TEE

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2

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9

RED

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2

3

4

5

6

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9

WHITE

RED/WHITE

5

4

4

4

3

4

3

4

5

36

4

4

5

3

5

3

4

4

4

36

M

439

421

393

425

137

427

168

358

561

3329

362

391

501

170

524

150

301

330

290

3019

L

428

412

385

369

122

412

153

349

480

3101

286

385

488

146

472

150

284

278

288

2777

TEE

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4

5

6

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9

FRONT

GOLD

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4

4

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5

4

36

M

367

367

142

406

392

515

177

486

305

3157

L

335

315

125

344

336

459

124

414

290

2742

Red Nine

1

Par five, dogleg right around an old, well-kept barn, with ob right.  A nice beginning to the nine.  Eminently birdieable; a solitary bunker guards front-right.  The green is medium sized, round, with a slight elevation from front to back.  A bit of trouble to the left, in the form of trees and bushes, awaits on the tee ball and approach.  A narrow creek crosses the fairway some 100 yards short of the putting surface.  

2

Another dogleg right, about 30 yards briefer than its predecessor, with a pond at the right-side corner of the dogleg.  Another thin stream bisects the fairway about 200 yards out, but it may be dry, depending on the season.  The fairway and green sit close to ob right, so err to the left.  Unless conditions are firm on the first two, expect long irons or short fairway metals for your approach shots.  This green is similar to the first, although not as large.  

3

Ninety-degree dogleg left, around trees, with a marsh far left.  A well-struck drive as the fairway bends will run through the short grass, ob, into the trees.  Aim for the trees at the left corner of the dogleg.  The approach is to a medium-sized green, with ob lurking all along the left perimeter of the hole.  Like the first two greens, this one angle slightly upward from front to back.

4

Slight dogleg right, with a narrowing of the fairway into the drive zone.  The green sits near the second green, with a slight fall-off to the rear.  Trees line the right side of the fairway, so an approach from the left is warranted.  As with the first two holes, expect a long iron or short fairway metal for your approach ball, unless the fairway is running.

5

The first par three, and a nice one at that.  Not a terribly wide green, but with enough depth to allow access to low and high tee balls.  A bunker front-right leads the eye left, but do not let it stray too far.  The green itself rises to a crown, so chip and putt with caution, 'lest you slide down the other side.

6

Another great driving hole, accessible for both the draw and the fade.  Elevated tee allows for needed additional roll.  Another dogleg where the corner must, and can, be cut for maximum proximity to the green.  Approach the green from the left, as another marsh setting awaits on the right.  The green is wide, with requisite number of Rothland swales and slopes.

7

Another enjoyable, medium-length par three.  

8

The shortest par four on this nine, a slightly uphill drive and a slightly downhill approach make for a thoughtful 360 yards.  Hit the tee ball far enough, and it will begin to roll down toward the green.  The putting surface sits in something of a bowl, with a high bank left that funnels balls to the right.  Yet, a ball approaching from the right will invariably slide left, toward the low before the bank.  Get it ?  A bunker right rear helps preserve the wide approach from a far worse fate, but that's all you get.

9

Simply, a strategic par five.  The double-dogleg ninth requires a well-struck tee ball to avoid woods/water right and trees left, to access position "A."  The next fairway play requires aiming to the right, as trees, a mound and a pond occupy the entire left side of the landing area for the approach metal.  After two such thoughtful plays, the green is something of a benign target, as if to say "here is your reward for negotiating well the first two strokes," or "you have suffered enough," should things not go your way.  With the clubhouse as backdrop, the player is welcomed home.

Gold Nine

10

Another of the infamous "Rothland Right Angle" holes.  A three-wood from the tee is all that's needed to avoid driving through the fairway.  The approach, with a shorter iron, is played over a pond to a medium-sized green.  A putt may certainly be holed on this surface, given its size, so be courageous with the flat stick.

11

A gambler's hole.  Dogleg left up a hill, with lots of tall trees to the left, and ponds right and left, short off the tee.  It is over those tall trees that a fader must aim, while the draw player may follow the line of the fairway.  The hole rises to a back-to-front, downward-sloping green that sits above the chipping areas that surround it.  

12

A tight par three, with water fronting the green.  The correct play is long, although the green falls off on all sides.  Putt the ball gingerly here, as speed may be picked up, running away from the hole, from all angles.

13

A tight drive opens this par four.  The fairway narrows as the drive lengthens.  A pond awaits short right of the green, and a stream bisects the fairway some 80 yards before the putting surface.  A copse of trees (perhaps a small forest) lines the hole on the left from 150 yards in to the green.  There is room to the right to miss the green, so attempt to come in from the right.  The green rises from front to back. 

14

An almost-straight par four, rising gently from tee to green.  After driving through a chute of trees, the fairway widens tremendously.  An enormous bunker awaits to the right of the green, while long marsh grass sits left.  A too-strong approach will threaten the pond that fronts the third hole on this nine.  The green is narrow by course standards, with more room front to back than side to side.  A subtle break here and there suggests a second read before putting.

15

One of two terrific par fives on this nine, this is a classic woodland hole.  Drive down between stands of trees, as the hole bends forcefully to the right.  A 280-yard drive with a fade will reach the creek that crosses the fairway, so if you need to, lay up.  The second is played, ideally, from left to right, uphill, to leave a wedge in to the green.  A pond sits some forty yards short of the green on the left, introducing an approachable and puttable surface.

16

An intimidating par three, from tee to green.  To come in from the left is impossible, allowing for only the slightest of draws.  Necessitating a straight or fade shot over a pond, but avoiding the trees and the ob, one has a sense of the difficulty of this hole.  Once on the green, the work is not done.  A crown toward the rear left of the surface causes a few moments of concern.

17

Another risk-reward hole.  The fairway, apparently narrow, opens up the slightest bit at the bottom of the hill, allowing for a long drive to the corner.  Once reached, the green may be hit in two.  If the ball does not reach the base of the slope, a decision must be made.  A lofted lay-up or a cut around the corner, toward the front of the green.  Neither is correct nor incorrect, but one must be selected.  Much like the 9th on the Red course, the putting surface concedes itself, indicating that the battle on this hole has come before.

18

The most unique hole on a nine of unique holes.  From the tee, it seems as if the only option is the water.  Two ponds and a creek force the tee ball left, either before or after the creek.  Aiming for the green off the tee box seems folly, but it can be reached with a powerful strike.  The approach from the left must negotiate the second lake while avoiding two front bunkers.  The one who reaches no higher than par on this closing isthmus is one who has thought and fought.

White Nine

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