Giants Ridge - The Legend's 17th hole

I really am working on trying to catch up on my blog.  I worked last night on getting some of the pictures ready of the Giants Ridge trip.  With the NFL starting up and now the NHL preseason underway I find less time to get to my blogging.  Tonight is another Wild game but hopefully I can start to crank some content out soon.  Here is one more teaser pic before I actually post some stuff about the courses.

This is me on the par 3 17th hole at The Legend course at Giants Ridge.  Of the Wilderness at Fortune Bay, The Quarry, and the Legend, this is arguably the most recognizable and photographed hole. 

A true test of your tee game, it plays 226 from the tips.  There is not much room to miss.  With the green being elevated anything short of the green will find the rugged hill sloping down to the lake.  Any shots long will likely either find the large bunker behind the green, or come to rest on the hill- making for a knee rattling chip back towards the lake.  Left is all but dead.  To the right there is a small amount of room to work with, but not much.  It is to the right where you will find the drop zone should you miss the green.

The green is somewhat bowl shaped and is bisected with a ridge making the back half of the green slope away from you off the tee.  Simply hitting the green off the tee does not offer a gimmie par, as the green is very large and a wayward first shot can leave a long couple of putts.

But it is not all doom and gloom.  This is definitely one of the prettiest holes in the state.  Stop and enjoy the numerous flowers around the tee boxes and stairs and spend a moment looking out over Sabin Lake.