It was a beautiful day out and the course was absolutely packed. The course has rather close tee times so it seems like common practice to have people stacked up to start.
The first hole is a 490 yard par 5. The hole has a slight dogleg right initially. At the corner a large pond prevents cutting off distance. The second shot must carry the water and set up for a shot to a rather small, elevated green. Not the easiest hole to warm up on.
One thing you will find if you play here is that though there are a fair number of hazards in play, they also do a great job of using the rough as a hazard. The second cut of rough is really thick grass and hitting your ball out of it cleanly is not easy.
The second hole is a downhill par 3 at 180 yards. The tee is elevated and you have a pretty good vista of the surrounding neighborhood from here. A large bunker protects the front of the green.
The third is a dogleg left par 4 at 397 yards. It is best to hit to the 150 stake and then play a mid iron in rather than try to be too long off the tee. This hole has OB on each side where houses are. At the dogleg several bunkers on either side are in play, as is one short-right of the green.
4 is another par 4 at 396 yards. Water is in play to the right where a beach bunker lines the hazard. Left is OK but too far left and you can run out of room. The green is bunkered to the right.
The 5th is similar to 4, a slight dogleg right par 4 at 329 yards with water on the right. Hitting the ball left is the better option but you will need to negotiate the bunkers short left of the green on your second.
Hole 6 is a slight dogleg left with water right off the tee and bunkers to the left of the fairway. hit over the bunkers and you'll have a short shot to a green bunkered on both sides.
Hole 7 is a straight ahead uphill par 4 at 334 yards. Hitting to the green is not the best approach and laying up to the left side of the fairway is probably the best play. S tay away from the right where trees will eat your ball.
Hole 8 is a straight forward par 3 at 127 yards. The green has some undulations so placement is key.
Hole 9 is a par 5 at 525 yards. The best play is to split the fairway bunkers on either side off the tee. If you can make it over the hill you will have 220 yards to a green slightly down hill. Water protects the green short and a large bunker complex prevents an easy miss left of the green. The green is reachable in two but it is risky.
Hole 10 is a straight ahead par 4 at 366 yards. Water is in play along the right side.
Hole 11 is a frightening tee shot. You must carry marsh to what looks like no fairway. The hole doglegs left and there is actually a fair amount of room to land. There is more room right then you might think too. The hole is 374 yards and there are bunkers at the dogleg on the left side. The green is relatively open, except for some bunkers right.
Hole 12 is a 168yard par 3 with bunkers protecting the green both sort left and right. You must also carry the tee as long grass will get any balls flubbed off the tee.
Hole 13 is a tough par 5 at 516 yards that requires three good straight shots to reach the green in regulation. The first landing area ends within reach of driver. From there you must hit a good long iron to the left side of the fairway to avoid trees right that can block your shot of the green on your third. Trees line both sides of this hole.
Hole 14 is a 145 yard par 3 with more bunkering on either side of the green.
Hole 15 is a dogleg left at 364 yards. The best play is a long iron out to the center or right of the fairway. From there play a good approach to the green.
Hole 16 is another par 4 at 380 yards. The best play is over the small tree on the left of the hole as the fairway turns left of the tee. Be aware that the fairway is split in two on this hole and a drainage ditch separates the two fairway areas. This is a reachable ditch off the tee and is trouble if your ball lands there.
Hole 17 is a dead straight 379 yard par 4. Just hit it straight and long. Tough to get in trouble off the tee here. Hitting long over the green can leave a tricky downhill shot back to the putting surface.
Hole 18 is another fairly straight par 4 at 374 yards. Bunkers are in play left and right off the tee. The green also has bunkers right. The parking lot can come into play if you hit left on your second shot. I remember once hitting into the parking lot as a wedding party was congregating out there. Luckily no one was hit and no cars were damaged but be aware of the danger there!
My memory of the course was correct. This course is in really nice conditions. it is fairly easy and short. You really don't ever need to hit driver here. From the tips it is only 6300 yards. From there it has a slope and rating of 70.8/132.
I played fairly well after the first hole and shot an 84 on my outing.
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