Having now played Bayside, Wild Horse, Awarii Dunes, The Prairie Club, Dismal River, Sand Hills and Ballyneal I thought I’d try to come up with my ‘Dream 18’. I thought this would take me a few minutes, but two hours later I was still going over the list, making changes and realizing there are several good choices for each hole. Here’s what I came up with, curious to hear other’s thoughts.
Hole 1: Sand Hills, Par 5, 548 Yards
Hole 2: The Prairie Club (Dunes), Par 4, 478 Yards
Hole 3: There are three really good short 3s for number 3. 3-way tie: Ballyneal, Par 3, 145 Yards; The Prairie Club (Pines), Par 3, 168 Yards; Dismal River, Par 3, 150 Yards
Hole 4: Sand Hills, Par 4, 485 Yards
Hole 5: Wild Horse, Par 4, 367 Yards
Hole 6: The Prairie Club (Pines), Par 3, 159 Yards
Hole 7: Ballyneal, Par 4, 352 Yards
Hole 8: Ballyneal, Par 5, 515 Yards
Hole 9: Dismal River, Par 5, 610 Yards
Front 9: Par 37, 3664 Yards
Hole 10: Ballyneal, Par 4, 510 Yards
Hole 11: The Prairie Club (Dunes), Par 4, 364 Yards
Hole 12: Ballyneal, Par 4, 375 Yards
Hole 13: Sand Hills, Par 3, 230 Yards
Hole 14: Dismal River, Par 4, 515 Yards
Hole 15: Ballyneal, Par 3, 237 Yards
Hole 16: Sand Hills, Par 5, 612 Yards
Hole 17: Sand Hills, Par 3, 150 Yards
Hole 18: Dismal River, Par 5, 520 Yards
Back 9: Par 35, 3522 Yards
Total: Par 72, 7,186 Yards
Looking at the holes I chose, I find it interesting that I chose zero mid-length par 3 or par 4s. There are no par 4s between 375 yards and 485 yards. I guess this isn’t a very practical golf course, but oh well.
The rundown:
Ballyneal: 6 Holes
Sand Hills: 5 Holes
Dismal River: 4 Holes
Prairie Club (Dunes): 2 Holes
Prairie Club (Pines): 2 Holes
Wild Horse: 1 Hole