| Baxter Spann, Golf Course Architect: Purely by measured yardage, this is the second longest par four on the front nine, but it will often play as the longest. Usually into the prevailing wind, it also requires a 220-plus carry from the back tee to reach the fairway. The tee shot that flirts with the arroyo on the left has a better view and angle of approach on the second shot. Tee shots played to the right will either be in a fairway hollow with a partially blind shot to the green or in a massive bunker complex which the fairway bends around to the right. The green is narrow in front and wide in back, where it is divided by a slight ridge which protrudes into the back center of the putting surface. The green is surrounding by a complex of bunkers and mowed chipping areas. |
