Hole No. 1 ~ 340 yards
~ Par 4 ~ A good opening hole to get the bugs out of the driver. The fairway
is wide open. There are three hazards around the green. There are
two oaks, one on each side, and a sand bunker to the rear of the
green. This is a small green with two levels; the lower level is in
the back. Par is an excellent score to take to the next tee. Most
people bogey the first hole because the ball rolls to the lower
level.
Hole No. 2 ~ 312 yards
~ Par 4 ~ This is a short but challenging hole. One’s drive is most important
to set up for a flip wedge to the hole. The right of the fairway
will leave an over-the-treetop second shot, and left will leave
dangerously little green to work with on the approach shot. A
straight drive is necessary to take advantage of a birdie
opportunity.
Hole No. 3 ~ 395 yards
~ Par 4 ~
This hole requires a long, accurate drive, preferably to the center
or just left of the center. The green is in sight with a drive of
240 yards or better; otherwise, you are left with a blind second
shot. This is a large green to hit to. There is a grass bunker to
the left and sand bunker to the right guarding the green.
Hole No. 4 ~ 422 yards
~ Par 4 (“The Window”)
The fourth hole looks down on Lower Range
Pond. It truly looks as
though you were staring out a picture window. Tall pines (80 feet)
line the left side, while hardwoods line the right. The tee box is
about 75 feet wide, opening to about 150 feet in the landing area.
A driving iron or fairway wood is commonly used off the tee. The
green is slightly embanked in the rear. It is also a bowl-type
green. A high lofted shot that sticks is best for the approach;
otherwise a hop, skip, and jump will be over the green. A favorite
of Golf Digest.
Hole No. 5 ~ 317 yards
~ Par 4 ~
A most deceiving hole. The tee box is offset to the right side.
The left side is wooded, and is commonly found by an errant hook.
Driving irons or fairway woods are suggested off the tee. The left
side of the small green is embanked eight feet with a large bunker
carved into it. The right side has a small bunker, and you can putt
out of it to salvage par.
Hole No. 6 ~ 148 yards
~ Par 3 ~
A
tricky hole that goes over a pond. A pond is in the foreground and the wind can provide changing conditions. The bunkers are to the
left and back of the green. The lake is on the far right. An
accurate shot to the green can yield that well-deserved score. Left
or right and you can count on a double-bogey.
Hole No. 7 ~ 385 yards
~ Par 4 ~
On this lakeside hole one must drive accurately to set up the
approach. Too far right and you will be swimming; too far left and
there are 6 pot bunkers spread out evenly and very long rough to
greet you. Your best bet is to hit to the directional flag. There are
three huge bunkers to the left of the green and a small one below
green level on the right. This green is flat.
Hole No. 8 ~ 191 yards
~ Par 3 ~
This is an uphill, somewhat blind shot. You can see the flag, but
not the surface of the green. The green is good size and
two-tiered. It is high in front and low in back with all its slope
to the left. The pot bunkers from the previous hole may come into
play with a shot too far to the left. There is also a large hidden sand
trap on the front right side of the green. Par this one and smile heading
up to the 9th hole.
Hole No. 9 ~ 325yards
~ Par 4 ~
This is an uphill par 4. There are woods to the left, and the 10th
fairway is on the right. White pines on the right mark every 100
feet. Elevation changes between 60 and 70 feet tee to green. The
green is average size with bunkers right and left. They are both
below green level by three feet or so. The
green slopes severely
back to front.
Hole No. 10 ~ 315
yards ~ Par 4 ~ A picturesque,
downhill hole overlooking some of Middle Range and most of Lower
Range Pond. This is a fairly easy par 4. Golf drives can go right or
left and still have a chance of hitting the green in two shots. The
bunkers are below green level; there are two on the left and a huge
one (100-by-50 feet) on the right. These can make for an
undesirable score.
Hole No. 11 ~ 471
yards ~ Par 5 ~ The drive on this
uphill par 5 should be a little left or straight away. The right
side has a stand of bamboo and also a small bunker. Never mind your
ball if it lands there; you might never be seen again. After a good
drive, you can reach the green on your second shot. On your drive
caution should be taken not to go to the left towards the 10th
fairway. There are nine mounds with long grass to catch and hold
your ball. Also to the left of the green there are a medley of
moguls and two sand traps awaiting the arrival of an errant shot.
Be careful; the golf green is a reverse saddle sloping from back to
front.
Many people (on the back of the green) on two end up three or
four-putting after their first putt rolled off! Land in front, and
chip for an eagle.
Hole No. 12 ~ 297
yards ~ Par 4 ~
A nice par 4 with no
real trouble. The bunkers on the right and left are both below
green level by two feet. The green is bowl-shaped with a slope
from left to right.
Hole No. 14 ~ 407
yards
~
Par 4 ~ It’s time to hit the big one! It’s slightly uphill with
oaks to the right and white pines to the left. A drive of 250 yards
will leave a view of a one-half acre pond on the right side. The
green is good size, bunkered right and left below green level. Par
is an excellent score and a bogey here is respectable.
Hole
No. 15 ~ 442 yards ~ Par 4 ~
O.K., if you didn’t
boom the driver on 14, you’d better pull one out now. It’s a
demanding drive even to think of reaching the green in two:
out-of-bounds right, white pines left. The approach shot is
also demanding. Two bunkers are three feet below the green surface
on the left. On the right a bunker runs the length of the green a
foot below green level. Score four or under, and you’re a player’s
hero.
Hole No. 16 ~ 531
yards ~ Par 5 ~
This is a fairly easy
par 5. There are no great hazards off the tee, unless you push it
to the right. Three huge ash trees are on the right side about 220
yards off the tee. The green is reachable in two with a good drive.
The second shot is downhill to a green guarded by three bunkers.
Hit it too long, and over the green you go; then you’re looking at a
15-foot embankment coming back. Don’t go over!
Hole No. 17 ~ 295
yards ~ Par 4 ~
This one can be driven
by the big hitters; others have a flip wedge second shot to a green
that’s raised and well-bunkered. The five bunkers range from one
foot to four feet below green level. The green slopes back to
front, fooling most people; it appears flat.
Hole No. 18 ~ 357
yards ~ Par 4 ~
As you stand on the
tee, the remains of the original red maple and its replacement
(planted in 1998) are right where you'd like to aim. You must work
the drive either right or left of it. The second shot is to a good
size green which is not guarded, and there are no hazards. Only
people on the terrace of the clubhouse can bring defeat from a poor
shot.
19th
Hole is atop our Pro Shop at Mel's Hilltop Restaurant.
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