Black Diamond Ranch - "The Quarry" - 1987 Fazio - Photo Tour - All Holes Posted

[Frank Sullivan]

Hole 1: Par 4 - 382 yds (All yardages are from the Dark Gray Tees which are 1 up from the tips)
*Tee shot is substantially downhill on this slight dogleg left opener.

Tee


Fairway


Approach


Green Front


Green Back




Hole 2: Par 4 - 367 yds
*Right-center fairway bunkers with fairway on both sides.  The play is up the left side of the fairway but careful to avoid the 2 trenches (not seen from the tee) in the left rough...odd feature.

Tee


Fairway Center Bunker


Approach


Green Front Right


Green Back




Hole 3: Par 4 - 422 yds
*LONG slight dogleg right with uphill approach.

Tee


Approach


Green Front Right


Green Back

[Frank Sullivan]

Hole 4: Par 3 - 132 yds
*Downhill short one-shotter.

Tee


Green Front


Green Back




Hole 5: Par 5 - 522 yds
*Downhill tee shot, then a dogleg right and back uphill to the green.

Tee


Fairway


Approach


Green Back




Hole 6: Par 4 - 429 yds
*Uphill tee shot and a long iron back down to the green.

Tee


Fairway


Approach


Green Front Right  (slopes heavily right to left)


Green Back

[Frank Sullivan]

Hole 7: Par 3 - 305 yds
*Short Par 4 with another split fairway.

Tee


Fairway Right


Approach Left


Approach Right


Green Front Right


Green Back




Hole 8: Par 3 - 195 yds
*Long slightly downhill Par 3.

Tee


Green Front


Green Back




Hole 9: Par 5 - 507 yds
*Dogleg right with options off the tee.  Uphill 2nd & approach shots.

Tee


Fairway


Approach


Approach Right


Green Front


Green Back

[Frank Sullivan]

Hole 10: Par 4 - 435 yds
*Long downhill dogleg right that runs parallel to Hole 1.

Tee


Fairway


Approach


Green Front


Green Back




Hole 11: Par 4 - 356 yds
*Mid-length dogleg right Par 4.

Tee


Fairway


Approach Left


Green Front


Green Back




Hole 12: Par 4 - 422 yds
*Long slight dogleg right Par 4.

Tee


Fairway


Green Back

[Frank Sullivan]

Hole 13: Par 3 - 183 yds
*Stunning par 3.  The first of five holes in the quarry.

Tee


Green Back


Green Center




Hole 14: Par 5 - 469 yds
*Great risk/reward Par 5 that runs along the edge of the quarry.  With a good drive on the correct angle, the green is reachable in two.  There is plenty of room to bail out right on your second shot leaving a short pitch to the green which is below the fairway.

Tee


Fairway


Approach


Approach Right


Green Looking Back




Hole 15: Par 4 - 350 yds
*The signature hole and one of the most photographed holes in golf.  Extremely narrow fairway beginning 200 yds off the tee.  This is a beautiful hole to see in person.  However, it is poorly executed from a design perspective.  The tee shots begs you to hit a driver as does your golfing soul!  The prudent play, unfortunately, is to hit a long iron or hybrid about 180 yds leaving you with a mid to long iron approach.  Yes, it is risk/reward, but having a large portion of the fairway no more than 15 yds wide forces your hand off the tee.

Tee


Fairway


Green Front Right


Green Back

[Frank Sullivan]

Hole 16: Par 4 - 341 yds
*Par 4 that runs along the edge of the quarry.  Semi-blind tee shot.

Tee


Fairway


Approach


Green Back




Hole 17: Par 3 - 204 yds
*Long Par 3 that drops down into the same area of the quarry occupied by the Par 3 13th.

Tee


Green Front


Green Back




Hole 18: Par 5 - 476 yds
*Slight dogleg left which heads back uphill to the clubhouse.

Tee


Fairway


Cross Bunker


Approach


Green Back

[Carl Nichols]

Looks like two different courses.  Thanks for posting.

[Frank M]

Was there in January.

I actually thought the course was very very good, especially for a Florida course. Loved the movement and some really great holes.

[Jim Sherma]

I had no idea where this course was. I would not have guessed Florida from the photos.

[Tommy Williamsen]

I have to disagree with you assessment of 15. It is not just a hybrid and middle iron.  Hit whatever you want.  I hit driver and sand wedge last fall when I was there.  Hit a little draw off the bunker or a fade into the fairway with the bunker complex as bailout.  Or hit something short. There a a lot of choices off the tee.

[Adam Clayman]

Easily the Pebble Beach of Lecanto.

Whats a risk reward par 5?

[Garland Bayley]

Couldn't help but notice all the sand. Is this course on one of Florida's sand ridges?

This is what Florida looked like before global cooling and the ice age. It looks like Lecanto may have been ancient sea shore.

[Paul Gray]

Is there a separate green fee available to only play holes 13 to 17, because the rest looks like a reason to give up golf.