1The drive is the most difficult feature of The Challenge.A long drive can take advantage of a fairway down slope at the 260-yard mark. A long drive to this point, the ball may run another 30 to 40 yards leaving a short iron to the puttinThe danger off the tee is an out of bounds to the right and new bunkers on the left side followed by a series of hummocks in the left rough. The players first shot of the day will 2The Breather is a lay-up hole for many players.A tee shot with a long iron or fairway wood will create the opportunity for a short iron approach to an expanded but severely contoured puttinggreen with expanded areas in the back right. Deep bunkers are in play on both sides of the fairway and are to be avoided. An approach shot below the hole will afford the player the3The 3rd green has been reshaped and with some trees removed behind it, it creates the impression of a higher hill. New teeing areas have expanded the options for the back tees and The green has more depth on the back left and there is no bunker in that area, but a steep slope may challenge the player. Once on the green, one of the best views on the property 4The restoration of the first par five on the front nine creates new challenges.The High and Mighty includes an extension of the Championship Tees to 625 yards. The difficulty off the tee is the risk and reward of a high fade over two, very deep, fairway bunkeThe longer players may have a chance at the green in two but for most players, it will be a three-shot hole with an approach to a well-protected and expanded putting green.5The new par three added on the front nine was inspired by the original Donald Ross par three which was removed prior to the 1968 US Open.The new Little Poison is located in the front corner of the property and will be the first hole that visitors to Oak Hill will see on their drive down legendary Chapin Way. Deep bu6The newly restored par 4 is inspired by the original Ross hole in this area which can play over 500 yards from the Championship Tees.The drive will require the player to choose to play towards the bunkers on the left side or to tempt the right side of the dog leg along Allen’s Creek. The second shot will need The approach shot will require an accurate shot with the creek to the left of the putting green. There is some room short, left and behind the green to hold an errant shot. The pla7A truly great par four hole, one of Oak Hill Country Club's finest.This is a very challenging driving hole with a tight fairway bordered by trees down the left side and Allen’s Creek along the right.The green has been restored adding hole locations along the edges and corners of the green guarded by a bunker on the front left.8Wayside is situated along the Club’s famous entrance, Chapin Way.The fairway bunkers are situated further down the fairway and approach and green side bunkers have been restored to penalize the player attempting to split the fairway.The putting green will allow for new flag stick positions to test the mid iron shot into the green providing for an excellent birdie opportunity.9An uphill dog leg right hole with new Championship tees up to 480 yards. "Death Valley" remains a threat to the right.The left side of the fairway slopes to the left so that any drive landing on the far-left side will land in the rough.The second shot will be an uphill mid iron shot to a green that has been widened to allow for shots to run up. Approach shots that miss the green left down the hill, will have a di10The back nine won’t provide the player much relief and Council Grove is the start.Once again, a long par four with Allen’s Creek crossing the fairway just over 300 yards away from the tee.The approach to the putting green has been widened but the green is guarded by deep bunkers and an expanded putting surface.11The 11th Hole has new challenges with expanded teeing areas and a slightly differentlook with the front right area of the putting green moved closer to Allen’s Creek and an expanded area in the rear left.The bunkers protect the green that was raised up from its prior location by approximately one foot.12The Leaning Oak continues its legacy on the 12th Hole but members will notice the two bunkers have been added into the landing area for longer players. Strategy will be important iA long drive can carry the first bunker leaving a short iron to the green. From the tee, the bunkers appear closer together than they are. The optimal drive will land between the t13The 13th Hole has a new look from the area of the third shot to the green approach.The bunkers have changed slightly but the fairway has been extended to the back of the second bunker which will allow a risk/reward second shot to carry the bunkers and perhaps rolIn the past, the thick rough on the right hill would catch all shots making the shot not worth the attempt. The last tree on the left that would force the player to hit a low appro14One of the most dramatic holes on the newly restored East Course will be the Fourteenth Hole, aptly named “Bunker Hill”. Over time, a number of trees have filled in the entire 14th hole and several trees also lined the majority of the right side. For most golfers, there was one only way to play the hole which was to hit a precise shot in a small section just as the hill begins to rise. Errant drives required a punch out to the middle with an attempt to get the third shot on the elevated green to save par or bogey. Fourteen is the 15The Plateau is back! A short par three inspired by the original Donald Ross hole and by its cousin, the 3rd Hole at Wannomoisett provides a birdie chance on the back nine. The muchThe green is built into the side of the hill with a position fairly close to the green that it replaced. The green has depth from front to back but will create a challenging recove16The 16th Hole has been lengthened by extending the Championship tee and lowering of all the teeing areas. Trees have been removed down the right side, but two bunkers have been addThe green is perched on a slope with a bunker on the right and a steep drop off to the left and rear.1717 plays as a par five for the members and a par four for major championships.The tee shot must hug the right side, or the drive may go through the fairway on the left side. Hit it in the rough on the left side and you will prO-Bably be chipping out to the fThe putting green is now guarded by a series of uneven hummocks on the right side and bunkers on the left.18The 18th Hole continues to be a challenging finishing hole which will require along and precise drive with new fairway bunkers which will test the player who attempts to cut the corner of the dogleg. The final walk to our famous Tudor clubhouse now features aThe putting green has shifted slightly to the right and will allow for increased flag stick locations and create challenging recovery shots. The American Flag on the Hill of Fame i
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