Course Tour Old Course Venue for the 2017 U.S. Women's Open, won by World Number 1 Sung Hyun Park, the Old Course unfolds over rolling horse country terrain in a gorgeous, tranquil setting. Set on a vast scale, the 7,560-yard, par-72 layout is one of Tom Fazio's finest creations, with bold, sprawling bunkers, large imaginatively contoured greens and plenty of risk/reward options. A stirring trio of watery closing holes merges drama and beauty in equal measure. Bring your A-game to tackle one of America's Top 100 courses. Awards and Accolades Top 100 Golf Courses in the World, GOLF Magazine Top 100 Golf Courses in America, Golf Digest America's Best Modern Courses; Golfweek Magazine Course of the Year, New Jersey Golf Course Owners Association Development of the Year, Golf Inc. Magazine Host of the 2017 U.S. Women's Open 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Hole 1 - Par 4/5 Yards 514 545 537 483 440 The left side of the fairway is the ideal position for a drive on this long par 5 opening hole. If you miss it, it's better to find the bunker on the left than the trees on the right. Bunkers close to the green can grab mis-hit layups, but the slightly elevated green complex can be reached in two when not hitting into the wind. Hole 2 - Par 4 Yards 452 410 355 328 290 The bunker along the upper-right side of the fairway comes into play when hitting driver from the elevated tee, but a shorter play to the left leaves a better approach angle. This extremely deep green is long and thin, creating a two- to three-club difference between a front and back hole location. Hole 3 - Par 4 Yards 460 438 435 410 312 This dogleg left demands a very good tee shot that avoids hazards on both sides of the fairway. A longer iron will likely be used to play to a slightly elevated green that is deep but narrow. It also has quite a bit of contouring: the front quarter is a false front, the middle is bowl shaped, and the back feeds back and to the left. Hole 4 - Par 3 Yards 206 192 170 143 130 A slightly downhill shot on the first par 3 requires a mid to long iron. Hole location is key here, with the potential for a two-club difference between a front and back hole location. The green works left to right, turning a miss left into a very tough up and down. Hole 5 - Par 4 Yards 488 435 425 384 325 A very difficult tee shot to a fairway that works dramatically from right to left. Misses left end up in rough and behind trees, likely forcing a pitch out, while bunkers on the right side make for a difficult recovery. The elevated green works from front right to back left, and is guarded by deep bunkers. There's not much undulation, but the overall slope adds to the challenge. The prudent play is short and to the right, with an alleyway into the green from there. Hole 6 - Par 4 Yards 438 410 381 351 306 The most dramatic elevation change on the course is from this tee to a wide fairway. The huge green has plenty of movement, with three distinct portions. Wind usually plays a large role here. If a drive is far enough left, then a bump-and-run shot can be considered; otherwise it's a forced carry over water, especially to a back-right hole location. Hole 7 - Par 3 Yards 185 177 168 158 118 Another demanding par 3 features a tiny green that angles away from the tee. The slightly elevated left side is ideal since the green pitches back toward the water. You have to trust yardage here. Hole 8 - Par 5 Yards 565 542 535 440 384 Longer hitters can play a tee shot over bunkers on the left and go for this very elevated green in two. Play to the right and your second shot is a lay up-either in front of or across a wetland area, the latter leaving an uphill pitch to the mostly hidden putting surface. Collection areas are found left, right and long of the green. Hole 9 - Par 4 Yards 514 450 420 384 342 Hugging the right-side treeline cuts off some yardage, while too far left can bring very penal rough into play. Favor the right side of the very deep green complex, where a natural contour provides a slight backboard that moves shots left. Hole 10 - Par 4 Yards 494 406 397 358 313 The real challenge here begins with a second shot to the deepest green on the course. The putting surface moves from front left side to back right. Missing to the left virtually ensures a bogey while the front-right bunker gets progressively steeper closer to the green. Hole 11 - Par 4 Yards 413 401 380 320 290 A wetland area hugs the right side of this fairway but usually does not come into play. A quality second shot is needed to the elevated green positioned on a plateau, allowing only a view of the flagstick. A false front means long is better than short here. Hole 12 - Par 4 Yards 427 408 392 350 274 A fairway bunker is in play on the right side while fescue grass borders the opposite side. The elevated green works from front right to back left and has two tiers, with a narrow top portion. A slight backboard on the right can move shots to the middle of the green. You simply cannot miss long here. Hole 13 - Par 4 Yards 480 438 405 337 268 The sharp dogleg-left offers a risk-reward scenario from the teeing ground. Taking it over the left corner brings trees in play but shortens the hole, while playing out toward fairway bunkers on the right is safer. The smallest and hardest-to-hit green on the course is slightly pushed up and narrow. Players are better off in the front bunker, or chipping, pitching or putting from short of the green rather than going long. Hole 14 - Par 3 Yards 233 225 167 160 122 Even with a long iron, this generous green is relatively easy to hit after crossing over the wetland area in front, but it does contain a fair amount of undulation. Hole 15 - Par 4/5 Yards 511 552 540 510 460 Although the hole is wide open off the tee, you must be wary of the deep fairway bunker on the left side. You must avoid the ash and oak trees on the left side of the green. Hole 16 - Par 3 Yards 216 185 165 150 100 The par 3 signature hole is located right behind the clubhouse and requires a solid mid-iron over water. The green, which is bigger than it appears from the tee, has the hazard right against front edge, with a subtle slope from right to left. Hole 17 - Par 4 Yards 332 319 312 295 269 The final par 4 is a risk-reward hole where the risk might be too much. You need a perfect tee shot with a driver over the left-side bunkers for a short chip into the green, or you can lay back and then use wedge into the green. Push any shot right and water comes into play. This small green works from the left side back toward the water. Missing left of the green brings another hazard into play, so there's no real bailout from that area either. Hole 18 - Par 5 Yards 662 580 524 502 425 An exciting par 5 finishing hole with a very generous landing area off the tee that makes going for the green an option, but may require a carry over water. This very long green moves from left to right with a ridge in the middle. New Course In contrast to its modern-style elder sibling, this 7,511-yard, par-72, 2008 Tom Fazio II design exudes an Old School feel, with stylishly crafted bunkers, brilliantly contoured greens and tremendous variety. Together with even more elevation change than the course it encircles, the New dishes out an ideal blend of open and wooded holes, many framed with wavy fescue grasses that make it resemble an English heathland layout. Jordan Spieth captured the 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur here. Perhaps he drew on the memories when he won the British Open in 2017. Awards and Accolades Best Modern Courses, Golfweek Course of the Year; New Jersey Golf Course Owners Association Best New Private Courses, GOLF Magazine Host of the 2009 USGA Junior Amateur Championship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Hole 1 - Par 4 Yards 497 464 445 335 310 277 From the blue tee markers to bunker on the left is a 230-yard carry followed by approximately 90 more yards of fairway. Drive position is key: the deeper you hit it, the better the angle you will have to attack the flagstick and play perpendicular to the hazard right of the green. The left side of the green area offers room to bailout, with a slope that often releases shots down to the green itself. Like many other holes, a premium is put on the tee shot to set up the approach. Hole 2 - Par 3 Yards 214 185 172 150 130 110 This par 3 was built in the spirit of a classic Redan hole, with the green sloping away from front right to back left. That shaping allows you to play short front left or front right and feed the ball to a back hole location. There's also a shallow trough, right behind the small front bunker, which helps feed shots to the back left. All of that creates a tremendous variety in shot options. The vertical downhill measures 20 feet, but feels like more. Hole 3 - Par 4 Yards 368 360 344 320 290 267 Not your typical drivable par 4, but opportunity exists to get close in one by carrying the right side bunker and landing in the speed slot that feeds to the green. The left bunker is in a position to catch any non-committed tee shots going at the green. The fairway is tilted from right to left, feeding shots to a less desirable angle. Key element is dealing with the bunker on the right: challenge it and take the green head on, or lay up and hit a wedge onto a right- to left-angled green with less depth to work with. Hole 4 - Par 5 Yards 587 545 530 475 447 405 A straightaway hole where a level tee shot is likely followed by two downhill shots. Playing an approach off the left edge of the front-right bunker is the preferred line for a ball to release toward the green. Over that bunker is a collection area that slopes away from the green, leaving a tough chip. Hole 5 - Par 4 Yards 414 400 382 365 353 293 My favorite hole because there's so much strategy to consider. A ridge separates two levels of fairway, and there's a huge advantage to getting on top of it. Unless you do, bogey is likely. Attacking this green may lead to par or better if successful. To play conservatively, there is a bailout long right of the green. You're also dealing with wind that can change dramatically all day long. Hole 6 - Par 3 Yards 270 205 181 160 135 115 From the tips, it's the longest par-3 on the course at 270 yards. It also has the largest green, with multiple plateaus separated by undulations. The slope in front of the green transitions from a steeper slope on the left to an elongated slope on the right. From the tips. the front bunker must be negotiated to get to the wide landing area in front of the green. The green is deep enough to accept a wood, but it will likely take a better shot than most to get close here. Hole 7 - Par 4 Yards 445 410 385 362 335 300 With two downhill shots, this hole plays quite a bit shorter than the yardage. It also looks narrower than it really is because the width of the fairway is hidden behind the left fairway bunker. That side offers the better angle of approach while shots leaked right may flirt with a cluster of bunkers. Shaping of the slope in front of the green will feed shots from left to right, a better approach than trying to fly shots all the way to a back-right flagstick. Hole 8 - Par 5 Yards 582 500 493 460 415 363 The eighth hole plays longer than it is due to steady uphill climb. The tee shot is straightaway, but the next two shots are influences by a pair of fairway bunkers that require a decision: play over them, in between them, or short of both. The first choice rewards you with an easier approach; lay up and the longer approach is more difficult. Wind often dictates the proper strategy. The smallest green on the course has nothing behind it but sky, causing depth-perception issues that can add to club selection challenge. Hole 9 - Par 4 Yards 517 494 479 456 412 13 Water does not come into play on the tee shot from this long and very difficult hole. The right fairway bunker is more directional, with left being the favored landing area. The approach is one of the more challenging on the course, especially if the flagstick is back right on a green that slopes left to right toward the water. The bailout area is short left but the front part of the green is slightly crowned, sloping both left and right. Overall, a good strategic green with multiple plateaus and contours. Hole 10 - Par 3 Yards 200 168 155 140 125 107 This low-profile green, set almost level with the water hazard, has three distinct sections: back right is the toughest with carry over water; middle is tiered and can feed shots to the back if lucky; and the front brings left bunker into play. Back bunkers fronted bu a swale are more for depth perception than trouble. The hole plays true to the yardage. Hole 11 - Par 4 Yards 584 573 540 515 485 424 This big risk/reward hole comes with a "speed slot" in the middle of the fairway that can add an extra 30 yards to drives, putting you in a go-zone for the green. Lay back and you have two fairway bunkers on the right to avoid. The angled green is large enough to accept low and hot shots coming in from over the water, or you can play over land to a right-to-left ridge that feeds the ball toward the green. Long and straight, or right of the green, is safe. Hole 12 - Par 4 Yards 417 383 330 290 258 207 It's all about the drive here. From the back tee it's a 260-yard carry to reach the fairway, and intimidating play, especially under pressure. The second shot is uphill to a green that doesn't reveal itself too well, so you have to trust the yardage. A swale right of the green provides a bailout area and can leave a not-so-difficult chip. Bunkers back left are not truly in play. Hole 13 - Par 4 Yards 387 360 338 320 300 270 The shortest par-4 on the back nine has a fairway that slopes right to left, although three sets of trees on the right can come into play. You won't get much roll due to the slightly uphill fairway, but this hole is more about the approach shot due with a short iron to the correct quadrant of a severely contoured green ringed with very deep, difficult bunkers. Hole 14 - Par 3 Yards 161 156 145 125 110 88 Tees are elevated here, leaving a slightly downhill shot to the island green. The putting surface has a ridge that starts in the front middle and fades to the right, making a back=left flagstick tough to get at from the back tee. You must commit to that shot because playing to center will feed the ball away in the opposite direction. That contour actually makes shots easier from the more forward tees, slowing shots down and helping them stay on the bunkerless green. Hole 15 - Par 5 Yards 532 520 515 510 437 405 The last par 5 features a ridge that splits the fairway. Landing on the right portion leaves a better position and angle to go for the green in two. Go too far left and the ridge will only lengthen your next shot. It is a very daunting second shot: too far up the right side could result in a lost ball, plus you can't see the green from either side. A slope on the right side toward the green can kick a shot into rough. Going from the smallish green, which has a huge false front, means hitting over fescue area and getting somewhat lucky with the bounce onto green. Play it as a true three-shot hole. Hole 16 - Par 4 Yards 445 419 398 370 347 297 Two downhill shots make this play shorter than the yardage, as does hitting onto a speed slot on the left side, which can add an additional 30-40 yards to drives. Play too far right and another slop can kick shots into the rough. The approach is scary since you are playing over cross bunkers to a somewhat smallish green that set up left to right. Hole 17 - Par 4 Yards 426 404 374 350 330 235 The last big risk/reward hole. The fairway short of the left-side bunker slopes heavily from left to right. You can challenge by carrying that bunker and landing on fairway that slopes toward the front of green, leaving a level lie and a shorter, less uphill second shot. You'll need your best drive and favorable wind conditions to do that. The small green, with a pair of front bunkers that are very deep, is not overly contoured due to the premium placed on the first two shots. Hole 18 - Par 4 Yards 512 438 420 400 37 327 The key on this closing hole is getting your drive past the right fairway bunker. Doing so places you at a higher elevation with a better look at green. This is one of the more difficult second shots on the course, mainly due to water left and a bunker fronting that side of the green. The bailout area is to the right, but it's not an easy pitch shot from there. The two-tiered green has three distinct areas. It's safer to be longer rather than short since there is some room behind the green. Playing safe on this hole does not guarantee an easy par. 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