| Baxter Spann, Golf Course Architect: A great course tests both the mind and the body, and this holds true for Black Mesa. The mental strategy begins with the opening tee shot which requires a blind shot over a native ridge which houses two signal bunkers, unless the very forward tees are being used. Players familiar with the course will learn to use the bunkers as points of alignment to reach the most favorable part of the fairway. There is plenty of room to the right, but the closer the tee shot is played to the native ravine on the left, the shorter the approach will be to the green. Long hitters may even try to drive the green in a strong southwest wind. |
