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Hole 1

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From The Tee This short par 4 is deceptively difficult. Golfers are prohibited from hitting their drives over the road that bisects the course, about 170 yards from the tee. Once across the road, the player faces three challenges.

From The Fairway The first is an innocent-looking bunker a little below and right of the green. Beware. It isn’t all that innocent. The second is the terraced hill to the right of the green that beckons like the Sirens to unsuspecting golf balls.

On The Green The third is the green whose two levels mean there are no easy putts, no matter where the cup is positioned. Stroke the putt too softly from the lower level and the ball rolls back to your feet.

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Hole 2

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From The Tee The elevated tee for the second hole, the second longest on the course, looks down a straight fairway that at first glance wouldn’t seem to cause many problems.

From The Fairway However, about half-way down the fairway stands a lone, shapely maple tree that blocks the path to the green for shots that stray too far right.

On The Green The fairway on the left is closely bordered by a public road that is out-of-bounds. Further along the fairway on the left lies a picturesque fire pond and a small marsh that frequently collect shots hit in their direction. The large green, framed on the back left by a split rail fence and on the back right by a hidden

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Hole 3

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From The Tee A wooden bridge, which not long ago served as a boat ramp for two of the club’s members, leads to a set of third hole tees, both of which are set back in a woods. The view from the forward and back tees is tunnel-like, with trees impinging from both sides. Increasing the degree of difficulty is a deep gully just in front of the forward tee.

From The Fairway

On The Green Behind the green is a sand trap that captures aggressive approach shots, while keeping such shots from being lost in the impenetrable brush behind it.

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Hole 4

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From The Tee A golfer standing on the elevated tee for the fourth hole is first struck by a fairway bunker that juts into the fairway from the left about 125 yards from the tee. It looks as if it shouldn’t come into play, but it does with alarming frequency.

From The Fairway Further up the fairway is the largest trap on the course. It cuts well into the fairway about 30 yards in front of the green. The green, though not elevated, is at the top of a not-so-gradual hill, meaning the hole plays longer than its listed length of 349 yards.

On The Green The green is large and slopes predominantly from back to front. Not far from the green on the left is a rail fence lined with blueberry bushes. This bit of landscaping seldom comes into play, but it is a popular snack stop for antioxidant fans during the summer and early fall.

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Hole 5

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From The Tee

From The Fairway The right edge of the fairway of the fifth hole is lined by brush and a few trees. Just beyond the vegetation, the land drops sharply down to rocks, sand and the blue water of Casco Bay.

On The Green

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Hole 6

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From The Tee Forming the backdrop for the green is the cove once known as Temperance Cove, dotted with dozens of boats--lobster, sail, power and otherwise. The ultimate in local knowledge is to take a look at the direction the moored boats are pointing to determine the direction of the wind—and the wind is definitely a factor here.

From The Fairway

On The Green Forming the backdrop for the green is the cove once known as Temperance Cove, dotted with dozens of boats--lobster, sail, power and otherwise. The ultimate in local knowledge is to take a look at the direction the moored boats are pointing to determine the direction of the wind—and the wind is definitely a factor here.

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Hole 7

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From The Tee This is the course’s signature hole, written up in golf magazines since the 1930s. Players frequently attract small galleries of lobstermen and ferry boat passengers as they attempt to hit over a cove from the granite tee box located on the town wharf—a daunting prospect at high, low, neap,

From The Fairway

On The Green

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Hole 8

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From The Tee Some members say they have tried every club in their bag—except their putter—in an effort to find the correct one for this, the longest of the course’s par 3s. It has a nice view of Casco Bay behind the tee box.

From The Fairway

On The Green

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Hole 9

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From The Tee This is the second hole with tees set back in the woods. It’s a short par 4 and long-hitters often try to drive the green, even though it is an uphill shot and the risks often don’t justify the potential rewards.

From The Fairway

On The Green This is the second hole with tees set back in the woods. It’s a short par 4 and long-hitters often try to drive the green, even though it is an uphill shot and the risks often don’t justify the potential rewards.

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