Holein1
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Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 @ 7:43:05 AM at |
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With a nice hilly countryside, plenty of elevation changes and water hazards, this par 71 plays smoothly but the lakes look a little bit too flat, at times. After a nice opening par-4 hole, a left dogleg with an uphill tee shot, an undulating fairway and a small lake midway on the left, I like the other left dogleg, the par-4 3rd, with four small bunkers around the corner (with one in the middle of the green) and a green, surrounded on both sides and behind by water (but, unfortunately, with a couple of trees in the water on the left !). The par-3 4th hole is quite pretty, with its slightly-downhill green surrounded by bunkers and a horseshoe-shaped small lake, and so is the short (about 470 yards) left dogleg par-5 5th, steeply uphill all the way to the green. Then, after the right dogleg par-4 6th hole, with a small valley on the right side and an elongated lake midway in the left corner, you will reach the short (about 470 yards) left dogleg par-5 7th, where you should have a good eagle opportunity provided that, after a blind downhill tee shot, you avoid the small pond on the right side of the green, surrounded by a few bunkers, on your approach shot. The par-3 8th hole is pretty with a slightly-uphill tee shot to the green, surrounded by bunkers on the right and behind, and water in front and to the left, and is followed by the picturesque right dogleg par-4 9th, with a narrow fairway midway, surrounded by a u-shaped elongated lake, going all the way around the green, partially hidden, on the right, by trees with three small bunkers behind. The back 9 starts with the straight par-4 10th hole, downhill all the way but with a blind tee shot over an L-shaped elongated lake on the left midway, and continues with the straight par-4 11th, with another blind and downhill tee shot, with an elongated lake on the right, halfway, ending near the green After the short (about 370 yards) and straight par-4 12th hole, with an elongated lake, this time on the left, you will face one of my favorite holes, the par-3 13th, with a blind tee shot over trees landing onto the slightly-downhill green, partially surrounded by bunkers and trees, and with two lakes on both sides, a little bit further away ! Two right doglegs follow : the par-5 14th, quite nice and... tricky, is uphill all the way with a small pond on the left midway, a big lake down on the right, and another small pond also to the left, near the steeply-elevated green, surrounded by a wide bunker in front and a few smaller ones behind, and the par-4 15th hole needs an uphill tee shot to reach the fairway on a plateau, with two small ponds, a little bit apart in the left corner. Then, after the par-3 17th hole, with a few trees in front of the green on the left, partially hiding it, you will finish your round with the short (about 360 yards) par-4 18th, slightly uphill, with a small L-shaped pond near the green to watch for ! Overall, you will have fun playing at Forest Hills Country Club, as long as you look first before hitting your tee shots (to avoid "hidden" water hazards) but, despite the nice work done by Kabitzer42Play, it needs a little updating to get rid of a few floating trees and "reshape" some of the water hazards...
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