The 14th hole at Black Mesa is a challenging par four that requires golfers to hit precise shots in order to have a shot at par or better.

The hole measures 389 yards from the back tees to 274 yards off the front. The fairway slopes from right to left off the native hillside with large bunker complexes along the left side to collect poor shots. The landing ares is split by a horizontal arroyo in the middle of the fairway.

Players should aim for the center or right side of the fairway where the hillside will kick shots back towards the enter. Long hitters should have no problem clearing the arroyo to find a fair size landing area. Mid and shorter hitters can play short of the arroyo for a long iron into the green or try their luck and sneak past the danger on either side. The left side has more space and a better view of the green for the second shot, but sits snugly between the two large bunkers. Players trying the right need to clear the apex of a small hill to reach the nirvana of the far landing area.

The deep green is sloped from right to left and back to front and sits like a shelf in the hillside. False fronts guard the front and right sides and the hillside guards the right. There are bunkers tucked into the hillside to give players second thoughts about using the hill to their advantage.

Like many greens on the course, this one is broken into three sections with raised ends sagging into a middle bowl section. Precise approach shots are needed for front pin placements to avoid the false front and the middle bowl from collecting your shot. A high ridge divides the back from the middle and must be cleared in order to reach back pin placements. Shots flying the green will be left with an uphill recovery shot.

Playing wisely on this hole should result in a good score, but it could yield a high score if you get greedy and miss the ideal targets.