1"Due South,” the opening hole at Crosswater, is a perfect opening hole. A straight drive, into the prevailing south wind, with a driver or three wood, avoiding bunkers left and r2“Water and Woods” is a medium-length par 5 with woods on the right and water on the left. This is a birdie hole at Crosswater; try to take advantage of it.A good drive from the correct tee gives the player a chance at going for the green or laying up close to the green, leaving only a wedge into a green protected by water on the leftThe green has two levels and can be very challenging if on the wrong level.3“Sunrise” is a short to medium-length par 3. Bunkered heavily on the right with two ridges running through the green, a good solid tee shot gives you shot at a birdie.4“Left Begone” starts a stretch of challenging holes. This short- to medium-length par 4 requires a precise tee shot to the proper landing area so that the player is in positionThe tee shot has bunkering and wetlands to the left and to the right are two tall ponderosa trees. A bit too far to the right, and these trees block your access to the green. A par5“Little Deschutes” is a tough hole, with perhaps the most demanding tee shot on the course. You must not only cross the meandering Little Deschutes River but also avoid it downBunkering, mounding and trees guard the right side. Hit it straight! After finding the fairway, you are left with a challenging second shot to a tough green with a big ridge runninYou must be on the correct side of the green if you are to achieve par.6is a long, demanding par 5. The magnificent tee shot, aiming right at Mt. Bachelor, is relatively wide open, but you must cross the Little Deschutes River again.The second shot is very demanding in that you must play it to an area that will allow you a short iron into a very shallow table top green that falls off front and back. A crisp, w7“Windy Gate” is a beautiful, medium-length par 3, playing into the prevailing south wind. Bunkering, wetlands and mounding surround the green complex. This hole sits in the mid8“Lupine Alley” is a short par 4 requiring a tee shot over wetlands, avoiding bunkers left and right and avoiding the river on the right.Once this is negotiated, the second shot must cross the Little Deschutes River to a wide, shallow, demanding green complex. This is a great short par 4 hole.9“Bachelor” once again dominates on your tee shot. The river crosses in front of the tee and runs down the entire right side of this beautiful long par 4.There are no bunkers on this hole, but it is defended by its length, the river and a huge 17,000-sq.-ft. demanding green.10“Coyote” starts the back nine with a short par 4, dogleg to the right.A nice straight drive, avoiding the bunkers on the right, will give you a short iron into a tough, two-tiered green with a deep bunker in the front and water on the right.11“Pioneer” is a long, straight par 4. The name celebrates an old pioneer graveyard on the left side.There is really quite a bit of room for your tee shot, but you must avoid a bunker complex down the left side as well as O.B.down the right side. A successful tee shot leaves you with a long, demanding second shot into a severe two-level green.12“Endless” is a perfect name for one of the longest par 5s you will ever play. With a lake down the entire left side and bunkering and trees to the right, this is a very demandiHit it long and straight a couple of times, and you will be left with a short iron into the smallest green on the course, guarded by bunkers and water to the left. Good luck!13“Osprey” refers to a big old-growth ponderosa pine with an osprey nest in the top.This nest is occupied every year by either ospreys or bald eagles. This hole requires a short iron over a wetland to a small, well bunkered green.14“Big Deschutes” is a long, straight par 4, with the Big Deschutes River running down the right side and very much in play on the tee shot.Favor the left side of this very wide landing area, and you are left with a long to medium shot into a very interesting and demanding green complex.A large ridge runs from left to right through the middle of the green. It is important to be on the correct side of this ridge.15“Lone Pine” is a fairly short par 4 requiring a drive avoiding a tall pine tree, as well as bunkering down the right side.Once this is accomplished, a short iron second shot requires precision into a small, very shallow green with bunkering front and back. If you can hit the green, you should have a g16Marsh Corner” may require something less than a driver on the tee shot, as the fairway is bordered by wetlands down the right side and at the end of the landing area. Take care whe second shot will then be over wetlands to a fairly wide landing area, avoiding the bunkering left and right. This should give you a short iron into the most important and demandThis is a very large tabletop green, sloping from front to back. This shot is usually played downwind, thus requiring a very crisply struck shot if one is to hold this green. Don�17omestead” is a long, tough par 3, usually into the prevailing south wind. This hole requires a well struck shot over the wetlands. Don’t go left!18“Wee Burn” is a beautiful finishing hole, heading back toward the Little Deschutes River, with Newberry Caldera in the background.A well placed tee shot, with something less than a driver, will leave you with a second shot of around 150 yards.This second shot is over the river to a green angling right to left and bunkered on both sides.
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Hole: 1 Due South Par: 4/4 Hcp: 13/13 Yards 386 345
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