The Front Nine
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| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
OUT |
| BLUE |
529 |
337 |
334 |
208 |
417 |
391 |
167 |
285 |
383 |
3051 |
| HANDICAP |
16 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
18 |
12 |
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| WHITE |
511 |
321 |
315 |
179 |
373 |
375 |
145 |
269 |
369 |
2857 |
| HANDICAP |
8 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
10 |
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| PAR |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
35 |
| GOLD |
437 |
198 |
256 |
91 |
310 |
311 |
119 |
209 |
301 |
2232 |
| HANDICAP |
2 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
4 |
6 |
18 |
16 |
12 |
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#1 The first is a 437 to 529 yard Par 5 slightly up hill. The landing area for the tee shot is generously wide with the bunker on the left side of the fairway is in play for long hitters. Rarely is the green accessible on the second shot it is generally best to lay up to the length of the approach shot you are most comfortable with. The two level green is guarded with bunkers front left and on the right.
#2 The par 4 second varies from 198 to 357 yards and is a dog leg right up hill. The tee shot from the white and blue tees must carry Boulton Valley to reach the fairway and have a clear shot to the elevated green. The green has two levels with the top shelf sloping down to the left.
#3 The par 4 third is played from the highest point on the course. From an elevated tee your tee shot must carry anywhere from 160 to 240 yards, depending on your tee box selection, to have a full view of the green. From the top level of the fairway to the green is 55’ drop in elevation to a wide shallow green that slopes from front to back and has bunkers on either side in the front and a large bunker in back.
#4 The first par 3 is a beautifully framed signature hole with a stone wall and large flower garden behind the green. The length varies from 91 to 209 yards with 65’ drop in elevation from the blue tees. The large green slopes from back to front.
#5 From and elevated tee the fifth hole varies from 310 to 417 yards and is a sharp dogleg left. With out of bounds and a hazard on the left it is not likely to find success trying to cut the dogleg off the tee. The green is large and receptive, however, with a hazard close to the left and bunkers that surround the back accuracy is a premium.
#6 The sixth hole is a straightforward par 4 that varies from 311 to 391 yards. The fairway is large but does have two bunkers that impinge the fairway. A good tee shot will carry the bunkers and leave you with medium to short approach shot to a green that has a hog back at the midpoint that runs perpendicular to the fairway. From the hog back the green slopes to the front and to the rear.
#7 The 7th hole is a medium length par 3 that ranges from 119 to 167 yards. The elevated two tiered green slopes gently from the center to the front. Bunkers front right, around the back and on the left, guard the green.
#8 The shortest and easiest hole on the course the par 4 8th plays from 209 to 285 yards in length and is a dogleg left. From an elevated tee a medium to long iron tee shot sets up a short approach shot to the kidney shaped green. However, for the skilled player a well-shaped wood from the tee may find the green and chance for eagle. The green is bunkered well on the left and in back. Shots long and to the right side of the green will find a slope that runs away to a hazard.
#9 The 301 to 383 yard par 4 9th is played to an elevated green. The bunkers that flank either side of a generously wide fairway frame the tee shot. A good tee shot will leave you with a medium to short approach shot to the elevated two-tiered green that is bunkered front left and back right and an opportunity to make birdie.
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