Hole by Hole
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Hole 1
#1. A Par 4 with a generous fairway that gently doglegs to the right. Avoid the creek down the right side and you will be left with a mid to short iron to a large green sloping from back right to front left. Do not go long of this green, an approach shot left short will leave a much easier up and down.
Hole 2
#2. A good drive must favor the right side of the fairway to avoid the creek and trees that run the length of the left side of the hole. This will leave a short to mid iron to the elevated green guarded by a bunker in front and grass bunkers on the right and left.
Hole 3
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#3. This 600 yard Par 5 forces even the longest player to lay up and navigate the hole in three shots. Even after a solid drive that avoids the bunkers, the golfer is required to hit a long iron or 3 wood to lay up down the left side as the fairways slopes toward the trees on the right. The wide, relatively flat green looks harmless from the fairway, but do not go long with your approach as it slopes just enough from back to front to make getting up and down difficult. (no image)
Hole 3
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#3. This 600 yard Par 5 forces even the longest player to lay up and navigate the hole in three shots. Even after a solid drive that avoids the bunkers, the golfer is required to hit a long iron or 3 wood to lay up down the left side as the fairways slopes toward the trees on the right. The wide, relatively flat green looks harmless from the fairway, but do not go long with your approach as it slopes just enough from back to front to make getting up and down difficult.
Hole 4
#4. This Par 4 runs parallel to I-55, in fact it’s close enough that your ball could end up in southbound traffic if you’re not careful. Avoid the two large fairway bunkers and you will be left with a daunting approach shot to a green divided by a large ridge in the middle, and surrounded by bunkers. Make sure to get your approach shot on the correct side of the ridge to avoid a three putt.
Hole 5
#5. Bent Creek architect Gary Kern has named this hole one of his favorite Par 5’s that he has designed. What would be a generous fairway elsewhere looks very intimidating with water on the left and out of bounds to the right. Being one of the shorter Par 5’s on the course leaves the golfer with a tough decision after finding the fairway. To lay up or to go for it? Normally an easy decision that is made difficult by water in front of the green and bunkers left and long. This hole yields a number of eagles, but punishes twice that many with double bogeys.
Hole 6
#6. Like each of the Par 3’s at Bent Creek, #6 plays about 50 feet downhill to a green that slopes from back left to front right, but leaves no room for error on club selection. Water short and left, and a bunker long and right forces the golfer to hit a solid shot to avoid a big number on the card.
Hole 7
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#7. This a beautiful Par 4 that favors a cut shot off the tee, leaving a second shot to an elevated green. Aim at the tower and let it cut back to the center of the fairway, or let the mounding on either side of the fairway funnel an errant tee shot back towards the fairway. The second shot normally plays a club longer to a green that is divided in two by a large slope. Make sure you are on the correct side of the ridge or your chances of three putting go up drastically.
Hole 8
#8. This fantastic Par 3 tends to play one club less than the yardage, but this does not mean it plays easier. A pond to the left, and bunkers right and short make distance control and accuracy critical.
Hole 9
#9. A short Par 4 that requires a tee shot down the left center to the 150 yard marker to avoid the overhanging trees that block the right side of the fairway. The approach shot plays one to two clubs uphill to a severely sloped green from back to front. Anything long leaves an extremely difficult putt or up and down.
Hole 10
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#10. The Par 4 doglegs hard to the right and calls for a tee shot down the left side. Most shots right of the fairway will kick further right and end up in the trees. Even after a good tee shot, hitting the green is a must to avoid disaster. Anything long or right will end up down a steep hill, and the bunker left leaves a difficult shot to a green that slopes away from the player.
Hole 11
#11. The reachable Par 5 calls for a tee shot down the left side to avoid the creek that runs down the right side of the hole. To lay up, make sure to avoid the grass bunker 50 yards short of the green. The multi-level green requires a precise approach to avoid putting over the ridge that divides the green.
Hole 12
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#12. This short Par 4 looks easy from the tee, but you must favor the right side to avoid the bunkers and tall bushes left of the fairway. A solid drive leaves an uphill approach shot to a sloping green guarded by a small sand trap on the left and a grass bunker to the right.
Hole 13
#13. The longest and most visually daunting Par 3 on the course leaves very little room for an errant shot. A miss short of the green leaves the best chance at getting the ball up and down, as a pond guards the right and a bunker guards the left side.
Hole 14
#14. This Par 4 plays uphill the entire length of the hole, with a large bunker at the corner of the dogleg, which can only be carried by the longer hitters. The approach shot requires one more club to the elevated, two-tier green. An approach shot that ends up short will roll back down the steep slope and end up 30 yards short of the green.
Hole 15
#15. This is the one Par 3 on the course that does not have a pond on it, but the large bunkers on the right and the two-tier green make this hole just as difficult as the others. A large tree left of the green waits to capture any tee shot guided away from the bunkers.
Hole 16
#16. Keep your tee shot down the left side of the fairway to avoid the large slope that drops off on the right side. A solid tee shot will leave a mid to short iron approach over a pond. Do not go long trying to avoid the pond as you will be left with a chip shot that runs toward the water.
Hole 17
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#17. Truly a feast or famine Par 5! A drive that reaches the downslope will roll an extra 50 yards and leave a short second shot, but out of bounds creeps in on both sides so beware! Even after a good drive, the second shot is no piece of cake as a creek sits in front of the green waiting to swallow any mis-hit approach shot.
Hole 18
#18. Favor the left side of the fairway on this Par 4 as the fairway slopes severely to the right. The approach shot will play slightly uphill but do not go long to avoid a tricky up and down. A gently sloping back to front green is guarded by a large bunker right and another bunker left.
