After playing this one a few times, you’ll remember this one is tricky because of the uphill approach shot into a severe up-10 slope.  Make sure to leave yourself with enough loft for your approach, whether you lay back for a 7-wood or play up more for a 7-hybrid, for example.  A close approach shot […]

You can always get to the second fairway, but it can be challenging with a tough setup and call for a big C3 high-teed driver to make it there.  But once you get there, it should make for a pretty standard eagle.

While the drive is not tough, the approach shot here is challenging because of the elevation change, the massive green and the significant slope.  If you don’t put it close, you could miss your putt and have a disappointing par to finish the front.  Find a spot off the tee that gives you a comfortable […]

Try to get your drive out far enough out and left so you have a straight shot into the green.  Sometimes that’s just a straight B2 shot but other times you might turn right one and high tee a driver with a big C3 for more distance.  Here’s a hole-out from the fairway.

This is usually a 3W or driver with perhaps a small cut into the green…it’s not among the more challenging holes here so take aim to stick it close and make sure you come away with eagle.

Often times it’s not hard to clear to the second fairway, but there can be looks where you have to give it all you’ve got with a high tee, such as an A1 drive from the back-right box.  Hit it hard and don’t lose chance at eagle here.

From the left box, you may have to curve the ball into the green, making this a challenging early par 3.  Other looks are straight at the flag.

This par 4 is usually drivable with the difficulty depending on the tee box and wind. From the front box, this high-teed 3W went high over the top to find the hole. With a bad wind from the back-right box, you may have to lay up.  It’s very challenging not only to drive but to […]

From the left, you can shoot straight over the trees at the green, usually with a high tee. You can do the same from the right with some curve but there’s also a path through the middle if you want to use spin.  This medium-teed driver curved around the left side to spin back in […]

There’s quite the elevation drop here, so wind control is key to keep this on the green…here’s an example ace.

Here’s sweet 5-wood dunk.  This one looks way long but was actually perfect — check it out!

Put your tee shot up on the grassy hill to the right, and bring you approach over the top to the green.

This hole-out to a back pin was otherwise water-bound for sure!

Check out the bank-in on this short par 3.

This is a tough eagle.  You need a long drive, but even then, you may still need quite a bit of curve on your approach shot, trying to hold a narrow green with water all around it!  Here’s an outstanding hole-out.  This drive was long enough to allow a 5-wood over the top. There’s also […]

You can usually play a big A1 drive to the second fairway, but it does come with a bit of risk — this is interesting, for instance.  This approach shot from the rough found the cup.  But, if you aren’t sure, just lay back in the first fairway — you’ll still have plenty of club […]

Here’s a short ace played off the hill.

This hole is drivable from the front of the box with a good wind — here’s a long ace from a driver with roll!  Here’s another big C3 through the rain coming in hot! Here’s an example hole-out after a short drive.

Here’s a standard hole-out, followed by a 9-wood dunk!

Get your drive as long and left as possible to give you room on the approach.  Here’s a straight-in look after a long drive.

Here’s an ace from the front box.  Here is a dunk from the middle box, and this one used the back hill nicely.

Here’s an ace from the middle box. Here’s a shorter ace from the front box.

Here’s a nice 9-wood ace.  This 2-hybrid was coming in hot! If you’re patient enough you may see Nessie pop out of the water here as you are waiting to shoot into the green!

Here’s a fantastic hole-out around the lighthouse. The drive was perfect and allowed for this nice 9-wood over the top straight at it.  And here’s a crazy hole-out for eagle after having to lay up.

Here’s an example backspin hole-out to this tough green. There’s even some space to miss left and bounce on if you avoid the sand!  Here’s another fantastic 9-wood ace.

Having a 9-wood is huge here — you can take it right over the side of the structure to the green…but an 8-or-7-wood can be fine too to curve around.

You used to need to do some math to lay up for a 5-wood through the hole in the structure on the approach (I can’t tell if this goes over or through, but you get the idea), but if you pack a 7-wood or 9-wood, just leave yourself somewhere between 190 and 230 yards and […]