YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 9 | |
BLACK: | 399 yds |
GOLD: | 392 yds |
SILVER: | 387 yds |
BLUE: | 369 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 11 | |
WHITE: | 286 yds |
HOLE 1
Par 4
This classic "nail biter" makes the most experienced player pause to consider its historical significance. Many of the game’s greatest champions teed off here, just steps away from the Professional Shop, launching their legendary careers.
Fairly open, bounded by bunkers left and trees right. The tee shot is limited to 285 yards by a steep, rough-covered slope that descends to a broad semi-floodplain floor. A short approach shot leaves the ball on an incline, featuring thick rough.
The green is well located on a plateau edge and is framed by two attractive bunkers.
The green is simple but well sloped.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 11 | |
BLACK: | 399 yds |
GOLD: | 392 yds |
SILVER: | 387 yds |
BLUE: | 369 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 11 | |
WHITE: | 286 yds |
HOLE 2
Par 4
With multiple teeing options, an accurate drive avoids strategic bunkering on both sides of a narrow landing zone, 290-340-yards from the tee. Deep rough left, and trees right, supply challenging approach shots for errant drives.
The green is protected by deep bunkers front left and right. It is divided by a ridge, which can make it difficult to find the flagstick with the approach shot. The putting surface is multifaceted, requiring attention at approach and on the green.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 7 | |
BLACK: | 487 yds |
GOLD: | 439 yds |
SILVER: | 394 yds |
BLUE: | 350 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 9 | |
WHITE: | 350 yds |
HOLE 3
Par 3
This long par three features a large approach to provide access onto the green, feeding along the ground. Dramatic bunkering right and left guard the preferred line.
The green site is elevated along the left and rear. A long shot will find a tricky recovery, from a deep depression rough, back onto the green.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 15 | |
BLACK: | 274 yds |
GOLD: | 240 yds |
SILVER: | 197 yds |
BLUE: | 161 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 15 | |
WHITE: | 161 yds |
HOLE 4
Par 4
This dogleg left features an elevated tee looking down into a multitude of risk/reward strategies. A brook running along the left side of the fairway, crosses the fairway approximately 350-yards out. The landing zone is pinched by right-side bunkers 300-yards away
The approach shot requires a moderate to long iron shot into an elevated putting surface, protected by bunkers right and short-left. A short approach shot finds a steep slope bringing the ball down a hill.
The green demands attention, with an undulation that creates two distinct putting levels, penalizing inaccuracy.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 5 | |
BLACK: | 516 yds |
GOLD: | 430 yds |
SILVER: | 385 yds |
BLUE: | 346 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 5 | |
WHITE: | 297 yds |
HOLE 5
Par 3
This short par 3 features radial tee boxes, each presenting a distinct challenge, matched by a multitude of pin placement options.
The bunker complex includes a deep protection front right, with another left and one on each side of the green. The green is contoured to create a difficult par challenge.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 17 | |
BLACK: | 172 yds |
GOLD: | 164 yds |
SILVER: | 141 yds |
BLUE: | 118 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 17 | |
WHITE: | 103 yds |
HOLE 6
Par 4
One of several excellent, long par-4 holes, this hole is classically beautiful and challenging. It typically plays into the prevailing wind.
Fairway bunkers on each side of the landing zone, penalize wayward drives, making par unlikely.
A well struck driver will leave a mid- to long-iron approach into a slightly elevated green that sits atop a plateau.
The green features a false front and slopes from front-right to back-left creating numerous challenging hole positions.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 3 | |
BLACK: | 534 yds |
GOLD: | 455 yds |
SILVER: | 430 yds |
BLUE: | 385 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 1 | |
WHITE: | 348 yds |
HOLE 7
Par 4
This masterpiece features a spectacular view from its elevated tee box.
There is a slight dogleg right feature — bringing a creek and rough mounds into play.
The creek challenges all levels requiring a carry of 300 yards from the championship tee.
Two fine shots are needed to gain the green surface. The approach requires a mid- to long-iron into an elevated green, with a steep slope off the right side and false front. Shots from around the green are made especially difficult by deep rough and varying elevations. The green is contoured, challenging the best putters.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 1 | |
BLACK: | 481 yds |
GOLD: | 456 yds |
SILVER: | 434 yds |
BLUE: | 387 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 7 | |
WHITE: | 360 yds |
HOLE 8
Par 5
This is the longest hole on the course. An accurate drive down the right side or to the bottom of the slope provides an open view to the green. The right side dogleg bunker is 320 yards from the tee. The left side dogleg bunkers begin at 270 yards and require a shot in excess of 300 yards to carry.
Two outside bunkers in the second landing area guard the right and left sides, beginning 110 yards from the center of the green.
Deep bunkers front right and left, protect the green from reaching in two.
THE HINKEL TREE
1979 U. S. Open, is remembered fondly because of a tree. The Fazios designed the 528 yard 8th-hole to be a classic, three-shot 5-hole. The Inverness Burn slices across the fairway beyond the landing area. It has five tough and deep bunkers in the proximity of the green, Lon Hinkle saw the hole differently. He discovered during practice that nothing prevented a player from hitting a tee shot through a narrow opening onto the adjacent 17th fairway, then lofting a long second shot over trees onto the eighth green, a shortcut that cut about eighty yards off the intended track. After several other players following Hinkle used the same shortcut, the United States Golf Association and the tournament called an emergency meeting even before the first round had ended. Concern for the safety of the gallery and the golfers playing the seventeenth, they considered substantial bushes into play blocking any access to the seventeenth fairway. Or a tree could be planted overnight to the left of the tee box to plug the existing gap. The latter was the alternative chosen.YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 9 | |
BLACK: | 607 yds |
GOLD: | 570 yds |
SILVER: | 522 yds |
BLUE: | 522 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 3 | |
WHITE: | 448 yds |
HOLE 9
Par 4
Two right side fairway bunkers begin 290 yards off the tee, requiring a carry of 340 yards. The left side of the fairway is protected by a bunker at 350-yards, and another placed left-center of the fairway, at 370 -yards.
The approach requires an accurate mid-iron shot into a small, sharply sloped green.
The green bunker complex is very stylish, particularly the unique front right bunker, creating a challenging shot to the green.
The putting surface has varied sloping, giving it a number of challenging pin placements. The green is tilted aggressively back to front, making the final putts on the front nine some of the most challenging.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 13 | |
BLACK: | 464 yds |
GOLD: | 367 yds |
SILVER: | 344 yds |
BLUE: | 305 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 13 | |
WHITE: | 274 yds |
HOLE 10
Par 4
This hole is one of the shortest and most picturesque on the course. The tee shot flies a deep valley and is limited to 270-yards by a steep, rough covered slope. The right side of the fairway shares the bunker complex from number one, if found, making par a tough score.
The green is sunken, inviting a short iron approach. Shots over the green surface, into a rough incline, leaves one of the more difficult shots on the course.
The green rests in a natural amphitheater providing stunning views of approaching shots, as well as the putting surface.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 10 | |
BLACK: | 387 yds |
GOLD: | 370 yds |
SILVER: | 345 yds |
BLUE: | 333 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 10 | |
WHITE: | 205 yds |
HOLE 11
Par 4
The 11th hole is defined in large part by its green and approach.
The large bunker along the right side of the fairway, starting at 320-yards out, needing 350-yards to clear, is shared with number two, and is one of the most dominant on the course.
The putting surface flows seamlessly out of the fairway and creates an interesting series of hole locations. The green is flat, low to the ground, and bunkers protect the left and right sides. Over the years, sand from the bunkers have created slopes within the green, creating many interesting and challenging putting contours.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 14 | |
BLACK: | 378 yds |
GOLD: | 378 yds |
SILVER: | 368 yds |
BLUE: | 368 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 18 | |
WHITE: | 268 yds |
HOLE 12
Par 3
This hole, with an almost island nature to it, lends a nice balance to the overall routing. The bunkering in front and to both sides of the green is classic, aged bunkering, admired for their character.
The green surface is gently rolling and can challenge even the best putters.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 18 | |
BLACK: | 229 yds |
GOLD: | 170 yds |
SILVER: | 152 yds |
BLUE: | 141 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 16 | |
WHITE: | 111 yds |
HOLE 13
Par 5
With a quality tee shot, this is a most interesting and rewarding hole. A yard or two right or left sends the ball into the rough or to an awkward lie.
A large bunker lines the right side of the fairway, from 270 to 300 yards. The fairway slopes to the left where drives will meet another bunker at 325-yards.
The creek is a challenge if a lay-up is required. The carry to the upper plateau, where the green rests, is protected by bunkers to each side of the landing area and green. Hitting the green in two, requires an accurate long iron or fairway wood, uphill.
Reading the green is difficult. The putting surface is very quick from back to front, making shots over the green something to avoid.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 6 | |
BLACK: | 556 yds |
GOLD: | 519 yds |
SILVER: | 495 yds |
BLUE: | 495 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 4 | |
WHITE: | 428 yds |
HOLE 14
Par 4
The 14th starts a brilliant run of par 4’s to the finish.
This hole features a gentle movement to the right and is typically played into the prevailing wind. The opening to the green is from the left side of the fairway and was designed to be played from near the long, severe left side bunker.
A long drive will be followed by a short- to mid-iron approach. The small green is a work of art. The bunkering around the green is a perfect complement to the putting surface, completing a superb hole.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 2 | |
BLACK: | 482 yds |
GOLD: | 450 yds |
SILVER: | 420 yds |
BLUE: | 390 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 12 | |
WHITE: | 307 yds |
HOLE 15
Par 4
Well placed tee shots disappear into fairway switchbacks.
Bunkers penalize tee shots right, from 280 to 325 yards out. Short- to mid-iron approach shots are to a small green, well sloped from back to front.
The green is protected by liberal bunkering and is sunken with wonderful elevations for spectators. From the green, players have a clear view of the 18th fairway and finishing green.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 4 | |
BLACK: | 472 yds |
GOLD: | 440 yds |
SILVER: | 417 yds |
BLUE: | 389 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 2 | |
WHITE: | 367 yds |
HOLE 16
Par 4
Typically faced with a prevailing wind, a well-placed tee shot, avoiding fairway bunkers on either side, yields an advantage.
A mid- to short-iron approach is to a large green that slopes gently from front to back, making for a number of interesting pin placements. Large greenside bunkers left and front right add a penalty to errant approach shots.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 12 | |
BLACK: | 451 yds |
GOLD: | 408 yds |
SILVER: | 393 yds |
BLUE: | 393 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 14 | |
WHITE: | 284 yds |
HOLE 17
Par 4
This dogleg left begins the dramatic final turn to the clubhouse.
An accurate drive is required. The left side is protected by trees, and a tee shot right lengthens the approach shot from thick rough.
The approach shot is elevated for a short- to mid-iron to the green. Well bunkered on the left side and front right, the green is severely sloped to the front, making putts from above the hole very fast.
The green complex is an exceptional arrangement within a beautiful natural setting. The hillside surrounding the green provides ample seating for the gallery.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 8 | |
BLACK: | 483 yds |
GOLD: | 411 yds |
SILVER: | 411 yds |
BLUE: | 346 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 8 | |
WHITE: | 346 yds |
HOLE 18
Par 4
This legendary short par four has served as the canvas for many of the game’s most dramatic finishes. From the slightly elevated tee 358 yards away, bunkering frames the green, creating a number of hazards.
The putting surface is severely sloped, requiring a perfectly placed approach shot to match the pin placement. There is a sharp swale, bordering the right side of the green, creating a razors edge between a putt for birdie and an almost certain bogie.
The green is nestled in a large natural amphitheater, supplying dramatic viewing lines, accommodating thousands of spectators.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 16 | |
BLACK: | 358 yds |
GOLD: | 331 yds |
SILVER: | 305 yds |
BLUE: | 305 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 6 | |
WHITE: | 262 yds |
HOLE 1
Par 4
This classic “nail biter” makes the most experienced player pause to consider its historical significance. Many of the game’s greatest champions teed off here, just steps away from the Professional Shop, launching their legendary careers.
Fairly open, bounded by bunkers left and trees right. The tee shot is limited to 285 yards by a steep, rough-covered slope that descends to a broad semi-floodplain floor. A short approach shot leaves the ball on an incline, featuring thick rough.
The green is well located on a plateau edge and is framed by two attractive bunkers.
The green is simple but well sloped.
YARDAGE | |
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MEN - Handicap 9 | |
BLACK: | 399 yds |
GOLD: | 392 yds |
SILVER: | 387 yds |
BLUE: | 369 yds |
WOMEN - Handicap 11 | |
WHITE: | 286 yds |