TwinEagles - Eagle Course: Wild and Wacky Greens by Steve Smyers

[Bryan Izatt]

Hole 16 – Par 4 / 309 Yards

Just how many options does this reachable par 4 have? You may think a lay-up off the tee gives you the best option but this par 4 begs you to be aggressive. If you are lucky enough to hit this green off the tee your prize awaits but miss the green and frustration awaits.

Finally the requisite short par 4  wit a forced carry over a pond to a wildly undulating green.

From the tee.



From short left.



From short right.



From left of the green.



Going over the green will land you on the next tee, one of the few tees that are near the preceding green.



Looking back down the green.

[Bryan Izatt]

Hole 17 – Par 3 / 184 Yards

With many tee options, this par three can start from any angle. The secret to this tee shot is to use the green to get the ball where it needs to go. Long is always an option if the hole is located left behind the front bunker.


From the tee to a more traditional kidney shaped green.



Looking back down the green.



The sun is setting from behind and below the green

[Bryan Izatt]

Hole 18 – Par 4 / 514 Yards

The eighteenth is a demanding finishing hole. This par 4 starts with a difficult tee shot to negotiate the fairway bunkers left and right but due to the length of the hole, the play must take on the bunker right. The player then faces a long iron into this green complex and will again be able to use the slopes on the green to move the ball to the appropriate location.

From the tee.



second shot.



Closer in on the left side.  The green has a false front and is nearly 50 yards long.



From the front edge of the green.



Looking back down the green.