Can you name this course?

[Bill Satterfield]

This is a course I would imagine most people aren't familiar with.  It won't be found on any Best in State or Top 100 lists, but it is a gorgeous course with relatively cheap dues.  Membership initiation is only $3500 for a non-equity membership (equity memberships don't sell for much more) and monthly dues are $180.

The course is quite short (under 6500 yards from the tips and just 5851 yards from the whites) but features some solid shotmaking to stay out of trouble.  I will post two photos that will give you the best chance at identifying the course.  The first photo displays a man-made feature that should help identify the course while the second photo is of the course's signature hole and feautres one of Mother Nature's greatest creations.  In fact, a couple of years ago when I played this course someone base jumped from the bridge while we were at the green.  Pretty wild.



 

[Ronald Montesano]

Snake River Golf and Country Club?  New River Gorge Links?  Grand Canyon Club?  Evil Knievel Memorial?  Two beautiful pictures...the members are fortunate, indeed.

[Jeff_Brauer]

There is a course in Toronto that has a similar rail bridge behind a green. Ian Andrew can chime in here, since I can't recall the name or the gca (Travis?)  I don't think that hole actually plays under the tracks, though.  If the bridge in the pic was a tad lower, I think we have found a way to force the ground game!

[Tom_Doak]

Bill:

It looks like part of eastern Washington that I used to fly over en route to Tumble Creek, but I don't know what courses are out there.  Looks cool, wherever it is.

[TEPaul]

BillS:

I have no idea what that course is---but if this were a weekday, and this site had a full component of contributors logged on (have you ever noticed how many people are logged on here during WORK WEEK HOURS ) I would be completely shocked if noone figured this out within a few hours. If this were a work day and noone on this site figured it out it would only go to prove that the talent on GOLFCLUBATLAS.com is definitely SLIPPING!   

[Dan Herrmann]

looks like Central Oregon, but I don't think there's anything out there that looks like this.  Pretty cool!

[K. Krahenbuhl]

Definitely looks like the Northwest...I'd guess Oregon or Idaho.

[Melvyn Morrow]

NO

[John Kavanaugh]

Oops, I guess it isn't Spanish Peaks.

[JMorgan]

Adobe Canyon Photoshop Links?

[Kalen Braley]

I'm think this is Blue Lake CC near twin falls in Southern Idaho.

Appears to be a 36 hole facility.

[Andy Silis]

It is Blue Lakes CC in Twin Falls, Idaho. I played it 3 years ago and it was a blast! Relatively rudimentary design, but the wow factor and scenery are off the charts.  If you lived in the area it would definitely be the place to belong.

[Matt_Cohn]

where do you go after you play that first hole?

[Mike Benham]

Both sides of the river ... that is a heck of a cart bridge

Blue Lakes CC

[Brian_Ewen]

In the second photo , is that a waterfall in the distance ?

 

[Cory Brown]

There is a public course across the river, that would be one heck of cart bridge though.  The other course I believe is just called Twin Falls Golf Course, although now I will need to look it up because I'm not 100% sure.  It's not a destination by any means, but the setting is awesome.  I haven't played Blue Lakes, but have heard it's pretty good.

[Bill Satterfield]

I'm think this is Blue Lake CC near twin falls in Southern Idaho.

Appears to be a 36 hole facility.

Kalen, you are correct that it is Blue Lakes Country Club in Twin Falls, ID.  It is not a 36 hole facility though.  The private club is on one side of the Snake River and a public course, Canyon Springs, is the course you see in the distance of the second photo.  There is one tee box at Canyon Springs where you can turn around, tee it up, and fire a ball over the river to Blue Lakes CC.  Blue Lakes is a stunning course while Canyon Springs is just OK.

[Bill Satterfield]

where do you go after you play that first hole?

After playing that first hole, you walk back towards where you see the guy on the right side of the fairway walking towards the green.  So if you go to the right of where that guy is you will find a path that climbs the hill and takes you to the next tee (the path is blocked in the picture by the rocks).  The bridge hole is the 4th hole of the course, the 5th hole is a dogleg left that takes you to the second photo; a 200 yard par three to a green resting out in the middle of the Snake River.  Very cool hole.

[Bill Satterfield]

Snake River Golf and Country Club?  New River Gorge Links?  Grand Canyon Club?  Evil Knievel Memorial?  Two beautiful pictures...the members are fortunate, indeed.

The Evil Knievel reference is actually pretty dang good considering this course is near where Evil attempted his jump across the Snake River Gorge in 1974.

The bridge in the first photo is Perrine Bridge that leads from I-84 over to Twin Falls.  It is the only bridge in America that allows base jumping 24/7.

[Sean Leary]

I have been by it, but never played.  The Evil Knieval ramp is a short distance away.

[Bill Satterfield]

There is a public course across the river, that would be one heck of cart bridge though.  The other course I believe is just called Twin Falls Golf Course, although now I will need to look it up because I'm not 100% sure.  It's not a destination by any means, but the setting is awesome.  I haven't played Blue Lakes, but have heard it's pretty good.

The course across the river is called Canyon Springs.  The Twin Falls Municipal course is located on the SW part of town.  The Canyon Springs setting is nice but the course is just OK.  The Twin Falls muni isn't a very nice setting or a very nice course, but I've only played it once in February when there was still snow where I live.

[Bill Satterfield]

In the second photo , is that a waterfall in the distance ?

 

Yes, that is a waterfall in the distance.  I'm not sure what the source is though.

[Rob Rigg]

It looks really quirky!

 

[Tom Yost]

Must have cost a fortune to build that waterfall!