1A short par-5 starting hole has its challenges.The best tee shot should end up in the left side of the fairway otherwise the golfer will be faced with a demanding sidehill lie with the ball above your feet. Miss the fairway andA pulled 2nd shot from that sidehill lie and your ball will end up down a severe bank in trouble. Fly the green and you will be faced with the ball way below an elevated putting su2The ideal tee shot would be left center to have a full view of the approach.Miss the fairway right and you may end up behind one of many trees just off the fairway.This green slopes from right to left dramatically. Miss the green right and par is no bargain. Aim for the center of the green for best results. Look to your left and enjoy the bea3One of our more demanding tee shots.Trees just off the fairway right and left call for a drive to be struck exact. Unfortunately the fun doesn’t end there. #3 over the years has had many of the rocks under the surfAround 140 yards from the green you may have a very challenging sidehill lie. This is one green you don’t want to miss right as the green slopes severely from right to left with 4Our only tee ball struck over water. Small evergreen trees protectthe fairway on both sides and do come into play frequently. A short hole, the challenge lies in the putting surface. A 2-tiered green with severe slope, #4 can really grab you.A well struck tee shot will leave you less than 100 yards from the green. A wedge struck with too much backspin can catch the slope of the green, spin off the ridge in the middle a5Unlike many courses, Elkview’s greens have all different slope features ,not just back to front. The 5th green rolls away from the golfer requiring an exacting approach shot to hold the putting surface. The tee shot is struck over a rise to a fairway slOut of bounds right and heavy rough left make the tee ball that much more challenging with the out of bounds just 10 yards to the right of the green causing a pushed or sliced shot6The shortest par 4 on the card offers a good chance for birdie.The tee shot must avoid trees and out of bounds on the right. Play it too far left and you are blocked by more trees. A well positioned drive leaves a short iron to a small green wAn approach hit 10 feet right of the green will prO-Bably end up out of bounds in the yard of a neighbor. Just behind the green is a nasty natural area where finding your ball won�7From the blue tee this par 3 measures over 200 yards from an elevated tee with only a partial view of the green.Mounds guard the putting surface and a wall in the back of the green saves balls from rolling onto a road. Look to right off the white tee for a beautiful view of Crystal Lake and 8An uphill tee shot struck well brings the golfer to the top of thehill with a long iron/rescue club approach likely. Anything shorter leaves an awkward uphill sidehill lie or perhaps landing in one of the 3 bunkers left or heavy rough right. A puThe green has a distinct left to right movement with tricky pin placements. A birdie hole depending on your approach to the pin.9Our shortest hole on the course at 130 yards from the white tees.The green is protected by 3 bunkers in front of the green and huge oak trees left. Hit your tee shot deep overthe green and you face a difficult 2nd shot from a downhill lie with the green sloping away from you. Front right pin placements are the most challenging.10Our back 9 starts off with a short par 4 witha fairway bunker left which many a tee shot has found. The longer the drive is struck the narrower the fairway becomes as the fairway also dips and rises leaving an often awkward 2This green gets rather firm in the summer and many an approach shot lacking significant backspin will roll over the back of the green into thick rough. This green also slopes front11When the tees are pushed way forward and the wind is behind thelonger hitter can go for the green off the tee. Into the wind with the tees back is a whole different story. 3 bunkers guard the right side with a large tree blocking any pushed or2 more bunkers guard the putting surface. The left side of the green has a rise while the right side has a drop off where a ball struck with plenty of backspin can go for quite a r12Our longest playing par 3 features a very challenging green.Many swales in the surface make reading this surface correctly imperative. At 205 yards often with a cross wind this hole is truly a tough par 3.A bunker guards the right side of the green and gets many visitors. Miss left or right and depending on pin placement par will be hard to come by.13At just under 400 yards this hole plays shorter as it goes straight downhill.Trees left and right come into play and your approach is often hit from a downhill lie to a green sloping severely away from you. When the course is firm and fast holding this greeA shot left short of the green often finds the swale leaving a real test when the pin is in the front. Miss the green deep and you're in deep rough or perhaps over the cart path ou14A short par 5 that with an aggressive long tee shot leaves a mid to long iron approach.A tee ball struck with a draw can cut the corner and shorten the hole. Overcook the hook and you’re in the trees. If you don’t carry the hill in the middle of the fairway chancTendency here is to block your 2nd shot to avoid going left leaving a tricky pitch with the green sloping away from you. Bunkers guard the left, front and center of the green with 15Our 15th hole has had many a golfer mutter to themselves after leaving the putting surface.A green that slopes severely from right to left downhill with a dropoff in front has left this green with few fair pin placements. The tee shot is struck between walls of trees on This fairway features many undulations that can leave a nasty hanging lie for your approach. A huge tree guards the right side of the green and snags many incoming shots that appea16Another par 3 over 200 yards, #16 plays slightly shorter because it is downhillbut that by no means makes this an easy hole. Bunkers left and right and trees everywhere with a green with many subtle breaks that is really hard to read.Miss left and you may end up in the trees or in a ditch which is a free lift but leaves a recovery shot few can handle. Miss left and more trees await you. Miss long and you may be17A par 5 that can yield an eagle opportunity or lots of headaches.The tee shot from the blue tees must navigate trees fairly close to the right side of the tee box and a left side which features a red staked area just off the fairway.More small evergreen trees dot the right side in the landing area and often times a drive ending up in the middle of the fairway will leave you with a sidehill lie with the ball se18Our finishing hole can play up to 420 from the tips.The left side of the fairway is guarded by a row of evergreen and hardwood trees that will swallow up a pulled or overcooked hook tee ball leaving an extremely difficult 2nd shot.A mound 130 yards short of the green has taken many a tee ball into custody as the fairway has a distinct right to left slope rolling into deep rough. Miss the mound and you may en
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