1With a nod of appreciation to the original Birdwood layout, the first hole is very similar to the former starting hole.2The only par-5 on the front nine features Morey Creek guarding the green.3Course architect Scot Sherman referenced his mentor with the third hole.4As the first of the three Seth Raynor/C.B. Macdonald template holes,5The next template hole is the reverse cape fifth.67Course architect Scot Sherman called the seventh a “field hole,” or a par-3 where the strategy would need to be developed in the field. The views from the tees back toward Ragg8Number eight is the most talked about hole at Birdwood, and it seems golfers either love or hate the challenge of the hole.9The last of the template holes, the ninth is a direct reference to the famed “Biarritz hole” frequently used by Macdonald and Raynor. Similar to the ninth at The Course at Yale10The 10th is the longest hole on the course, and the first of three par-5 holes on the back nine. One of Davis Love11One of the most beautiful holes on the course, the 11th is reminiscent of a few of Dye’s picturesque par-3 holes at Whistling Straits.12PrO-Bably the most popular hole at Birdwood,13The “buried elephant” in the middle of the 13th green was a design change from the original concept of having a bunker in the middle of the green like the 6th at Riviera.14The 14th is one of the most challenging holes on the course.15The last of the challenging par-5 holes, the 15th requires a tee shot through a chute of trees,16Davis Love III wanted a legitimate driveable par-4 late in the round to give the player one last chance at birdie.17The final of a diverse collection of par-3 holes, the 17th is guarded by the beautiful wall that was built from the native rock removed during construction.18The final hole on the course is long, uphill and plays into the prevailing wind.Avoid the two fairway bunkers guarding both the right and left side of the fairway. Big hitters can carry the fairway bunker on the right while putting the left fairway bunker in pPlay your drive down the right center of the fairway to have a short to mid iron into the gently sloping green. Avoid the greenside bunkers on the left or right or you will have a
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