Hole-by-hole tips

• 1

  Par 4 · 401 yds

  An elevated tee frames a broad fairway dropping into a valley before climbing to a deep, rolling green on a distant hillock; note the pin position from the tee before descending.

• 2

  Par 3 · 190 yds

  A demanding mid-length par 3 to a crowned green that falls away on all sides, so favor the center and treat par as a solid score.

• 3

  Par 4 · 437 yds

  The longest two-shotter on the front nine; take enough club off the tee and accept a longer approach into a green guarded in true Ross fashion.

• 4

  Par 4 · 330 yds

  Deceptively short but home to the course's most severe green, a narrow plateau angling right that demands a surgically precise approach from a comfortable wedge distance.

• 5

  Par 5 · 484 yds

  A reachable short par 5; a good drive opens a go-for-it second, but the angled green and surrounding contours reward a controlled approach over a reckless one.

• 6

  Par 5 · 537 yds

  Tree removal opened the right side, creating options: attack down the left or lay up right for a better angle into the green.

• 7

  Par 4 · 383 yds

  Full of subtle angles despite a straight routing; stay on the left side of the fairway for the best visibility into the restored front-right hole locations.

• 8

  Par 3 · 179 yds

  A mid-iron par 3 where green contour and pin position dictate club; play to the fat of the green and let Ross's slopes do the rest.

• 9

  Par 4 · 340 yds

  A short par 4 to close the front; position over power off the tee leaves a simple wedge, but missing in the wrong spot brings the crowned green into play.

• 10

  Par 5 · 514 yds

  A reachable par 5 to open the back; a solid drive and clean second can set up an eagle look, but respect the bunkering short of the green.

• 11

  Par 3 · 180 yds

  A high, narrow green with a kicker knob front-right; a draw that uses the slope produces one of the most rewarding shots on the course.

• 12

  Par 4 · 380 yds

  A long, sliver-shaped green angling front-left to back-right; flirt with the left fairway bunker for the ideal angle into a target only about fifteen paces wide.

• 13

  Par 3 · 232 yds

  A monstrously long par 3 usually requiring a wood; the open front lets you run the ball on, and a right-to-left slope near the green helps feed shots onto the surface.

• 14

  Par 4 · 361 yds

  A medium par 4 where keeping the ball in the fairway is paramount; favor position for the best line into a typically firm, contoured green.

• 15

  Par 5 · 542 yds

  Broadly sloping terrain rewards a drawn tee ball that uses the fairway slope for distance, bringing the green within reach in two for longer hitters.

• 16

  Par 4 · 440 yds

  Considered one of the best holes in the Southeast: from an elevated rim it plays downhill into a valley to a domed green whose high middle section is where strokes are lost.

• 17

  Par 4 · 391 yds

  A relatively flat dogleg right where a power fade is handsomely rewarded; bunkers at the left-front of the green punish overly conservative left-side play.

• 18

  Par 4 · 411 yds

  A majestic downhill finisher from an elevated tee with views of the Mid Pines Inn; the back-to-front green adds drama, so keep the approach below the hole.