The “claim to fame” of the par four seventeenth is it’s the only hole on the course without a bunker.

The fairway is easy to hit on your drive, but your second shot is deceptive.  You’re shooting blind from an elevated fairway to a green that you can’t see because of the slope in the fairway about fifty yards in front. Although the flag has been extended so you can see its top, the danger here is thinking that the green is right at the bottom of the hill - rather than fifty yards beyond - and falling short.

Another reason for coming up shy of the green is fear of the river that runs along its rear.  Make sure you trust the yardage and take enough club to get it there.

Commentary by
Patty Howard
Director of Golf