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Hole 1 354 Yards Par 4
From low profile tees and out of a chute formed by mature slash pines, tee shots can drift right without penalty. However, those approaching from such an angle must clear the crisply contoured bunkers long right of the preferred landing area, as well as the lines and contours of another bunker short right of the green. The putting surface reposes back-to-front above grassy hollows and swales front, left and back.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
354 |
Medal
340 |
Player
340 |
Club
317 |
Intermediate
296 |
Forward
229 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 13/13 |
Hole 2 455 Yards Par 4
A superb driving hole! Big and bold describe the features of this long par 4. A big dogleg right around a large lake with bold fairway contours spilling into magnificent bunkers counter each other right and long left of the turn, then right again, sweeping out of the lake toward the green. The hole location is guarded by a bunker mid-left and hollows all about.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
455 |
Medal
414 |
Player
394 |
Club
394 |
Intermediate
362 |
Forward
326 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 3/3 |
Hole 3 216 Yards Par 3
Above a lake and windswept white sand, terraced tees seem to float toward the green on this longest of the par 3's. An ever wider, but shallower, target is presented as the hole lengthens. Two bunkers, stacked short and middle left, will intercept shots otherwise hastening toward a lake positioned left of the green. Because of the back to front pitch, most shots will hold the green. Those deflected long or right may require that the next shot be played from sparse native grasses in the preserve.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
216 |
Medal
190 |
Player
161 |
Club
161 |
Intermediate
150 |
Forward
129 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 3/3; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 17/17 |
Hole 4 384 Yards Par 4
Playing south to north into the seasonally prevailing wind, this mid-length par 4 will play long. The tees are comfortably nestled between majestic pines left and a massive lake that extends the length of the hole on the right. Bunkers on the left prominently define the seemingly left-to-right sloping fairway. Afternoon shadows from native oaks will mute the sand in the bunker left of the green.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
384 |
Medal
360 |
Player
360 |
Club
338 |
Intermediate
311 |
Forward
269 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 11/17 |
Hole 5 535 Yards Par 5
Flashed above the fairway long and left of the landing area, a monumental bunker defines the premier tee shot location. Barely visible from the tee is the flagstick on this long, straight par 5. Two lakes sandwich a preserve along the right side. Bold lines of the bunkers long left of the first landing area and those paralleling the lake from second landing area to behind the green may distract from the putting surface as the ultimate target. Narrow but deep, and sloping from back-left-to-front-right, the green is further protected by grassy hollows and a small, steep-faced bunker back left.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
535 |
Medal
501 |
Player
501 |
Club
482 |
Intermediate
454 |
Forward
407 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 5/5; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 1/1 |
Hole 6 417 Yards Par 4
Egrets and herons forage in the garland of the spike rush which transition from a sparkling lake to brilliant native sand and plateau tees above. A generous landing area left permits a fearsome bunker to glide, cobra-like, out of the lake to protect the inside corner of this dogleg right. A straight-in, deep green swoops back-left-to-right-front, away from the equally fearsome and sinuous bunkers left of the putting surface.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
417 |
Medal
388 |
Player
388 |
Club
373 |
Intermediate
336 |
Forward
298 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 9/9 |
Hole 7 192 Yards Par 3
Well behind the green, a Sabal Palm hammock spiked with oaks and pines provides a stunning backdrop to the exquisitely detailed par 3. Glittering native sand silhouettes the level tees and foreshortens the approach to a large putting surface tipped east to west. A long, clasp-like bunker right of the green does its best to stabilize the contours and contain errant shots which might otherwise bound into the lake fringing the entire right side of the hole.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
192 |
Medal
177 |
Player
177 |
Club
152 |
Intermediate
152 |
Forward
125 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 3/3; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 15/15 |
Hole 8 471 Yards Par 4
From elevated tees and through the foliage of specimen pines and oaks on the right, players may discern shadowy bits of grassy hollows and shelves defining the elevated landing area. The longest of the par 4's, this hole will play even longer into the prevailing breezes from the Gulf of Mexico. Only the most lengthy tee shots will roll past the crest of the plateau of the landing area, thus shortening the approach shot to a green guarded by a steep faced bunker left. An upland pine preserve right and hillside left create a narrow avenue to access the elongated and ruffled back-right-to-front-left pitched green.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
471 |
Medal
452 |
Player
423 |
Club
423 |
Intermediate
396 |
Forward
352 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 5/11 |
Hole 9 533 Yards Par 5
On a peninsula, five emerald tees are showcased amid the white satin of native sand. Epaulets of stately oaks dress the shoulders of the fairway. Drifting out of the lake left, three sculpted ivory bunkers accent the steep, green incline to the first landing area. From this vantage, a second series of sculpted ivory sand bunkers are visable right of the second landing area and fronting a lake well short of, and extending around, the right side of the green. The positioning of the green above sand and water right, its small size, and the arching branches of an ancient oak tree just left of the second landing area will entice only the longest and most accurate to attempt to reach this par 5 in two.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
533 |
Medal
502 |
Player
502 |
Club
484 |
Intermediate
455 |
Forward
410 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 5/5; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 7/5 |
Hole 10 344 Yards Par 4
Framed by sweet bay magnolias and pines, each tee affords a different experience for the carry over a fern and rain lily wetland. Uphill, but sloping right to left, the fairway eases into a sprawling bunker on the inside corner of this short, sharp dogleg left hole. A safe tee shot may not secure access to the short-right-to-long-left angled green as a steep-faced bunker guarding the left side of the bow tie-contoured putting surface may garner short shots, while a ribbon bunker well behind the green will slow those otherwise destined for the mangrove forest.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
344 |
Medal
300 |
Player
300 |
Club
292 |
Intermediate
237 |
Forward
201 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 14/10 |
Hole 11 550 Yards Par 5
Perched above a black rush marsh, the tees afford a spectacular view of the widely diverse natural surrounds, including pines and palmetto, upland scrub, tidal marsh, mangrove forest, and sweetbay wetland. The longest hole on the course, its flowing contours serve to exaggerate the length while aptly placed bunkers define preferred landing areas. A small slightly offset, warped-dish shaped green, unevenly flanked by bunkers, demands thoughtful approach especially for a right side hole location.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
550 |
Medal
536 |
Player
536 |
Club
512 |
Intermediate
492 |
Forward
424 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 5/5; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 8/6 |
Hole 12 407 Yards Par 4
A generous landing area belies the premium placed on the tee shot of this mid-length sweeping dogleg left par 4. Water left of the tee merges into a white sand transition bunker that extends beyond the green. Proximity to the bunker affords the best visual and play advantage into the terraced back-left-to-front-right sloping green. Shots missed short right may be attracted to an angular steep-faced bunker.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
407 |
Medal
374 |
Player
374 |
Club
346 |
Intermediate
305 |
Forward
276 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 4/14 |
Hole 13 437 Yards Par 4
There is an unimpeded view across a lake to an elevated fairway smartly framed short left by native white sand and long right by a formal bunker. The flagstick may be visible from the tees if placed on the left side of the elevated, vale-shaped green. However, not until players are positioned to hit the approach shot will the slight carry of native grasses and fine-textured shrub be apparent. Appreciate this, along with the striking bunker short left, as one of the most picturesque green settings on the course.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
437 |
Medal
410 |
Player
382 |
Club
382 |
Intermediate
357 |
Forward
302 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 10/8 |
Hole 14 177 Yards Par 3
Draping and curving from around and behind plateau tees to the front and left of the green is a dramatic expanse of highly contoured and rippled native white sand. Stately pines present a vertical frame and verdant backdrop to the deep, wide green. Although primarily pitched back-to-front, a central diagonal ridge supported by two centered pot-bunkers will encourage draw shots to readily access left side hole locations.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
177 |
Medal
164 |
Player
164 |
Club
151 |
Intermediate
128 |
Forward
121 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 3/3; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 18/18 |
Hole 15 468 Yards Par 4
This slight dogleg left is suffused with beauty and intrigue. The first mystery is presented on the isolated, low-profile tees that hover above white sand dappled with wispy native grasses and water. Where to position the tee shot on this long, uphill, right-to-left cross sloped fairway flanked by scrub oak and rosemary left and restored upland pine preserve right? A landing on the broad crest, the highest point on the fairway, right of center, will afford a fabulous panorama of the golf course but also the best angle into the green. Like a mirage, the back-left-to-front-right putting surface seems to drift as the mangrove backdrop across a lake is so distant and the wide, natural, low scrub area short of the green diffuses depth perception. Only the bunker long right of the green offers permanence.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
468 |
Medal
427 |
Player
404 |
Club
404 |
Intermediate
384 |
Forward
324 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 2/2 |
Hole 16 186 Yards Par 3
Sheltered though it may feel set along the right side of a cove, the winds will cause the most indecision on club selection on this par 3. Long and long left are not realistic options as the lake hungrily appeals for such errant shots. A bunker short right of the green and native sand forward of the tees define a bail-out zone as do two bunkers mid-left of the back-left-to-front-right sloped green.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
186 |
Medal
168 |
Player
168 |
Club
124 |
Intermediate
118 |
Forward
96 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 3/3; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 16/16 |
Hole 17 518 Yards Par 5
Native scrub envelops and extends well beyond the slightly raised tees on the shortest of the par 5. Right of the fairway, from a high sandy ridge restored to upland pine forest, rumbling contours careen left, plunging into flashed bunkers left of the landing area. Long right, more contours tumble into their own massive bunker. More bunkers, left and well short of the second landing area, appear to extend to the very wide but very shallow putting surface. With the back left portion of the green obscured by high sand, and a wetland left of and behind the green, the safe approach on this seemingly straight-away hole is from the right side of the second landing area.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
518 |
Medal
500 |
Player
472 |
Club
455 |
Intermediate
426 |
Forward
413 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 5/5; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 12/4 |
Hole 18 434 Yards Par 4
The embodiment of the finest natural and strategic features of the course are found on the finishing hole. Even though the tees are well above grade, only a glimpse of the flagstick may be possible because the landing area is so much higher. Short left, long right, and long left offset bunkers are carved high and deep into the hillsides flanking the hole to create a valley-like fairway. Favor the left side of the fairway for the best view into the green on this slight dogleg right. Sandwiched between sweetbay forests, the front-left-to-long-right angled green is garnished by bunkers right as well as short left. Areas short or long of the green will be the most forgiving of errant approach shots.
TEE INFORMATION |
Championship
434 |
Medal
417 |
Player
376 |
Club
376 |
Intermediate
366 |
Forward
313 |
Par (Men/Ladies): 4/4; Handicap (Men/Ladies): 6/12 |
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