Hole #9 is a straight-away hole that leads back to the beautiful pro shop and restaurant. The tee shot has to be straight to the narrowing fairway. The second shot is to a large green. The 2 handicap is due to the tightness of the hole.
Hole #10 is a par 3. Don't let that fool you, because if you end up short, you're in trouble. Watch the waste bunker back right of the green.
Hole #11 is a shorter dogleg right. Keep the driver in the bag and beware of the sloping left fairway. The grass bunker is 210 yd. from the Green G.A.M. marker, and 110 yards from the Reds. Then you will have a short iron to the elevated green.
Hole #12 is one of the tougher par 4's. The tee shot is straight into a ravine sloping severely right to left, be sure to keep your drive to the right. The approach is uphill to a small sloping (back to front) green. Avoid the waste bunker back of the green.
Hole #13 is another beautiful hole with a breath-taking view from the back tees. This is one of the wider fairways. Hit away! The green is long, guarded by a waste bunker to the right.
Hole #14 is a good birdie hole for the men. This hole is a par 4 for women and a par 5 for men. The men's tee shot is to a dogleg right which can be carried by the big hitters. A good lay-up shot off the tee would be 180 yrds. straight away. The women's tee shot is wide open but long-ball hitters beware of the water in front of the green which can be reached with a good drive. Men - If you go for the green in 2, watch the pond front left of the green. If you're long, it also causes trouble.
Hole #15 is the longest of the par 3's. Don't let the simple look of the hole deceive you. The hole is slightly uphill leading to a sloping right green. This fairway is guarded by Baylor Marsh on one side and surrounded by clusters of unforgiving spruce trees. Enjoy the view of the Baylor Marsh from the green.
Hole #16 is one mile from the clubhouse. The tee shot can be played two ways. To clear the pond from the G.A.M. marker is 200 yrds. Otherwise, the water is 180 yards from the tee and it may be wise to just lay up short of it. The second shot is all uphill to a wide but short green that drops off the back and left.
Hole #17 has the widest fairway for the men. Grip and rip. The approach is to a long two-tiered green with a waste bunker front right.
Hole #18 is a tough finisher (#1 handicap). Lay up with a iron or small wood off the tee, staying short of the long pond. The approach needs to be accurate, hitting the long, narrow green with water to the left. Women - Long ball hitters can easily make it over the water but there's not a large landing area, so you may want to also lay up with a 100 yard tee-shot to the right. |