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Hole 1

Hole Name Away

From The Tee Your ideal tee shot is straight down the center, 200 to 230 yards.

From The Fairway In calm weather, add a full club to reach your target on this uphill approach, and err to the left side of the target, as the right is danger all the way. Add on and one half clubs if the flag is blue.

On The Green This keeps you out of the deep pot bunkers that begin at the base of the hill and will put you in great position to attack the elevated green. The green is narrow and deep with subtle breaks.

Hole 2

Hole Name Chute

From The Tee Pun intended. Many are the time we have heard "Shoot!" after the tee shot here. The goal is to get your tee shot in to the Chute at the top of the hill. From the Blue tee, you need to hit it 250 to 270 yards.

From The Fairway The approach can play slightly less than marked in calm weather. with a tail wind, it can play as much as two clubs less.

On The Green Once there, you will have a good view and a short to mid iron downhill to the large double green. Your flag will be the one on the left.

Hole 3

Hole Name Slippery

From The Tee The #1 handicap hole. This is a very long, slippery, and dangerous par 5. Three well thought and played shots will get you into par or birdie position.

From The Fairway Keeping the ball in the fairway is extremely important here. Your drive should be straight up the middle of the hill

On The Green Your next shot, ideally, will reach the bottom of the slope below the green or beyond for the best approach. The elevated green is difficult to hold, especially if you are playing from a downhill lie

Hole 4

Hole Name Westward Ho

From The Tee This is a short, downhill teaser from the red tee box. From the blue and white tees it is a different hole altogether. The wind becomes an important factor.

From The Fairway This is a great hole on which to keep it low and running when head or side winds are a factor. Hitting this green in one is very satisfying!

On The Green The green is small and flat, guarded by a small pot bunker left, open dunes back, and a large dune back right. If you are having trouble with club selection, short or short right is fine here. Left or long - not. When calm it plays the distance marked and high, lofted shots are fine.

Hole 5

Hole Name Hide And Seek

From The Tee The green on this short, straight par 4 is hiding. You will find it 100 yards beyond the top of the second hill out from the tee box. Your options are a 180 to 200 yard tee shot to near the top of the hill, where you will have a full view of the green below, or a full drive that may get you down close to or on the green in one.

From The Fairway

On The Green The green is medium sized, sloping uphill from front to back. The ball will not run up if you land short of the green, so play the distance to the flag on this approach.

Hole 6

Hole Name Draw

From The Tee Once on the tee of this pretty par 4, you will see that the ideal shot from the tee is of course a draw.

From The Fairway The contour of the fairway will kick a center cut 175-yard draw shot another 50 yards toward the green in many cases. If you play a fade, your best bet is to go for less distance, keeping it in the fairway, short of those trees bordering the right side. You will still have a good approach shot.

On The Green The more risky alternative is a play it our over the left corner of the fairway with a driver and let it fade back into the fairway. Once over the corner, the fairway does open up on the left side and this is the ideal approach angle.

Hole 7

Hole Name Steady

From The Tee

From The Fairway Now is the time to unlease the long drive. Do not be distracted, pull your focus together, and visualize a path straight down the center of the fairway and make it happen.

On The Green Your approach will be slightly uphill. The right side of both the approach and the green is very well guarded. The left side of the fairway provides the best line into the green, which is deep and breaks heavily to the right. A par here is will earned! Birdie - start bragging.

Hole 8

Hole Name Dell

From The Tee This par 3 plays from a high tee with a panoramic view, down steeply to a two level green nestled in a charming Dell below.

From The Fairway

On The Green The green is well guarded on the left by a dry hazard and tall trees and on the right by a trio of bunkers. this hole usually plays the distance marked even though it is downhill all the way.

Hole 9

Hole Name Temptation

From The Tee Few can resist the temptation to go for this green in one. The smart play is a 160 to 175 yard club off the tee, leaving your ball short of the bunkers and lake, but within easy wedge range of the green. This green is flat, and birdie putts are quite possible.

From The Fairway

On The Green

Hole 10

Hole Name Peek A Boo

From The Tee From the tee you can hit a driver, fairway wood, or a long iron straight down the middle.

From The Fairway Where is the green? The green lays beyond the large dune that protrudes halfway out into the fairway from the right side. The best view of, and angle into this green, is from the left side of the fairway.

On The Green If you land on the right, half your approach will be blind. Pay close attention to the yardage marking and play to the right of the tree in the center of the fairway. Carry the ball over the dune and you will have a good chance of putting for par or birdie.

Hole 11

Hole Name The Examination Hole

From The Tee The number 2 handicap hole from the blue and white tees offers a thorough exam of your kills. The tee shot calls for a well-struck draw to reach deep down the fairway, curving from right ot left.

From The Fairway The second shot needs a smooth, controlled fade of 200 yards or more, as the fairway bends from left to right.

On The Green Your approach will now require precise distance control and finesse as you dial in on the small, elevated, three-tiered green. "School's in!"

Hole 12

Hole Name Pass/Fail

From The Tee School is still in and the pass/fail system of grading applies here.

From The Fairway The grass-faced dune behind the green provides a great backstop for long shots.

On The Green The green sits perched on the ledge carved from a huge dune. The only thing between you and the putting surface is a 60-foot deep wooded canyon. I like simple, don't you? When in doubt, take extra, not less, club.

Hole 13

Hole Name Deception

From The Tee A fine par 4 dogleg left that looks from the teel like a classic risk/reward 'cut the corner' shot. Do not be fooled. you cannot carry the corner from the tee. The only thing you will reach is O-B. This is a driver hole. The best line is just right of the blue water tower in the distance.

From The Fairway The fairway actually opens to the right just out of view from the tee. Should you miss to the right, you will be pleasantly surprised when you reach your ball with a full view and clear shot to the green.

On The Green Your approach will be slightly downhill to the large multi level green protected on the right edge by a deep grass swale.

Hole 14

Hole Name Snag

From The Tee If you can drive straight, drill it just left of the snag; if you draw the ball, well, you have had it too easy here anyway.

From The Fairway This hole plays into the wind April thru OctO-Ber. You need to pound it here. Aim left for the big snag on the right side of the fairway. If you fade, hit it will left of the snag, toward the bunker on the left, as the wind will definitely move it back to the right.

On The Green The green is up the hill and protected at the right front by a single, deep pot bunker.

Hole 15

Hole Name Twister

From The Tee This short par 5 can be played with fine results using a #4 iron from the tee, a #6 iron from the fairway, and a wedge into the green.

From The Fairway The brave or very confident player may reach the green in two with a driver followed by #3 wood. However, if your ball leaves the fairway on this hole you could be in for one scary ride

On The Green The first safe landing area may be reached with a shot between 165 to 190 yards out, leaving a blind shot going up, then down the hill to the next landing zone, about 80 to 125 yards out from the green.

Hole 16

Hole Name Giddy

From The Tee Many hole-in-ones have been recorded on this beautiful, downhill par 3. You could be next.

From The Fairway

On The Green The green opens dramatically from a tiny area in the front to a large bowl in the rear. When the flag is forward, take dead aim; when it is all the way in back, play your shot at the pin or to the left side where the slope will carry it downhill to the right. Watch out for the tiny bunker left of the green and the large pot bunker to the right.

Hole 17

Hole Name Homeward Bound

From The Tee This straight-a-way par 4 requires a solid drive to get into good position for your approach to this small, well-protected green. The mound on the right of the green will kick your ball further right, in many cases leaving you a very difficult pitch. The best angle to approach the green is from the left side of the fairway. When the wind is in your face, Homeward Bound can be quite a journey!

From The Fairway

On The Green This straight-a-way par 4 requires a solid drive to get into good position for your approach to this small, well-protected green. The mound on the right of the green will kick your ball further right, in many cases leaving you a very difficult pitch. The best angle to approach the green is from the left side of the fairway. When the wind is in your face, Homeward Bound can be quite a journey!

Hole 18

Hole Name Ponder

From The Tee To be, or not to be. To go for broke, or play it safe. That is the question you must answer on this final hole featuring a small two-level green guarded by a little pond on the right side.

From The Fairway

On The Green . Though short in length, the greens' size, shape, and contour, along with the pond, can make for a difficult approach with anything more than a wedge. A driver can get you glory here, but it can also get you wet! The smart play is straight up the fairway, or slightly left, with a 175 to 190 yard shot. A wedge, or better yet, a sand wedge, and you are on the green putting for birdie.