What many people feel is a very fine back nine at Meadow Valleys starts with a hole that doesn't quite fit IMO, a short dogleg right par 4 coming out of the woods. For the upcoming US Women's Open in 2012, their first hole of the composite course uses the 10th green of MV, but comes at it from a much different angle. It is 348 yards with the tee box across the river. That hole is in purple below:
As configured for MV currently, it is a tight tee shot, nothing more really than 200 yards or so.
Green tee view:
Approach shot view:
Looking back to the fw from long and left of the green:
This view from right of the green shows how the hole plays in the Women's US Open:
Now the back nine really begins.
The dogleg-left par 5 11th:
Green tee view:
Second shot view:
My 3rd shot came from the left rough:
From over the green:
One of my favorite holes on this course is the 12th, a slight dogleg-left par 4 (the No. 2 stroke hole):
Green tee view:
Approach shot view:
There is a large gulley maybe 85 yards short of the green:
A bunkerless green:
A grass bunker left, and that sign directs those walking the course to a nice trail down to the 13th tee:
From left of the green looking back to the fairway:
More good holes coming tomorrow!