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Hole #1
Hole Description
The opening hole consist of a slight downhill tee shot with either a driver or fairway wood to a slightly uphill green. While the left side of the hole appears wider from the tee, players favoring the right side of the fairway have a better approach angle into the green that is guarded on the right side by a bunker and the left side by a slope that repels balls away from the green. Short of the green is also not good as the slope leading up to the green often funnels balls back down the fairway to a collection area short left. Players finding the green side bunker are faced with a green that is running away from them as well. The approach shot is most rewarded when it finds the right section of the 1st green depending on where the pin is, as the green has 3 different sections within it. Finding the right one allows for a great opportunity to birdie the 1st hole. Missing anywhere else makes par more difficult.
Hole #2
Hole Description
The longest par 4 on the course comes early in the round at the 2nd hole which is a dog leg right that plays slightly uphill on the approach shot. The fairway is plateaued and gets narrower the more one tries to carry the ball off the tee. Hole # 2 for almost all players requires a ball in the fairway to have a shot to get on the green with the approach. Both right and left of the fairway brings in second shots with hanging lies. The approach shot plays about a 1/2 club uphill and the green is guarded by a deep bunker on the left side. The green tilts from right to left and approach shots that are left of the pin are always preferred to give the player an uphill attempt at birdie. Par is a solid score on Hole # 2.
Hole #3
Hole Description
Hole # 3 is the the first par 5 on the course. A solid tee shot on this hole will determine if the player has the opportunity to putt for eagle. The tee shot forces a player to carry a pond to a tree lined fairway sloping left to right that is heavily guarded by seven bunkers, three on the left and four on the right. While the bunkers on the right serve to help the player, the ones on the left will most likely prevent any player from reaching the green in two. Each of the three bunkers on the left side of the fairway leading to the green are double the size and depth of the next one in succession. Players willing to take on the bunkers on the left a rewarded with a speed slot fairway that allows for added distance shortening the second shot into the green. A driver in hand off the tee is the club of choice for those wanting to putt at eagle. The approach shot into the green is uphill all the way, but the green is large in size and receptive to a lot of different shots. The fairway in front of the green starting about 80 yards out has several collection areas for shots that fail to reach the green. A deep bunker is also positioned about 20 yards from the front of the green that should be avoided. The rear of the green is also guarded by a bunker on the back left of the green. Once on the putting surface, players will find a green sloping back to front with several mini sections within the green. This hole rewards those without fear off the tee and provides an excellent opportunity to gain a shot on the course early in the round.
Hole #4
Hole Description
The first of four par 3's arrives at Hole # 4. A short par 3, the hole most times of the year is into the prevailing wind. The green is bisected with a slight slope running in the middle of the green from back to front that separates the lower right side from the upper left side. If a player misses the green, short or left is preferred as right and back are slopped away from the green. A ball on the correct side of the green depending on where the pin is will result in a chance to make birdie. Par is a solid score on this hole.
(# 5 pictured on the left)
Hole #5
Hole Description
Hole # 5 gives the player a good opportunity to make birdie. The delimina here is where to put the tee shot, either by laying back on top of the hill for a shot of about 120 yards with a flat lie or force the ball closer to the green for a shorter shot but one with a hanging lie or out of the rough. The further one attempts to get the ball down the fairway the more the fairway tilts to the right rough and the more narrow it becomes. If one lays back, one has to guard from being in the right fairway bunker. The green is guarded on left front by a deep bunker as well. Players must also guard from going over the green as it pitches away from the putting surface. When faced with the approach shot into the green, players should caution that the green sits at an angle to the fairway. The green has several subtle sections within it, thus forcing the player to making a good approach shot if a good birdie chance is to be had. However, find the right section of green and the player will have a good chance to make birdie. While hole # 5 can cause havoc if not played correctly, it is a good chance to pick up a shot.
(# 6 pictured on the left above and on the right below)
Hole #6
Hole Description
Hole # 6 is a slight dogleg right that plays slightly uphill. Players desiring to have a shorter shot into the green can elect to hug the right side of the fairway but that brings into play the fairway bunker off the tee as well as a semi blind shot whereby players might not be able to see the actual putting surface. The smarter play is to be on the left side of the fairway but with a slightly longer approach. The green sits at a slight angle to the right that is bisected in the middle by a ridge running from left to right. The Green is guarded by bunkers in the front right and on the left of the green In addition, there is run off chipping area to the right of the green. Accurate shots to the correct level of the green will find a more manageable birdie opportunity. Par is not a bad score on this Hole as the approach shot requires precision to have a good run at birdie.
Hole #7
Hole Description
Hole # 7 is about placement on both the tee shot and the approach shot. The tee shot is downhill with most players electing to take either a fairway wood or long iron to ensure position. Players have to guard against two things with the tee shot; namely, avoid going right and avoid going though the fairway long. The approach shot into the green will find a putting surface that is bisected with a ridge running down the middle of the green from front to back. Being on the correct side of the ridge with the approach shot is critical on this short hole. Find the correct side and your chances to pick up another shot are quickly improved. If you find yourself on the wrong side of the ridge, or if you miss the green, then par becomes a good score. This hole can cause players problems if attention is not paid. While no bunkers are on this hole, there is plenty of trouble both off the tee and with the contours that surround the green. In the fall of 2022, both the front right and back right pin locations were expanded to the original size, making the front right hole location the hardest on the green.
Hole #8
Hole Description
Hole # 8 plays slightly downhill to a good size green and requires anything from a short to middle iron depending on the wind. Do not let the handicap of this hole fool you. The tee shot requires a carry over water with both short and long bringing in equal amounts of trouble. The front of the green is guarded by a steep runoff back to the water and a deep bunker on the front right corner. The back of the green likewise has steep runoff where most balls long will find the penalty area behind the green. Precision is a premium here that will find a putting surface feeding left to right. The green has a back left pin position that requires an excellent shot in which to get at. Par on this hole is a great score and allows the player to move on to the next without dropping a shot.
(Hole # 9 pictured on the left) (Hole # 9 is pictured on the left) (Hole # 9 looking back down the fairway towards the tee)
Hole #9
Hole Description
To close out the front nine, players find Hole # 9 being the longest hole on the course. In addition to that, the hole plays uphill the entire way. While only the black tee has a water carry, the pond really does not come into play. While the fairway provides ample landing area for the drive and second shot, any ball left of the fairway can quickly find trees or worse, get lost. In order to reach the green in two shots, they must be two perfectly struck shots. For most players playing Hole # 9, they will be forced to lay up on the second shot whereby they need to avoid the fairway bunker roughly 60 yards from the green. Scoring on this par 5 requires a perfectly struck third shot to the right section within the green. The green is guarded by two bunkers, both front right and front left. The left side of the green is also protected with a slope that repels balls down the hill and away from the green. There are also closely mowed chipping areas middle right and long to further complicate the decision making process should one miss the green. The putting surface tilts right to left feeding all balls to the left side. The approach shot into the green also require precision to have a good look at birdie. Accomplish all of this and you might make a birdie. While most players want to birdie par 5's, the first par 5 on the course, Hole # 9, is not an automatic. More opportunities await coming home. Hole # 9 is the first of two holes with historic chimneys dating back to the mid 1800's. You will see such approximately 70 yards from the green on the left edge of the hole.
Hole #10
Hole Description
As players start the back nine, they will find the longest par 4 on the inward nine. Hole # 10 starts with a tee shots that play downhill to an uphill green. Most times the prevailing wind will be into on this hole. Players need to guard against going too far down the fairway as it rolls over a crest that funnels to the lake at the end of the fairway. Left of the cart path will prevent a player from being able to reach the green due to trees that guard such. Balls in position off the tee will find an approach shot that needs to carry the corner of the fairway pond to an uphill green that is bisected from front to back with a ridge in the middle of the green separating the right side from the left. The green is also guarded by a deep face bunker in the front middle. Par on # 10 is a good score to open the inward nine.
Hole #11
Hole Description
Hole # 11 is a slight downhill par 4 that should have players thinking the approach shot from the tee. Favor the left side of the fairway for safety as long as you avoid the fairway bunker. Staying right off the tee while safe, brings a second shot across the green side front left trap with a more narrow approach compared to an approach from the left side. Players choosing to hug the left side of the fairway off the tee must avoid the penalty area the entire length of the hole on the left. But for players wanting to have a more direct approach into the green, the left side is the preferred side. While the hole is not overly long, the green is guarded with traps on the front right and back of the green as well as a steep fall off on the left side of the green that repels balls towards the penalty area. Once on the green, players will find a putting surface that allows for good chances at birdie. This hole is one of two straight that allows players a chance to get a shot back. Hole # 11 is also the second of two holes with historic chimneys dating back to the mid 1800's.
Hole #12
Hole Description
Hole # 12 is the first par 5 on the inward nine and plays the shortest par 5 on the course. The hole makes an "S" that rewards two great shots. The secrete to playing this hole is knowing the level of risk one is willing to undertake. The left side of the hole is guarded by a penalty area that runs the entire length of the hole and wraps around the back of the green. The tee shot rewards those willing to stay on the left side of the fairway as the landing area on the left, if carried far enough, has an area that slopes downhill allowing the player to gain extra yards as well as a more direct line to the green. Players hoping to reach the green in two must avoid the fairway bunker on the left however. Players playing right off the tee while safe, forces a longer second shot and a more direct carry of the right side hill guarding the green. Laying up on the second shot requires a shot into a layup zone that is more narrow and guarded by a another fairway bunker on the left. The putting surface is also guarded by a left side bunker and the back of the green has a sever slope off the back repelling balls into the back penalty area. Once on the putting surface, players will face a green that has some subtle breaks that requires attention to make birdie. Hole # 12 is an excellent opportunity to gain a shot on par.
(Hole # 13 pictured center with split tees)
Hole #13
Hole Description
Hole # 13 is the most demanding par 3 on the course, as well as the longest of the par 3's. The green sits on a perched up area that forces the player to carry the ball onto the green. Depending on the tee played, players may be forced to carry the right side bunker that is deeper than most on the course. Players should also avoid the bunker on the left of the green as any shot out of that bunker faces a green sloping away from the player all the way to the fringe on the other side. There is also a closely mowed chipping area on the back right side. Once on the green, players will find a green that is slopped to the right side that requires attention at all times. Pins in the middle back or right middle back demands respect. Par on this hole is well earned.
Hole #14
Hole Description
Hole # 14 is a downhill par 4 that requires a player to first and foremost, avoid the right rough and slope that exist down the entire length of the landing zone. To have the ideal approach into the green that sits below the player, a shot from the fairway allows the best opportunity to hold the green and attempt to get close for a good chance at birdie. Balls to the right off the tee often have hanging lies. Approach shots into this green are most rewarded if played on the higher side. The green is guarded on the left by a bunker and shots going long will see them find a slope that repels balls to the bottom of the hill. The green slopes towards the middle of the green and to the right. Par on this hole is a solid score.
Hole
#15
Hole Description
Hole # 15 is the last good chance to make birdie. This hole will reward both risk takers going for the green in two as well as those electing to lay up and use a wedge for a third. The hole is a dogleg left that rises slightly from the landing zone to the green. The landing zone has ample room but is guarded by a right side fairway bunker. Players electing to go for the green in two are required to be able to hit a high approach in order to hold the elevated green. Players electing to lay up will find room, but the approach on the third shot means carrying a front green side bunker that is approximately six to eight feet below the green, a steep slope on the left running back down the left fairway as well as the rear bunker that guards the back of the green. The green complex has two separate fairway sections that join the green on the front right and middle left. The green is divided into several sections, with a ridge running in the middle of the green left to right. Your last good chance to gain a stroke.
(Hole # 16 pictured left)
Hole #16
Hole Description
Hole # 16 is a slight downhill par 4 that requires a good drive in order to have a good look at the approach shot. The tee shot requires one to avoid a fairway bunker on the left as well as a steep run off on the right side of the fairway. But there is ample room in which to land the ball to set up the approach shot that is slightly downhill to a green that sits at an angle to the player. The green is guarded on the front left by a bunker and the back of the green is also guarded by a bunker for players going long. As the green sits running from front left to back right, the correct shot is a fade into the green for any pin middle or back right. Players choosing to shoot directly at those pins are forced to carry the steep slope on the front right of the green the repels balls that are short down a hill. Players will find a putting surface that slopes left to right and has three sections within it that can make choosing the correct club for the approach all the more crucial. Two good shots can give a player a birdie opportunity, but par is a good score on Hole # 16.
Hole #17
Hole Description
Hole # 17 is the "Signature Hole" at The Waterfront. This hole plays downhill to the greatest drop anywhere on the course. Shots range from middle irons to wedges depending on the wind. Any shot on the green is a well struck shot. The green is guarded by a pond that players must carry to reach the green and is guarded by a bunker on the back right. The green sits at an angle from front right to back left, forcing players to carry more water if pins are back left. The green is also the smallest on the course and the putting surface slopes back to front. Do not let the handicap of this hole deceive you, par is a great score on Hole # 17. This is not a hole where a player is expecting or looking to make birdie. The hole is framed with a hill behind the green with The Waterfront and Anchor etched into the hillside for a stunning visual from the tee.
(Hole # 18 is pictured above center)
Hole #18
Hole Description
The finishing hole at The Waterfront, Hole # 18, is a slight uphill par 4 that plays longer than the yardage on the scorecard. Driver is the club of choice on this tee shot. Players are faced on the tee with a shot that requires a player to avoid the left rough due to overhanging trees that might prevent the player from being able to reach the green. Any ball in the left rough with a back left pin will be prohibited from taking aim at the pin. The fairway also slopes from left to right. Once off the tee, the approach is to an uphill green that is guarded on the right side by two green side bunkers and the front guarded by a steep slope where players who are short of the green will find balls running back down the hill towards the player. The green sits at an angle from front right to back left and is bisected in the middle by a ridge running left to right. Back left pins are also guarded by a couple of middle size trees that guard the left side of the green. The ideal shot to get close to a back left pin is a draw. For players needing a birdie, they are available, but the final hole can provide far more bogeys than scores under par.
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