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| Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2020 at
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Hi everyone, I put together some course notes for my new course, Cherry Valley Club. Bobby, I thought you had a great idea by posting the notes for CCC (I think it is cool to hear what the designer was thinking), so I am following in your footsteps, I hope you don't mind.
Hole 1 - Pretty long par 5. Should favor right side of fairway off the tee and on the approach, to have a better angle into the green and avoid the large tree which encroaches on the left side of the fairway about 125 yards from the green. Overall a good birdie chance to begin your round.
Hole 2 - Shorter length par 4. The stream down the right crosses in front of the green and really should not be in play except for a wild drive. Missing left off the tee will cause you to be blocked by a tee off the left side of the fairway, so should favor the right side off the tee. The green has a tier that runs through the middle, so it is important to be on the correct tier.
Hole 3 - Very long par 4 which is likely one of the hardest holes on the course. Again, players should favor the right side to avoid the trees on the left and have a better angle to the green. Left of the green is a large drop off which should be avoided.
Hole 4 - Another difficult hole which is based off a reverse-Redan. The front third of the green is not pinable and very severely sloped down to the right. This slope can feed the ball down to middle pin locations, but pins on the right will require a soft fade to get close.
Hole 5 - Uphill, medium-length par 4. The fairway narrows between the bunkers, so you can layup short or try and carry the left bunkers. The green has a small back tier which can make for a difficult pin position. Anything coming up short will spin back to the front of the green.
Hole 6 - The easiest par 5 on the course. Players should favor the right side off the tee in order to not be blocked out by the grove of trees on the left. This green slopes front to back, and a run-up shot is available to access front pins.
Hole 7 - Downhill par 3 over a retention pond. Getting the yardage correct here is tricky, especially in the wind. The green is bowl-shaped, and anything in the back bunkers is a tricky recovery. The long grass and pond in front is marked as a hazard, so anything short will require a re-tee.
Hole 8 - One of my favorite holes on the course. Risk/reward par 4 that is driveable in the right conditions. Laying up to the right is tricky as well, as a center bunker makes you decide where to layup. Laying up left of the bunker provides a shorter approach, but is a more difficult layup that laying up short or to the right of the bunker.
Hole 9 - Likely the most difficult hole on the course. A long, uphill par 4, which has a waste area all down the right side that is likely not in play. Keeping your drive close to the bunkers on the right side will provide a shorter approach and better angle into the green. The front bunkers get a lot of action on the approach. The approach affords a nice view of the range to the left.
Hole 10 - Medium-length, downhill par 4. The fairway slopes severely to the right, so you should challenge the left bunkers to keep your ball in the fairway. Anything short of the green repels away from the green and leaves a tough recovery shot.
Hole 11 - A great view and very long par 5. This hole is reachable in two shots when downwind, but a large lake hugs the left side of the fairway and wraps around the left side of the green. Bailing out right will cause you to be blocked out by two trees and often lead to an awkward angle.
Hole 12 - Par 4 which wraps around the opposite side of the lake from hole 11. The more aggressive you are off the tee, the narrower the fairway, but the shorter the approach. Front pins are very difficult, as any shot coming up short will likely roll back into the water.
Hole 13 - A break from the water holes, this medium length par 3 has a narrow two-tiered green between two deep bunkers. A front-right pin calls for a high fade to get it close.
Hole 14 - Another driveable par 4, this one may even require less than driver. Another lake hugs the entire left side and wraps around the green, so anything left or long is likely wet. Bunkers guard the right side of the green for any drive bailing away from the water.
Hole 15 - Tough par 3 to a peninsula green over the lake. The green has a small back tier, and any shot in the back bunker will likely lead to bogey to a pin on the back tier. Anything short or left will likely roll back into the water.
Hole 16 - Unique dogleg right par 4 which requires some decision making off the tee. A small center bunker forces the player right or left, with left being the easier of the two, but leaving a longer approach to a narrow green with the lake tight along the left. Playing to the right gives you a shorter approach which can come in handy to a back left pin location.
Hole 17 - Pretty difficult dogleg right par 4 which plays severely uphill to the green. Carrying the bunkers over the corner will leave a shorter approach shot. Keeping the ball in the fairway off the tee can be tricky, but this helps to get the ball to stop on the severely uphill second shot.
Hole 18 - A double dogleg par 5 which gives a good birdie opportunity. A tree in the center of the fairway makes the player challenge the left bunkers if they are going for the green in two. The green is three-tiered and very deep, and back right pins require a very high soft shot to hold the green. The clubhouse, pool, and parking lot all sit behind the green, which are all marked as out of bounds. |
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