot to avoid a couple of looming
Ponderosas on the right side of the fairway. A perfectly cut tee shot around those trees
should leave you with a decision to go for the green (you won’t get too much roll),
or lay up in the tightly tree lined fairway at your preferred approach distance. Two
tiers, front and back, divide this large green and those who can place their approach on
the proper portion will have a fairly flat birdie opportunity. HCP 2
#7 – Par 3
The second longest par three on the course should be fairly straight forward. A long to
mid iron off the slightly elevated tee should avoid the bunker on the right and land in
the centre if the green. The surprise of this hole comes when you read the green. Because
of the incline of the ground back to the tee most players severely over-read their putts.
The green is actually quite flat other than a swale on the left front portion. HCP
8
#8 – Par 4
You’ll want to favour the middle to right side of the fairway on this uphill par 4. A
tee shot that leaves you a comfortable approach yardage is best. There is a pine tree and
a bunker that protect the left side of the green, while long is OB and right you’ll
find mounding and rough. The green is a two tiered tester, the left side and back are the
upper portion and the right front and middle are the lower half. HCP 6
#9 – Par 5
The shortest par 5 on the course and it’s even downhill. A wide fairway that turns
just slightly to the right means that you can let it rip off the tee, just avoid the OB
left and stay away from the monster Ponderosa in the center of the fairway 310 yards from
the tee. When you hit your approach shot you’ll notice that your line is most
important as the green falls off on either side and missing the putting surface can leave
a very touchy up and down. The ninth green has subtle undulations but nothing you
won’t be able to read. HCP 10
#10 – Par 3
A birdie here almost always wins a skin. This long, uphill par three’s two tiered
green is protected by bunkers right and left. Long and far left will leave you well below
the hole with a flop shot from the rough. Both tiers are fairly flat but there is a
good two feet of climb from the front tier to the back tier. HCP 5
#11 – Par 4
Two options are presented on the 11th tee, hit all that you’ve got and get
close to the green or lay up to about the 100 yard marker. The approach that you are left
with regardless of length is to an elevated green with bunkers left, right and long.
You’ll have to be aware of the pin position as this green has three tiers and you do
not want to be above the hole. HCP 13
#12 – Par 4
Welcome to ‘Bootleg’ (the name of the mountain looming over the green), one of
the toughest holes around. You’ll have to hit a long straight tee shot to avoid the
trees and drop-off on the left and the steep grassy hillside on the right. A well-hit tee
shot should leave a long iron to a huge two tiered green. Accuracy with your approach is
crucial as the green is shielded with a bunker short right and a steep embankment on the
left. The large front portion of the green dips slightly to a narrow valley running the
width of the green before climbing to the small back elevated tier. Good luck! HCP
3
#13 – Par 4
A slight dogleg right with a generous fairway is what you see from a slightly elevated tee
box. You’ll want to play your tee shot right down the middle to set up an approach
with a lofted iron. The raised tier on the right side of the green blends with the back to
front sloping left side puts a premium on the accuracy of the approach shot. You do not
want to have a putt from the opposite corner of this green. HCP 11
#14 – Par 5
Course management is key to a good score here. Fourteen is a slight dogleg left with a
fairway that slopes from left to right. You must play a right to left shot if you want to
be long and in the fairway. A slice will surely roll into the right rough and could leave
you blocked out by the trees. From the fairway it’s downhill to the lay-up area about
100 yards short of the green. A cautious lay-up down the middle takes the bunkers on both
sides of the fairway out of play. From this point you’ll have a lofted iron slightly
uphill to a very steep two tiered green with bunkers long right and short left and right.
Getting your approach on-line and on the right tier is essential if you want a straight
putt. HCP 7
#15 – Par 3
An extremely elevated but short par 3 with a large green that is fairly level except for a
slight valley that runs across widthwise. The steep bank on the right is the place to miss
it, just hope that it comes down to the putting surface out of the rough. Proper club
selection is the key here. HCP 17
#16 – Par 4
A solid tee shot is critical on this hole. A good straight drive over the ravine, up onto
the flat portion of the fairway will set up your approach on this dogleg left. Most
players are left a long iron approach downhill to a long green guarded by a large bunker
on the left and tree trouble right. The green’s large back portion slopes gently
forward towards the smaller front forcing either an uphill or downhill putt. HCP 1
#17 – Par 4
This hole is a lot wider than it looks, the landing area is the widest portion of the golf
hole. The tee box and the green are almost level but the fairway drops away from the tee
and rises gradually back up to the green. An accurate drive out to the 150 yard marker
will leave you with a middle iron uphill to a large two tiered, kidney shape green. Most
players come up a little short due to the uphill lie, the rise to the green and the size
of the putting surface. If you can hit your approach close you can take advantage of
probably your straightest putt of the round. HCP 9
#18 – Par 4
A long, straight drive just left of the fairway trap on the right will set you up well on
the closing hole. From this point you’ll have a lofted iron approach left to the
hole. Bunkers on the left and right of the green will devour any errant approach shots and
too much club will leave a tough up and down from well below the green. A well hit iron to
either the large front or up the steep face to the smaller back tier of the green should
leave a reasonably good opportunity for a final birdie. HCP 15
