Cherry Hills (Flynn)

[mark chalfant]

The  back nine seems interesting to play.   Other than the famous opening hole, what are some  of the most compelling holes over the stretch from 2-9.


Do the greens at Cherry Hills have interesting contours  ?

[Mark_Fine]

Mark,
I worked on and researched the history and evolution of this design for almost four years and feel I know it as well as any of the Flynn courses (I have played/seen all but a few of Flynn's courses that still exist).  Anxious to see what others have to post before sharing some comments.
Mark

[Nigel Islam]

Off the top of my head;



1 is a cool short par 3 that has a good green and is approached best from left
2 is an ok hole, but green is really good.
I like the hole a lot, shortish hole, hard fairway to hit, don’t go long
4 is a longish dog leg left
5 is a great Flynn par five with a perched, well protected green
6 is a par three that I really liked. Tough green to read.
7 is an ok par 4
8 is a newer par 3
9 goes steeply uphill, green with a lot of back to front slope.
10 is possibly the best hole on the course. Right to left the whole way. Redanish par 4, downhill
11 is a long par five with a cross hazard. I butchered it.
12 is kind of a modern par three to green surrounded by rock wall along front. Green is good
13 is a mid length 4 with creek taking driver out of some players
14 is an all world hole with creek along left. Longer hole doglegs left. Tough approach
15 is another really good short par 3 with small undulating green
16 another mid length par 4 with that creek again
17 is the island green hole, but the hole is made by the bunkering at the perfect places through the FW
18 is a par 5. Green is good. Hole is uphill.


I really like Cherry Hills. Has moved from possibly being overrated to underrated, at least on Golf Week Classic list. I suspect this might even out some in the ensuing years. Fun course. Altitude is cool, and I really like the greens. Yes they have decent contours.