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Saucon Valley Country Club - Old Course Golf Course Review in Bethlehem, PA in 18015
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Hole MAP
Hole 1
Hole Name
From The Tee The Championship Old Course starts with a drive toward a saddleback that rises and falls some 290 yards from the tee of this challenging par 5.
From The Fairway The fairway tapers to a narrow landing area for the second shot, making it almost unreachable. Players going for the green in two must find an opening to the left of the three bunkers and make an accurate shot.
On The Green
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Hole 2
Hole Name
From The Tee This hole takes its name from the entrance road to the Club, which runs along the left side of the hole.
From The Fairway A tee shot of nearly 300 yards is required to carry the crest of the hill from the back tee.
On The Green If the player carries the hill, they’ll have a short iron to an elevated and severely undulating green. This hole was ranked as most difficult in two previous U.S. Senior Opens, as well as the U.S. Women’s Open in 2009.
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Hole 3
Hole Name
From The Tee The smart play on this narrow dogleg hole is a
From The Fairway fairway wood or hybrid from the tee. The tee shot is best hit with a slight draw that follows the narrow dogleg to the left. Miss the fairway and the player may not be able to carry the creek with their approach shot due to the very penal rough.
On The Green A shot in the fairway will leave a short iron or wedge to a sloping green surrounded by bunkers and guarded in front by Saucon Creek. Hitting the two-tiered putting surface is no guarantee of par. It is easy to spin the ball back into the water if not careful.
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Hole 4
Hole Name
From The Tee This is a tricky tee shot to a double-level
From The Fairway
On The Green green guarded by large bunkers in front and to the left. Anything long requires a delicate pitch back to the elevated green that slopes away from the player.
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Hole 5
Hole Name
From The Tee Trees on the left and right of the back tee on this long, straight par 4
From The Fairway will bring the bunker left of the fairway into play. The green, divided by a swale, measures 40 yards from front to back. .
On The Green The longest green on the course is guarded on the left by pot bunkers and Saucon Creek
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Hole 6
Hole Name
From The Tee The tee shot on this crescent-shaped par 5
From The Fairway is a straightforward drive to an open fairway. The second shot must carry the long expanse of bunkers on the right that gives the hole its name
On The Green . Although players may be tempted to go for the green in two, there is a well-placed pot bunker that must be avoided to reach the putting surface.
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Hole 7
Hole Name
From The Tee
From The Fairway A single bunker to the right of the fairway and a pair of bunkers to the left threaten the tee shot on this straightaway par 4
On The Green , but it’s the green that will present the most prO-Blems. A huge hog-back runs across the heart of the putting surface, making an accurate approach shot critical.
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Hole 8
Hole Name
From The Tee The drive should be played to the right, as this short par 4
From The Fairway turns sharply to the left and has a bunker guarding the crook of the dogleg some 250 yards out.
On The Green A pair of bunkers protect a putting surface divided by a large humpback, thus an accurate approach shot is important.
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Hole 9
Hole Name
From The Tee The outward nine finishes with a middle iron to a hybrid, depending on the tee,
From The Fairway over the Saucon Creek to a green that slopes downward from the back-left to front.
On The Green The green is guarded by a large bunker on the left and two smaller bunkers on the right, which are well-positioned to catch an errant tee shot.
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Hole 10
Hole Name
From The Tee Two bunkers on the right side and a large bunker on the left of this uphill par 4
From The Fairway make driving accuracy very important. The ideal landing area is to the right side of the fairway
On The Green as the rolling green, which slopes drastically from back to front, opens up to the left. A back hole location can make as much as a three-club difference in the approach shot.
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Hole 11
Hole Name
From The Tee The six bunkers that encircle this small green give this short par 3
From The Fairway the appearance of a turtle’s shell. Most players will face a middle iron,
On The Green while the longer hitters will need no more than a short iron when the flagstick is cut in the front portion of the green. This is a challenging green to read.
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Hole 12
Hole Name
From The Tee This hole was originally designed as a par 3. It was changed to a par 4
From The Fairway by architect Perry Maxwell. A long draw is the ideal tee shot. A two-foot-deep swale bisects the front of the green.
On The Green The approach that comes to rest on the wrong area of the green will make par very difficult.
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Hole 13
Hole Name
From The Tee This is one of the best short holes on the property.
From The Fairway Players may select anything from a driver to a mid-iron for the tee shot. The fairway is lined by four deep bunkers on the left and three equally penalizing bunkers on the right side.
On The Green The green slopes from back-left to front-right, requiring accuracy and touch on the approach shot.
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Hole 14
Hole Name
From The Tee A long, uphill shot must hold a green guarded by four bunkers.
From The Fairway
On The Green Short is better than long as the green slopes upward rapidly from front to back. Par is a good score here.
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Hole 15
Hole Name
From The Tee One of the most picturesque holes on the course, No.
From The Fairway 15 begins by bending downhill and from the right to the left off of the tee. The hole is named for the golfer’s initial reaction to the hole as he rounds the corner. Beware of the fairway bunker on the left side of the landing area, as it is not visible from the tee.
On The Green The fairway sweeps downhill toward a bunker in the second-shot landing area that is reachable with a fairway wood or long iron and ends up at a large, two-tiered green surrounded by three well-placed bunkers.
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Hole 16
Hole Name
From The Tee This is a long, straightaway par 4. Saucon Creek on the left side can easily catch a shot tugged
From The Fairway
On The Green left of the green. This hole is unique in that there are no bunkers. Par is a very good score, particularly from the back tees.
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Hole 17
Hole Name
From The Tee Saucon Creek runs along the left side of this hole before cutting across
From The Fairway the fairway about 50 yards short of the green. The tee shot must hug the right-hand side of the narrow fairway to
On The Green set up the best approach to a green that is tucked around a dogleg to the left.
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Hole 18
Hole Name
From The Tee This is a short par 4 that requires a great deal of finesse.
From The Fairway The tee shot must find a landing area protected by four relatively deep bunkers on the left and deep rough on the right.
On The Green Although the approach to an elevated green will likely be no more than a wedge, it must clear a pair of bunkers fronting the elevated putting surface and avoid another to the left. The green slopes severely downhill from back to front.
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