Wolf Creek Golf Club - Holes 13 to 15

Hole 13 Par 4

350 | 341 | 301 | 301 | 224 yards

An interesting short par 4.  This hole doglegs severely to the right, into a valley that is hidden from the tee.  Off the tee, you see the water you must carry, the bunker across the fairway on the opposite corner, a circular fairway landing area, and desert- plenty of desert.

Trying to cut the corner here is not worthwhile.  The fairway around the corner is so narrow it is virtually impossible to hit from your drive.  This hole is a typical target hole.  The best drive is just right of the bunker.  Anything left of that just leaves a longer shot in.  anything right can find trouble.

The far side of the fairway is not that distant, especially given the ubiquitous elevated teeing ground.  Driver is likely too much club on this hole.

As you turn the corner you see that the green is in a bit of a natural amphitheater, surrounded by the cliffs on all sides.

Coming up short on the fairway leads to a hard second shot where the approach to the green is essentially blind.

If you hit far enough into the fairway,  you have a much better view for your second shot.

The green is elevated from the fairway for your second shot.  It is protected short on both sides by bunkers.  The green itself is severely sloped, back to front.

There is also plenty of room behind the green with a large grass run-off area.  Being back here is not the best place though with the green sloping away from you to the front.

Hole 14 Par 4

444 | 370 | 367 | 282 | 197 yards

Stepping onto the 14th tee, you have a sweeping vista very similar to the par 5 5th hole.  This hole is a par 4 dogleg left.  A cavernous desert area stretches all the way from tee to green down the left, protecting the hole from easy access off the tee.  

The the far left you can see a preview of the 15th hole on the far side of the desert.

A string of bunkers also runs up the length of the left hole and frames the hole nicely.  The last two bunkers run along the left side of this hole's green.  

Down the right you actually have 2 fairways to hit with a strip of rough separating the short grass.  The fairway rises pretty severely from where it starts to about 80 yards from the green, where it levels out.  Your drive will not run much and will likely event come back on you a bit when it hits the fairway.

You can see in the photo above how much the fairway rises.  If you hit this slope as I did your ball will roll back away from the green.  From here, your approach must carry the bunkers to reach the green.

A well hit drive can find the top ridge of the fairway. From here you have a much more open angle to the hole.  You can also see how the slope along the right of the fairway can keep your ball in play.

With all of the hazards left on your approach the right side is your miss.  With a lucky bounce your shot may even feed back onto the green.

Hole 15 Par 3

125 | 116 | 113 | 112 | 98 yards

The drive to the 15th tee offers a great view looking back on the dogleg right 6th hole and the 7th hole beyond it.

The 15th is maybe the most modest holes on the course. It is also the shortest.  The tees are elevated, and the hole is exposed to the winds that may be blowing, so picking your club is the hardest part of this hole.

Again all of the danger here is left of the hole (and short).  To the right, the slope of the course can cause a kick back onto the green.

The green is fairly deep and is one of the flatter putting surfaces if you stay away from the right side.

Wolf Creek Hole Introduction

Wolf Creek Hole 1-3
Wolf Creek Hole 4-6
Wolf Creek Hole 7-9
Wolf Creek Hole 10-12
Wolf Creek Hole 16-18