Golf at The Wilds

Hole 1

Par 4

Don't let your eyes deceive you on this hole. The corner of the dogleg is not as far as it looks from the tee. Measure it out and plan accordingly. If you're a big hitter, the line is over the trees on the left, leaving yourself a very short iron into this green. If you're the more cautious sort, a lay up to the corner is the play, keeping you off the facing hill or even out of the trees. The left side of the green is well protected by a punishing bunker.

Hole 2

Par 5

A long par 5 that is difficult to reach in two. A tee shot over the crest and in the fairway is necessary. Now, the hole starts to play tricks with your mind. Do you try to go for it in two? If you lay up, where and how far? The smart play is to lay up short of the narrow neck and not tempt fate as the trees on the left side or the environmental area on the right swallow up any stray shots. This leaves an approach that calls for a high, soft shot into the shallow green.

Hole 3

Par 4

Are you a gambler? This short par 4 is reachable from the tee if the wind is favorable. Your line is over the tallest tree on the left corner. Otherwise, lay up around the 120-yard mark, leaving a short iron into a large, open green. Be careful as the last 30 yards of the fairway gently slopes into the environmental area.

Hole 4

Par 3

A short par 3. The difficulty comes in reading the wind and the rise in elevation make sure to take enough club to get over the large, front bunker even if that mean putting back down to the hole.

Hole 5 

Par 4

Left is wrong and right is right. The fairway on this par 4 slopes and gently turns to the left as it goes, bordering an environmental area. Keeping it right off the tee and into the green will keep you safe and in the running for par.

Hole 6 

Par 4

Over the crest of the hill is a must off the tee. Making the approach shot as a short as possible is the only way to take away some of the difficulty of this long par 4. The green is shallow and will only hold the most skilled of shots.

Hole 7 

Par 5

A long, narrow par 5. Getting there in two is tough, but not impossible. Just be sure to hit the fairway off the tee. If you don't then be happy getting there in 3. Whatever club you hit into this green, be sure to hit and hold it. Anything long, left, or right can and will result in a big number as all sides slope away dramatically.

Hole 8 

Par 3

A short and relatively simple par 3. The difficulty comes in the difference in the elevation change and the swirling wind of the bowl. Take a moment to plan appropriately and then execute.

Hole 9

Par 4

One of our more scenic and challenging holes. Off the tee, one must get as close to the canyon as possible in order to make the approach a little easier. A short tee shot will leave with a long iron or even a wood in your hands, hitting off a severe downhill lie. Off the tee, your line is over the right corner bunkers. Into the green, do not miss short or left, unless you want to make double bogey or worse as the rushing water awaits below.

Hole 10

Par 4

Out of the bounds on the left, woods on the right. Other than that it's just a relatively straight, forward hole. One must be aware of the elevation change coming into the green, requiring more club than what the yardage ind

Hole 11

Par 5

A straight-away, long par 5. The difficulty comes within the last 100 yards. The fairway narrows with bunkers on the right and water on the left. If you do manage to place your second shot in this tight area, you now have to hit to an elevated green and thus club yourself appropriately.

Hole 12

Par 4

A shortish par 4 with a large pond that intersects the fairway. Another hole where getting as close to the hazard as possible without making the mistake of hitting into it, rewards you. There is a sliver of fairway available on the left side of the pond to get closer to the green but it is for only the most brave hearted of players.

Hole 13

Par 3

A simple par 3. Get on the tee and hit it onto the green. Don't forget to factor the wind in. With, against, or sideways, it will play with your ball.

Hole 14

Par 4

Hit the fairway! Off the fairway here could mean a lost ball as the wild grass tends to swallow up any stray shots. Into the green, one must avoid hitting it long. Behind the green is a severe drop off that is bordered by out of bounds.

Hole 15

Par 4

A long, dogleg par 4. A creek cuts through the fairway but it would take quite a good poke off the tee to find it. A mid to long iron into the green is necessary, but most of the trouble is off to the sides.

Hole 16

Par 4

A dogleg par 4 that moves gently to the left. The fairway that is not as wide as it appears on the tee. Finding it is a must. A small creek frames the left and rear of the green. Anything not well struck will end up in trouble.

Hole 17

Par 3

Our most difficult par 3. A short or right approach is punished. A mid to long iron with a high ball flight is required to hold this shallow green. At all costs avoid the deep front bunker.