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Hole Descriptions & Video 1-9 |
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#1 Par 4 - 420, 375, 340 & 310...Cypress Row
This dogleg left par four is a strong test to open your round. It has a very wide fairway with 2 bunkers left and 1 right in the landing zone of the tee shot. There are plenty of undulations in this fairway and flat lies are rare. The second shot plays more uphill than it looks with one bunker left and another long. The green sits in a natural saddle. The best place to miss this green is short, as every other area makes for a tough up and down. Walk away with a par on the first and feel happy.
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#2 Par 4 - 375, 345, 325 & 300...Vinyl Circle
This hole is a bit easier than the 1st, but don't let that fool you. Dew Valley road on the left and two wetlands give this seemingly easy 4 par plenty to avoid. A small deep bunker left and a large bunker right protect this smallish rolling green with plenty of movement. This is the first of many holes at Bandon Crossing where "long is gone", with a wetland about 10 paces beyond the green, you may find your ball or not.
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#3 Par 4 - 420, 400, 375 & 325...Meadow
This hole has one of the widest fairways, but the best angle is from the left edge of the fairway with your second shot over the bunker. This gives the biggest opening into this green with a large gaping bunker on the right front. There is a lot of room left to approach the green, but a tricky pitch follows a bail out approach. Long is gone.
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#4 Par 5 - 495, 475, 455 & 430... Wildflower
This dogleg left short par 5 will test your mind. It has tall grass and wetlands on the left, and the right has 2 driving bunkers and lay-up bunker. Many will have to lay-up to the natural hazard which cuts in front of this very small green. Long hitters with a good drive should be able to reach this short par 5, or at least clear the hazard, but this hole does play into the normal summer winds. There will be birdies and the occasional eagle, but plenty of 6, 7s and 8s to those that make a mistake.
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#5 Par 5 - 545, 505, 470 & 445...Crossings
This is really 2 separate holes that use the same fairway. As the main card it is a straightaway par 5 that starts on the uplands and plays into the bottomlands, about 70 feet below the tees. The tee shot is very generous with the length determining the 2nd shot to be played. There is a small creek at the bottom of the slope into the bottomlands about 60 yards in front of the green. A third shot from on top of the hill is like throwing darts to a green with plenty of subtle breaks.
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#5B par 4 - 410, 370, 335 & 310
5B plays as a dogleg right par 4. The green is slightly tucked behind the old livestock corral. This hole is designed and built to have a practical 9 hole layout as the main course does not return after nine. With this option you can play holes 1-5 then 15-18 and never have to enter and cross the bottomlands. It is also a very fun and different hole and will be used occasionally during regular play making the course a par 71. It also brings into play the unique "corral bunker". |
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#6 Par 3 - 235, 210, 175 & 155...Southwest Entry
The first par three of the round is the longest and is the first hole on the southwest portion of the property. Being downhill and down wind (in the summer) it plays much shorter than the yardage to one of the biggest greens on the course. A ball hit short can easily roll onto the green, but come up short right and you'll finds a pitch from short grass out of a large natural swale. This green more than any other was built just as the site was found, virtually no shaping was required.
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7 Par 4 430/380, 355, 335 & 275...Level
On windy summer days this may be one of the hardest holes to par on the course. A very narrow tee shot that you can not miss right. The smart player will shoot just right of the left fairway bunker and use the slope to hit the fairway. This second shot can play 3 or 4 clubs longer than the yardage. Long is gone, but 1 out of 1,000 will hit it over this green, and 8 in 10 will come up short. Interesting note on this hole is that the blue tees and the green are the same elevation.
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#8 Par 4 - 455, 425, 395 & 370...Windfall
This dogleg left into the forest is the longest par 4 on the course. The "chute" effect tee shot is looks deceptively narrow. The gamblers will try to challenge the Madrone on the left to save few yards. This rolling fairway gently narrows to a well protected green. This is not a bad hole to hit a low running approach into the gap in front of the green. In the summer winds this hole plays short to the yards, in the winter, synch up your belt. The strategy of playing for a hard par, easy bogey is pretty smart here as trying for too much could lead to a big score.
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#9 Par 3 - 175, 155, 145 & 120...Rhodie Way
This deceptive 3 par will give the players fits if they do not hit the right part of the green. The most undulating green is divided by a large spine...wrong side...tough putt. The above green grade bunker on the right hides more than ½ of the green and will provide many surprises as to the balls final resting place.
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