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Saucon Valley Country Club - Grace Course Golf Course Map /Saucon Valley Country Club - Grace Course Golf Holes Map
Saucon Valley Country Club - Grace Course Golf Course Review in Bethlehem, PA in 18015
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Hole MAP
Hole 1
Hole Name
From The Tee The Grace Course begins with a true, three-shot par 5. The tee shot over Saucon Creek must avoid a large flash-face bunker on the left side
From The Fairway The second shot must be long enough to clear the stand of trees on the right side of the fairway thus allowing for an open approach shot to the green.
On The Green The large green pitches from back to front and is guarded by two bunkers—one on each side and another 15 yards short of the green. This bunker creates an illusion of being closer to the putting surface than it actually is
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Hole 2
Hole Name
From The Tee Named for the creek fronting the green, this difficult par 4 measures 412 yards from the championship tees.
From The Fairway
On The Green A well-positioned drive will leave a mid-iron approach to a deceptively narrow green.
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Hole 3
Hole Name
From The Tee Avoiding the large pond that virtually surrounds
From The Fairway the green on the front and right side is the number one priority on this long, difficult par 3.
On The Green An errant shot to the left will find Saucon Creek, which runs down the left side of the hole.
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Hole 4
Hole Name
From The Tee The tee shot on this par 5 must favor
From The Fairway the right side of the fairway to avoid the pond on the left. A well-positioned second shot will avoid a series of cross-bunkers
On The Green that guard the approach to the green, which narrows from front to back.
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Hole 5
Hole Name
From The Tee This classic hole was modeled after the famous 11th hole at St. Andrews, Scotland, thus the name “Eden.”
From The Fairway It requires a short- to mid-iron approach shot that must clear a well-placed pot bunker in front.
On The Green There is a bunker on the left side of the green, as well as a “shell bunker” short of the green. The putting surface slopes dramatically from back to front.
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Hole 6
Hole Name
From The Tee The drive on this hole may be played with any club from a long-iron to a driver.
From The Fairway Accuracy is paramount if you are to avoid the fairway bunkers on the right and the rough and trees on the left.
On The Green The approach shot with a mid- to short-iron must carry the massive bunker—“Little Sahara”—that guards the front and entire left side of the elevated green.
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Hole 7
Hole Name
From The Tee A challenging hole that starts with a tee shot that gives the player the option of either
From The Fairway risk or reward. The safe play is to the right side of the fairway,
On The Green but the length of the approach shot may be decreased considerably by playing over the edge of a very large bunker.
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Hole 8
Hole Name
From The Tee Long hitters may choose a 3-wood tee shot to avoid the pond in the center of the
From The Fairway fairway, which turns gently from left to right. The second shot is to an elevated green guarded by a deep bunker on the left. Look to
On The Green the right as you approach the green, and you will see the small stone “spring house” from which the hole takes its name
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Hole 9
Hole Name
From The Tee This slight dogleg left is a great finish to the front nine.
From The Fairway It is uphill from start to finish and plays much longer than the yardage indicates.
On The Green The large green guarded by bunkers left and right allows for a variety of challenging pin locations.
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Hole 10
Hole Name
From The Tee This hole is one of the greatest tips of the cap to Club founder Eugene Grace.
From The Fairway Grace believed that par 5s should not be reachable in two strokes, thus, this double dogleg perfectly incorporates a meandering Saucon Creek forcing accurate shots before
On The Green attacking the green with a short iron or wedge. That said, today’s longer hitters can go for it in two, but they must place a perfect tee shot on the right side of the fairway, which brings the tree line and creek into play and can turn a manageable par 5 into a quick bogey with the slightest of misses.
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Hole 11
Hole Name
From The Tee This classic “Redan” hole requires a mid- to long-iron
From The Fairway
On The Green shot to a green that is guarded on the left side by bunkers and slopes away from the golfer from front to back.
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Hole 12
Hole Name
From The Tee This hole is named after one of the most classic and original architectural features
From The Fairway known as an “Alps” design. As evident from the approach shot, the hillside protrudes in front of the green leaving the golfer with only a small glimpse of the left side of the green.
On The Green This short par 4 requires an accurate tee shot and a precise approach shot to a putting green protected by the Alps design and false front.
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Hole 13
Hole Name
From The Tee A narrow hole that plays longer than the yardage indicates.
From The Fairway The drive may be played with a fairway wood or driver to a very narrow landing area in a tree-lined valley.
On The Green The approach shot is to an elevated green sloped severely from back to front.
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Hole 14
Hole Name
From The Tee With the beautiful Villa Pazzetti in the backdrop, this picturesque par 3 marks the return routing toward the clubhouse.
From The Fairway Golfers are faced with a long- or mid-iron to a well-protected green with significant undulation -
On The Green the front and right side of the green are protected by a massive and deep bunker with the left side protected by an equally penalizing bunker.
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Hole 15
Hole Name
From The Tee This three-shot par 5 plays slightly uphill and requires a drive
From The Fairway that avoids the fairway bunker on the left. The well-positioned second shot to the left side of the fairway must clear a large flash-face bunker on the right and a series of cross-bunkers.
On The Green A short iron approach to the large green is open when played from the left side of the fairway but must clear a large, deep bunker from the right side.
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Hole 16
Hole Name
From The Tee This relatively long, straightaway hole takes its name from the mounds surrounding the green.
From The Fairway
On The Green It is unique in that there are no greenside bunkers. A back left pin position is the most difficult.
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Hole 17
Hole Name
From The Tee The drive on this 90-degree dogleg hole must be positioned far enough to clear the
From The Fairway
On The Green corner, yet remain short of the rough and trees on the far side of the fairway. Two bunkers - left and right - guard the undulating putting surface.
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Hole 18
Hole Name
From The Tee A great finishing hole. While this long par 4 plays slightly downhill, it requires two
From The Fairway precisely struck and placed golf shots in order to reach the green in regulation. A well-positioned tee shot must navigate an elongated bunker on the left side,
On The Green a softly turning fairway line on the right side, and a tree-lined fairway on both sides for the golfer’s approach. A mid-iron to a well-protected green features two bunkers - one on each side of the green. The putting surface slopes towards the front of the green from middle of the green and then away from the golfer for the back half of the putting surface.
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