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2

This hole could seriously stretch back another seventy yards, creating a viable par six.  Now that would be a conversation piece!  The hole is dead straight, and the only mistake is to not hit the ball solidly, as you need consistent distance.  Left is OB, but you shouldn't be there, anyway.  There is a pond in front of the green but, as the hole runs downhill from tee to green, there should be good role on each of the first two shots, hence less distance on the third.  Big green with a decided back to front slope, with shell-like ridges along the edges, making chipping and edge putts a chore.  Two pars to start are pretty nice.

3

This par three is a respite from the first two holes, and offers a large green as a target.  Trouble is, water right and sand left impede all but the most accurate shots.  Everything breaks to the right, toward the water.  Not as fast from back to front as you might expect.

4

The fourth hole is a bear, down, then up to the green.  Sparse trees on both sides of the short grass.  The green sits in a nice hollow.

5

Downhill par four, does not play as long as the card suggests.  Right presents an approach shot blocked by a copse of trees, while left offers more resistance by arboreal splendor.  No fairway bunkers.  The green has a mean swale at middle left, where the ball will go all the way off the green. 

6

Uphill par four that plays very long.  More carry to get to the fairway than normally found here.  Very few flat lies in this fairway, which is a characteristic of the Batavia Country Club course.  The green, a la Pinehurst, falls off to the sides, presenting chipping challenges.

7

A long par three, with sand front right and fescue gunge farther right.  The green is large enough to receive a long iron tee shot.  

8

A thinking man's signature hole, this extreme dogleg left demands a tee ball that goes directly over the pond, which serves as an optical illusion; if you go right, you go through the fairway, leaving a second shot from fairway six or trees.  The drive, then, must be aimed left, causing a carry over more water.  The approach must carry a rock-bordered stream, which angles from left to right across the fairway.  The green is large, but protected by some sand.

9

Uphill par four that eliminates twenty yards from your tee ball.  Not a lot of trouble here, until you get to the green.  The shell edges are present again here, causing shots played to the sides to slide off the greens.  A back bunker serves to prevent an errant approach from finding a lesser, more permanent, resting place.

10

Uphill, dogleg right par four from drive zone on.  One fairway bunker short right in the landing area.  The green has a certain slope to it, so putting from the rear can be treacherous.

11

Downhill tee ball with room to the right.  Watery swamp eliminates the left side of the hole.  The green is slightly elevated, but putts somewhat easily.  Traditional slope from back to front, although putts from side to side cause consternation.

12

Straight par five, much like number two, without the water in front.  Tee ball goes down, then up, as the fairway climbs toward its conclusion.  Too far off the fairway, and you will find your way blocked by trees.  The green is protected by sand and hillocks.  

13

A nice, deceptive par three.  Aim for the middle of the green, over the center bunker.  Do not be misled into hitting either the left or the right sides of the green.  The green is flat, and will witness more than a few successful putts.

14

Uphill par four with gunge to the right, and trees to the left.  The approach is played to a large green with an enormous drop from back to front. 

15

Toughest driving hole on the course, combined with toughest approach on course, makes this the toughest hole at Batavia Country Club.  The drive must be kept left, yet avoid the young trees that have gathered there.  The second shot must be played under or around the branches on the right.  The green is receptive to a well-played approach, and will certainly allow for many successful putts.

16

The best par five on the course, which is saying a good bit.  A monumental, flowing downhill, right to left hole, the first ball must be avoid the trees, now on the right, that protected # 15.  The tee ball will land in a flat area, and the next must descend another level to open up a view of the green.  OB runs the entire length of the hole on the left side, so don't get too brave.  The area around the green is undulating with the natural swales of upstate farmland.  The green is deep, sitting at an angle to the fairway.  It is not overwhelmingly difficult, although having a long putt might make you disagree with me.

17

An open, unprotected par three that is often at the mercy of the wind conditions.  OB left, and trees at various points to the sides protect the green.  It also sits at an angle to the tee, making the shot in more difficult. Its length requires a long iron from the tips, making the shot that much more hazardous.

18

A downhill, right to left swinger completes the round.  The drive is tight, with tall trees and mounding on the left, and more trees out to the right.  The play is definitely to the right side of the fairway, and anything that finds the fairway will avail itself of the downhill slope, and add yards to the shot.  The green is perched above the level of the drive zone, and is the largest green on the course.  Take dead aim and finish with a birdie!