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Hole #1 |
Par 4 |
346 Yards |
Good warm-up hole.
Allows for anything from driver to long iron off tee. Driver sets up short
second shot. Keep drive down left side for best approach to green.
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Hole #2 |
Par 5 |
470 Yards |
Slicers dream. Dogleg
right par 5 that allows for a big left-to-right tee shot. A good drive makes
this hole reachable in two. Green is elevated with a severe slope back to
front. Keep approach shot below flagstick to take full advantage of this
birdie hole.
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Hole #3 |
Par 3 |
183 Yards |
Great downhill par 3
with creek in front and right of green. Make sure to take enough club. Green
slopes right to left.
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Hole #4 |
Par 4 |
313 Yards |
Dogleg right. Aim tee
shot at fairway bunker on left with anything from driver to long iron.
Elevated green makes second shot play 1/2 club longer.
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Hole #5 |
Par 5 |
486 Yards |
Dogleg right. Aim
drive to right of fairway bunker. There is more room right than appears from
tee. This hole is reachable in two for longer hitters. Otherwise, pay
attention to hole location for approach to this two-tiered green.
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Hole #6 |
Par 3 |
156 Yards |
Don't be fooled by
this seemingly simple par 3. While short and downhill, the green is very
small and slopes back to front. Forget about hole location and aim for the
middle of the green.
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Hole #7 |
Par 4 |
365 Yards |
Aim tee shot down left
side to avoid fairway bunkers Second shot is complicated by crowned,
kidney-shaped green. A short approach will roll back off the front of the
green. However, this is preferable to the long approach, which will bounce
over the back of the green, leaving a near impossible up-and-down. Play to
the middle of the green.
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Hole #8 |
Par 4 |
329 Yards |
Dogleg left. Aim tee
shot right of big oak tree, setting up 100-yard second shot. Longer hitters
can drive it over the corner of doogleg coming very clost to (or maybe on)
the green. Green is long and slightly elevated, so make sure of hole
location before hitting approach. Good birdie opportunity.
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Hole #9 |
Par 5 |
509 Yards |
Big uphill par 5. Wide
fairway allows you to swing away. Hole bends right, so aim tee shot down
left side. Second shot should also favor the left side to set up ideal
approach shot. Longer hitters will have a chance to get home in two. Huge
green makes proper distance on approach a must.
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Hole #10 |
Par 4 |
306 Yards |
Elevated tee and green
make for an interesting hole. Long hitters are tempted to bust driver at the
green, but bunkers and OB right make this a risky play. Better to hit an
iron in the fairway to give yourself a short, uphill second shot. Green
slopes severely back-to-front, so you will want to keep your approach below
th hole. Good birdie chance here.
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Hole #11 |
Par 4 |
352 Yards |
Par 4 with creek
crossing fairway and a pond to the right. Decision time on the tee box. A
well-struck, 225+ drive will carry the creek crossing the fairway and set up
a short second shot. Most players will favor an iron off the tee, short of
the creek, and then hit a longer approach. Either way, second shot is all
uphill to a green severely sloped back-to-front. Again, try to stay below
the hole to avoid scary, fast, downhill putt.
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Hole #12 |
Par 3 |
183 Yards |
Pretty
straightforward hole that always plays about 1/2 club longer. Large green
provides a good target.
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Hole #13 |
Par 4 |
406 Yards |
First of
three toughest holes at Dogwood. Elevated tee box to tight fairway that
slopes left to right. Second shot over creek to elevated green is made
tougher by swirling winds in fairway valley. A long approach leaves a brutal
up-and-down. Green slopes back-to-front.
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Hole #14 |
Par 4 |
385 Yards |
Probably
the hardest hole, despite it's #6 handicap rating. Very tight driving hole
with woods on both sides. Fairway is flat to 150-yard marker where it slopes
dramatically uphill. Green is 40-50 feet elevated, requiring 1-2 extra clubs
on second shot. Green is sloped diabolically back-to-front, and a putt from
above the hole can easily be putted off the green, back down the hill, into
the fairway. Par is a good score here.
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Hole #15 |
Par 4 |
411 Yards |
Third in
succession of course's hardest holes. Blind tee shot to a generous fairway
that plays into a prevailing wind. Second shot is over water to a slightly
elevated green. Front half of green slopes hard toward water, while back of
green slopes away from player. Play to the middle of the green, take two
putts and get out.
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Hole #16 |
Par 3 |
169 Yards |
Another
straightforward par 3. Elevated tee box and green. Green is very large and
slopes severely back-to-front. Tee shot needs to be the right distance as a
putt from above the hole can easily roll off the green.
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Hole #17 |
Par 4 |
418 Yards |
Widest
fairway at Dogwood that allows you to swing away on a hole that is
deceivingly long. Elevated tee box to a fairway that slopes to a crown at
150-marker. Second shot is all uphill and plays about 1 club longer than
normal. Another severely sloped (back-to-front) green that demands a
well-placed approach. Again, a putt from above the hole can easily roll off
the front of the green.
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Hole #18 |
Par 5 |
489 Yards |
Good
finishing hole and only par 5 on back nine. Creek crosses fairway at 235
yards from tee box. Longer hitters can carry it and go at the green in two.
A smart play is to lay up short of the creek and position your second and
third shots to set up an ideal approach to the green. Fairway rises sharply
from creek to green. Green is protected by bunkers that make the green seem
closer than it is. Make sure you hit enough stick as it plays about 1-2
clubs longer than normal. Good chance for a last hole birdie here if you
play to your capabilities.
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