Hole-by-hole tips

• 1

  Par 5 · 558 yds

  Intimidating blind opener: a sliver of fairway sits between huge mounds and needs roughly a 220-yard carry to the right side; the approach narrows near 130 yards out with three bunkers short-right of a green that slopes left-to-right.

• 2

  Par 4 · 392 yds

  Blind tee shot with confusing visuals; a massive bunker complex dominates the right from 210 yards on, so favor the safer right fairway and beware the deep Pine Valley-style bunker just short of the green.

• 3

  Par 3 · 152 yds

  Short, elevation-sensitive par 3; get the yardage right and find the putting surface, as the green is ringed by sand.

• 4

  Par 5 · 535 yds

  Risk-reward dogleg left: cut the corner over a gigantic waste bunker (with a lone tree) to reach in two, or bail right for a safer angle into a relatively flat, birdie-friendly green.

• 5

  Par 4 · 333 yds

  Exhilarating drivable par 4; aggressive players carry bunkers running ~240 yards toward the green, while the safe right fairway leaves a tricky uphill approach to a perched green.

• 6

  Par 3 · 148 yds

  Iconic signature par 3 framed by a giant waste bunker stretching tee-to-green; the shallow, wide green is ringed by sand, so commit to the shot.

• 7

  Par 4 · 411 yds

  Blind, downhill 'grip it and rip it' tee shot over a waste area around 290 yards; the large undulating green is framed by three deep bunkers with a lone tree back-left.

• 8

  Par 3 · 178 yds

  Downhill shot over a waste area to a boomerang-shaped green with a central hump; a front-left pin plays easier while a back-right pin tucked behind a bunker is wicked.

• 9

  Par 4 · 427 yds

  The course's number-one handicap hole: the narrow fairway opens past 200 yards, but the test is a steep, straight-uphill approach to a very narrow green with a deep bunker right.

• 10

  Par 4 · 441 yds

  Long, demanding par 4 with multiple obstacles; position the drive to leave a manageable approach.

• 11

  Par 5 · 531 yds

  A back-nine favorite: risk-reward dogleg right with an expansive waste bunker running to an elevated green; a bold second over the sand can get there in two, or bail safely left.

• 12

  Par 4 · 419 yds

  Mid-length par 4 into an angled green; pick the correct side to attack the pin.

• 13

  Par 5 · 573 yds

  Dramatic double-dogleg target hole: thread an elevated tee shot (don't run through into the trees), then face a fully blind approach to an extremely wide, shallow green hidden behind giant bunker mounds.

• 14

  Par 3 · 194 yds

  Signature par 3 playing downhill over water to a long, narrow green with bunkers left and water right; the cabin behind the green is where Strantz stayed while designing the course.

• 15

  Par 4 · 365 yds

  Completely blind tee shot over a huge Pine Valley-style waste bunker covering the first ~170 yards; the fairway splits around 240 yards and the green plays very differently by pin position.

• 16

  Par 4 · 326 yds

  Deceptive short par 4 with no view of the fairway off the tee; the shallow landing zone only accepts drives of about 200-240 yards, then the approach runs left to an elevated green with a false front.

• 17

  Par 3 · 142 yds

  Wild downhill par 3 from an elevated tee over massive waste bunkers to a green roughly 90 yards wide but only a few yards deep; precise distance control is everything.

• 18

  Par 4 · 432 yds

  Dramatic finisher requiring a ~175-yard carry over a mountain of waste bunkers through a tree chute; the fairway opens beyond, then narrows between bunkers toward a two-tiered green with severe back-to-front slope.