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Hole 1
Par 4/5 | Yards: 514 | Handicap: 13
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 mishit layups, but the slightly elevated green complex can be reached in two when not hitting into the wind.
Hole 2
Par 4 | Yards: 452 | Handicap: 11
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 | Handicap: 3
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 | Handicap: 17
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 | Handicap: 1
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 | Handicap: 7
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 | Handicap: 15
A demanding par 3 that requires a shot to a specific point and yardage. This green is the smallest on the golf course and angles away from the teeing areas. The smartest and optimal strategy is to play for the front left portion of the green. A miss long left of the green leaves you with a challenging up and down.
Hole 8
Par 5 | Yards: 565 | Handicap: 9
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 | Handicap: 5
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 | Handicap: 12
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 | Handicap: 4
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 | Handicap: 8
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 | Handicap: 2
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 | Handicap: 18
The longest of the par 3s on the Old Course plays to a very large green that has much undulation and movement. Due to the size of the green there could be as much as a three club difference depending on the hole location. The smartest strategy is to play for the middle of the green which will allow you to avoid the small deep bunker as well as the penalty areas.
Hole 15
Par 5/4 | Yards: 511 | Handicap: 14
This par 5/4 appears to be generous from the teeing area but it's imperative to avoid the many fairway bunkers. The layup zone is very small and requires a specific shot, both with yardage and direction due to the width of the fairway as well as the multiple bunkers. Missing the fairway from the teeing area will make this very difficult. The green is very large with considerable movement from the right side down to the left side. Missing your approach shot right of the green makes for an extremely difficult up and down.
Hole 16
Par 3 | Yards: 216 | Handicap: 16
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 | Handicap: 6
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 | Handicap: 10
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.
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Hole 1
Par 4 | Yards: 497 | Handicap: 3
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 | Handicap: 15
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 | Handicap: 11
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 | Handicap: 13
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 | Handicap: 1
Our 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 | Handicap: 17
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 | Handicap: 7
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 | Handicap: 9
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 | Handicap: 5
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 | Handicap: 18
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 | Handicap: 4
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 | Handicap: 14
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 | Handicap: 10
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 | Handicap: 16
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 | Handicap: 2
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 | Handicap: 12
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 | Handicap: 6
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 | Handicap: 8
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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