Like a fine wine, Scotland
Run Golf Club just gets better
with age.
This par-71 layout was strong
when it opened in 1999 and
has matured into one of the
finest in the Garden State.
With five sets of tees, the
course stretches from 5,010
yards to 6,810 at the tips
and offers 18 unique holes
to test every club in your
bag.
There are doglegs to negotiate,
elevated tees and uphill approaches.
An old airplane sits in the
quarry which splits Nos. 16
and 17.
If you enjoy variety, and
don't mind playing on outstanding
fairways and greens, this
is definitely a place for
you.
3 holes to watch:
No. 16: Playing
360 yards from the white tees,
this par 4 opens one of the
best closing stretches in
South Jersey. From
the tee, take a long look
at the deep quarry and then
decide how much you want to
cut off the dogleg. A tee
shot between 220-250 will
leave you in great shape to
attack the green. Don't approach
this hole with fear.
No. 17: It's long, straight
and a little tight. From another
elevated tee, this par 4 plays
421 yards from the whites
and is loaded with trouble
down each side. Stray left
and you're in the mounds and
high brush. Go right and you're
looking at water and more
of that high stuff. The key
here is to play under control
and not look to bomb away.
Par is a solid score.
No. 18: Arguably one of the
best closing holes in the
region. This par 5 plays 502
yards from the whites and
requires decent accuracy from
tee to green. It fades right
to left before cutting right
again. Again, those mounds
and high brush run along the
entire left side, while a
large pond is to the right.
Once inside 150, it's all
uphill to a large green.
Around the course:
Round wrecker:
Hitting into a few of those
deep bunkers that were strategically
designed by architect Stephen
Kay or spending too much time
hitting out of the various waste
areas. If you don't put it safely
back in play, you're asking
for trouble.
Best chance for birdie:
On the front side, No. 6. This
par 4 plays just 303 from the
whites to an elevated green.
Keep the ball away from the
waste area that runs down the
entire left side and you'll
have a shot.
On the back, No. 15 is best.
This par 3 plays 140 yards from
the whites and is a wedge for
most. No disrespect, but it's
the easiest hole on the course.
Consider your round
a success: If you maintained
your composure and played the
final three holes reasonably
well. This closing trio is among
the best in South Jersey and
is a great way to help build
your confidence. You could lose
a half-dozen balls if you don't
bear down and really concentrate
on every shot.
Don't even think about:
Not taking advantage of the
practice area -- driving range,
chipping area and putting green.
When playing an upscale facility
like this, arrive early and
loosen up. While we tend to
get out of the car, take a few
swings and declare ourselves
ready for the first tee, set
the alarm 30 minutes early and
make the effort.
Shot of the day:
It came early this round. C-P
golf team member Todd Shaner
was looking at about 60 feet
between himself and the hole
on No. 7 -- a 340-yard dogleg
left. He's been tucking them
close around the green this
season, but this chip was dead
on. Slightly uphill to a front
pin placement, it hit nothing
but the bottom of the cup for
birdie.
After the round:
The Highlander Pub & Grill
is dynamite. Whether you sit
in the restaurant, at the bar
or on the deck, it's a sensational
place to kick back and relax.
The menu offers everything from
appetizers to sandwiches to
complete meals. Try the Cuban
sandwich with a cold one.
Playing conditions:
For another South Jersey course
enjoying a tremendous amount
of play, everything was in outstanding
shape. There was nothing to
complain about on the box or
fairways, while the greens were
rolling extremely well. It's
a challenge to maintain optimum
conditions, but superintendent
Andrew Franks and his crew should
be commended for their efforts.
Overall: A
facility that has consistently
drawn local and national recognition,
Scotland Run is truly among
the region's elite. Dynamite
conditions and a friendly staff
add up to an experience you'll
remember until your next visit.
Play golf,
eat or get married at glorious Scotland
Run
There’s nothing better than
playing a golf course with character.
You want to tee it up someplace where
the layout offers variety, a different
challenge on each hole. A place where
you’ll be rewarded for a good
shot, yet penalized for using a driver
when hitting an iron to the marker
would have been the best bet.
Scotland Run Golf Club is that place.
It starts in the woods, where the
first eight holes are played among
tree-lined fairways. It then opens
up for a few holes before heading
into the quarry area, where the challenges
become greater.
With five sets of tees, Scotland
Run plays 5,010 from the forward tees
to 6,810 from the tips. The fairways
are tight and the greens are above
average in size, giving golfers of
all abilities an opportunity to play
an upscale, daily-fee course where
they feel most comfortable
.On the course
Always in outstanding condition, Scotland
Run is a thinking player’s golf
course. You just can’t stand
on the tee or sit in the fairway,
grip it and rip it. You’ve got
to have a strategy. You’ve got
to know when to leave the woods in
the bag and simply lay up. You need
to know what area of the green to
fire for, and whether the ball will
stay there when it lands.
There are plenty of trouble spots,
but that’s half the fun. Keep
it somewhere in the fairway and you
won’t be happy to be there.
Here are three holes that are not
only the elite of the course, but
among the best South Jersey has to
offer.
Par 3: With all due respect to
No. 13, the best has to be No. 9.
Playing 191 yards from the white
tees, it’s a sensation hole
to close out the front nine. The
green is extremely well protected
and certain pin placements make
it a bear to attack from the tee.
But birdie is possible, especially
with one of those new-age rescue
clubs. It was played as part of
last summer’s Courier Post
Par 3 Challenge
.
Par 4: It’s considered
to be the No. 3 handicap hole, but
No. 12 is the best par 4 on the
course and easily one of the strongest
in South Jersey. From an elevated
tee, this dogleg left plays 434
yards from the middle tees with
waste bunkers along both sides of
the fairway that can certainly come
into play right from the start.
And when you do go for the green,
make sure you’re on the right
level. It’s above average
in size and possesses three distinct
levels. It’s a par 5 for the
average player, so bogey is a good
score. Another one of the Courier-Post’s
favorites, having been on the Dream
18 in 2002.
Par 5: Every course needs something
special to bring you back –
a great finishing hole and No. 18
has it all. Playing 502 yards from
the middle tees, a pair of strong
shots will leave a wedge to an elevated
green and a shot at birdie. But
beware of the mounds which run down
much of the left side and a pond
that will take any ball that sways
a bit right of the fairway off the
tee.
Off the course
You couldn’t ask for much more
than what Scotland Run has to offer.
The complete package – from
putting green, sand practice area
and riving range to the halfway house,
upscale pro shop and cozy Highlander
Pub and Grill – everything is
first class. If you want a post-round
meal, there’s also plenty of
room on the patio. Getting married?
There’s a dynamic pavilion as
well as an inside banquet facility.
Play nine, say your vows, finish off
the back nine…just a thought.
19th hole
Everyone who loves to play the game
needs to put Scotland Run on their
agenda at least once this season.
Considering the price of other entertainment
options, those who truly get pumped
dropping a birdie putt or hitting
a crisp 6-iron should treat themselves
to an experience they will not forget.
Kevin Minnick
Courier Post
July 7, 2005
No
two holes are alike at Scotland Run,
Courier Post
If you're
seeking a truly unique golf course,
look no further than Scotland Run
Golf Club.
A Stephen Kay design, Scotland Run
is defined by its diversity. There
are short par 4s and long ones. There
are holes where two good shots can
leave you a run at birdie. There are
others where you take one look and
wonder how you're going to get it
done.
The biggest thing, however, is that
no two holes are alike.
"With the layout here, you can walk
up to any hole and not identify or
associate it with any other hole,"
head professional Jeff Frederick said.
"Go hole by hole and visualize each
one. Not one is remotely comparable
to another as being similar.
"I've played a lot of golf courses
where you play two or three holes
on the front nine and get to the back
and wonder "Didn't I play these holes?'
They are similar in shape, length,
design. There are a lot of courses
where the holes feel repetitive."
.It's simply not the case at Scotland
Run.
From the white tees, the par-71 design
plays just over 6,100 yards. The top
four handicap holes are each par 4s
-- No. 1 being the 421-yard 17th.
The three par 5s are strong, while
the four par 3s vary in length and
difficulty.
Whether it's the holes in the wooded
areas, the quarry or around the lake,
each offers a refreshing difference."Right
in the heart of the golf course --
the middle six -- is where you get
an idea of what you're into," Frederick
said. "Then it stands up and shows
what the golf course is all about
with those last three holes."
Scotland Run's closing trifecta is
one of the toughest in South Jersey
No. 16: A 360-yard par 4 that plays
over a quarry. This hole can stop
you dead in your tracks if you fail
to carry the vast waste area, which
includes one very old airplane. Failure
to execute off the tee and you could
be in for some real trouble
No. 17: A 421-yard par 4 that plays
virtually dead straight, but offers
one of the narrowest fairways on the
course and plenty of problems if you
stray too far off it.
No. 18: A 502-yard par 5 that is
one of the most picturesque holes
on the course. It's the only hole
over 500 yards (from the whites),
but trouble looms left and right if
you fail to stay in the fairway.
"Par is a good score," Frederick
said of the closing stretch. "More
rounds have been made or broken on
those three holes than any other I
can think of, at least for me. I've
had my share of gloom and glory on
those three holes.
"Absolutely, it's one of the strongest
sets around. There's the risk/reward
of Nos. 16 and 18, while No. 17 is
just long and straight -- for both
the first and second shots."
When it comes to risk/reward holes,
most associate these with par 5s.
And at Scotland Run, Nos. 1, 10 and
18 are not designed to knock you down
but to help build you up.
"There's a good possibility to get
to 2-under on the par 5s at any time
of the day," Frederick noted.
No. 1: 493 yards from the white tees.
The hole plays relatively straight
off the tee before bending slightly
right. It's a strong opening hole
because it can be reached in two,
and there's nothing better than opening
your round with a red number.
"No. 1 starts off relatively easy,"
Frederick said. "I always enjoyed
a golf course that didn't try to throw
you 2- or 3-over par after the first
two holes, a golf course that allowed
you to get into your game.
"That being said, No. 1 is a good
beginning hole for a course that doesn't
want to beat you up right away."
No. 10: 492 yards. Although you can't
see the green, this is a hole that
requires three well-placed shots to
have any chance at birdie. The green
sits well above the fairway, protected
by bulkheading.
"If you play it smart, knowing it's
a three-shot hole, it's really your
approach shot that sets up the hole
for you," Frederick said. "You have
to hit a safe shot off the tee, put
it in play. This allows you to pick
the right club to put you in around
100 yards for the third shot."
No. 18: 502 yards. It's one of the
best finishing holes in the region,
forcing players to bear down and keep
the ball clear of the hazards.
"No one likes a 445-yard par 4 where
you don't get a good opportunity to
make birdie," Frederick said. "It's
nice to be able to come to the last
home with a risk/reward setup that
rewards with birdie if you take the
risk and succeed."
With plenty of risk/reward holes
and the opportunity to play 18 different
designs, Scotland Run should be at
the top of your list of courses to
play.
Kevin Minnick
Courier Post
August 17, 2006
ABOUT THE HOLES:
Hardest hole: The 434-yard, par-4
12th would be in the running for hardest
hole in South Jersey. You need to
hit a stout drive and are likely to
still have 200 yards or so to a green
cut into the side of a hill. To the
right are a couple of traps and there
is water down the right from the second
shot to the green. On a course filled
with great holes, this one stands
out.
Par 3 of note: You stand on the tee
at the 191-yard ninth hole and wonder
if you can hit the green. Problem
is, you can hit the long, narrow green
and be nowhere near the pin. Traps
on the right may have you eyeing the
left, where mounds come into play
Favorite hole: It was hard to pick
one, but the finishing hole is pretty
special. The 502-yard loser has mounds
all down the left side and brings
water into play for the second shot
on the right. The third shot can be
a short iron up hill to a large green.
A few traps add to the challenge.
Part of the old quarry is where the
water comes into play and accounts
for most of the elevation rise to
the green as the hole scoots around
the side.
Best shot: That previously mentioned
ninth hole had me standing on the
tee wondering if I could hit the green.
One rescue club shot later, the ball
hit the green on the proper level
where the pin was. Suddenly, I'm standing
on the tee wondering if I can sink
an eight-foot birdie putt (I did).
BIRDIES, PARS and BOGEYS
The good: Variety of holes. Scotland
Run has a little of everything: open
holes, wooded holes, quarry holes.
It has three par 4s over 400 yards
and five under 340 yards. Several
of the shorter par 4s you can use
a mid-iron off the tee to be safe,
or yank out the driver and leave yourself
a short wedge.
The bad (reputation): It has its
detractors, but the par-4 16th is
a hole that lets you challenge yourself.
The signature hole, it's a dogleg
right around part of the quarry. Aim
for the bunkers where the hole doglegs
and you'll have in the neighborhood
of 150 yards to a green with a large
bunker on the front left. Otherwise
decide how much of the quarry you
want to bite off. Make it and you
can have as little as 100 yards to
the green. Miss and the drop off from
the fairway to the floor of the quarry
is steep. Plus you likely won't be
able to go for the green in two, just
wedging back up and into the fairway.
The bizarre: You get to drive through
part of the quarry en route from the
ninth tee to the green. ... The large
bunker sitting smack in the middle
front of the 13th green will pose
a challenge to get out of should you
not get over it. ... The approach
shot to the seventh green may be the
only one in South Jersey where unless
the pin is on the right, you can't
#1
Course to Entertain Clients
in Philadelphia Region,
Business Week/Golf Digest
Scotland
Run Golf Club was recently
highlighted as one of
the top 18 courses in
the country and hailed
as one the elite facilities
to offer businesspeople
"all the amenities
of a private club, from
wood-paneled lockers to
spectacular golf to fine
dining." In a special
supplement presented by
Business Week and Golf
Digest in the June 2,
2003, issue of Business
Week, the top business
centers in terms of business
activity and golf were
identified and the top-rated
public courses within
an hour's driving distance
from the Central Business
District featured. Scotland
Run Golf Club, located
just 15 miles from Center
City Philadelphia, was
singled out as the best
course to entertain clients
in the Philadelphia region.
"For
pure fun it's hard to
beat Scotland Run Golf
Club, where every hole
has a unique characteristic
that's both exciting and
invigorating. The par-4
second features two separate
greens. A deep carpet
wall bunker (with a face
of stacked carpet instead
of sod) guards the third
green. The eighth plays
along a sandy waste area
and a lake, both part
of the old sand quarry
that occupied the site.
A wall of vertical railroad
ties must be cleared to
reach the par-5 10th green.
The par-4 16th rides the
rim of a 25-foot-deep
pit of abandoned quarry,
and the par-5 18th plays
out of it to a green with
water to its right."
Business Week/Golf
Digest
Golf & The Business
Life Supplement
Summer 2003
Philadelphia
Inquirer golf writer Joe
Logan chooses 18 of the
greatest golf holes in
the region (both public
& private) to build
his ideal course.
#1
Aronimink Golf Club
No. 1 Par 4, 430 yards
#2
Huntingdon Valley Country
Club
No. 2 Par 4, 431 yards
#3
Pine Valley Golf Club
No. 5 Par 3, 232 yards
#4
ACE Center & Golf
Club
No. 5 Par 5, 489 yards
#5
Merion Golf Club
No. 11 Par 4, 369 yards
#6
Pine Hill Golf Club
No. 10 Par 4, 447 yards
#7
Pine Valley
No. 10 Par 3, 146 yards
#8
Scotland Run Golf Club
No. 16 Par 4, 404 yards
"Scotland
Run is built on and
around an old rock quarry
and the 16th is one
spot where you have
to figure they almost
dug to China. Wow. If
you have any kind of
backbone at all, you'll
march up to one of the
back tees, hitch up
your pants like Arnold
Palmer in his prime,
and try to bomb it over
a gaping hole of sand
and water that's half
as big as Delaware.
It's
a dogleg right, so the
more you bite off, the
shorter your approach
shot. You want to bite
180 yards? How about
200, or even 230?
If
you make it, the second
shot is a cinch. "
#9
Hartefeld National
No. 5 Par 5, 525 yards
#10
Torresdale-Frankford
Country Club
No. 8 Par 4, 474 yards
#11
Green Valley Country
Club
No. 10 Par 3, 199 yards
#12
Merion
No. 16 Par 4, 428 yards
#13
Cobb's Creek Golf Club
No. 14 Par 5, 618 yards
#14
Pine Valley
No. 17 Par 4, 338 yards
#15
Pine Valley
No. 13 Par 4, 448 yards
#16
Merion
No. 17 Par 3, 220 yards
#17
Philadelphia Cricket
Club
No. 18 Par 4, 472 yards
#18
Scotland Run Golf Club
No. 18 Par 5, 530 yards
"Like
all strong finishing
holes this one gets
your heart pumping and
your gut sinking from
the getgo. What to do?
How to attack?
From
the tee, the 18th tumbles
downward, bottoming
out as the fairway wraps
around the right side
of a quarry filled with
water. It's an eye-catching
sight. From there, the
hole moves up the hill,
over a lower portion
of the fairway, toward
a green perched far
in the distance.
The
safe play is to hit
the tee shot down the
water's edge, then cut
off a chunk of the quarry,
for the manageable third
shot into the green.
But the gambler has
bigger, riskier ideas.
Bomb
that tee shot down the
left side, away from
the water. Then reach
for your 3-wood to try
to bomb another one
up and over the watery
death. It looks like
a big shot, and it is.
But go for it. You can
make birdie. Maybe.
"
Joe
Logan,
Sunday, September 18,
2001
Philadelphia Inquirer
Interesting
Holes Make For Fun Course,
Courier Post
“To
play Scotland Run Golf
Course is to have fun
playing golf. There’s
something to be said for
that. You
want variety? You have
variety. There
are holes that are long,
short, tree-lined, open,
have two greens, have
bunkers with carpet-rolled
faces, have bunkers with
vertical railroad ties
and …quarry holes. Oh,
those quarry holes. Built
in and around an old quarry,
it’s no surprise
that the quarry figured
prominently into Stephen
Kay’s design of
Scotland Run. But you
don’t encounter
the quarry until the eight
hole. Then it plays a
role the rest of the way
except for holes 13-15. But
this is a good thing.
The quarry gives the course
distinction and definition.
And for what it’s
worth, makes the course
quite aesthetically pleasing. But
before you get to the
eighth hole, the first
seven, except for the
par 4, fourth can pose
some serious tree trouble. So
you get a taste of a lot
of different golf hazards:
trees, water, sand, waste
areas. Oh, and on all
holes, large greens that
can give you fits if you’re
not on the right section.
They’re either undulating
or have levels that can
leave you scratching your
head as to how you can
get the putt to stay on
the green.”
Of
the many picturesque—and
exigent—courses
in southern New Jersey,
few have as much WOW factor
as this 6,810-yard jewel
in Williamstown: a dunescape
fashioned with a sand
quarry at its core that’ll
keep you guessing about
strategy. Stephen Kay,
who upon seeing the property
knew of its potential,
has manufactured a series
of 18 distinct holes and
juxtaposed them with his
trademark scenic signatures,
including inset greens
framed by a variety of
visual trickery and heavily
fortified bunkers. These
design cues portend of
a monster lurking beneath:
At the par-four second,
which is as befuddling
as it is beautiful, the
green is sliced in two
by a massive bunker. At
the 402-yard par-four
16th, which flanks the
edge of the nearly 20-foot-deep
abandoned quarry, golfers
are presented with a risk-reward
option like no other.
“On
some courses, it doesn’t
matter in which order
you play the nines….but
Scotland Run really does
build on itself, emerging
from a largely wooded
front nine into a vast
former sand quarry where
each hole is more visually
arresting than the last.
At the 402-yard, par-four
16th you confront on of
the best risk/reward tee
shots in the state. The
hole blends to the right
around an excavated sand
pit about 13 feet deep.
( If you land in it, a
flight of stairs leads
you to your purgatory.)
Bomb it 290 yards from
the back tees and your
reward is an 85-yard wedge
to the hole. Playing it
safe up the left side
skirts most of the pit
and leaves a second shot
of 75-200 yards. If you
navigate that hole, Scotland
Run isn’t finished
messing with your mind.
The 530-yard, par-five
18th is a brilliant finishing
hole, descending from
an elevated tee into a
valley, around (or over)
water and up a narrowing
fairway to a plateaued,
heavily bunkered green.”
The
locals don’t speak
with a Scottish burr,
and the heather is in
your imagination, but
this golf course, only
20 minutes from the center
of Philadelphia will transport
you to the Scottish lowlands
in a flash. Near the quiet,
rural community of Williamstown
less than five miles off
the Atlantic City Expressway,
Scotland Run gets its
name from the creek that
runs along its northern
border: Scotland Run Branch.
History has it that about
200 years ago immigrant
Scots from Dornoch (home
to the famed Royal Dornoch
Golf Club) came upon this
land, saw its resemblance
to their homeland and
named the creek to honor
their heritage.
For many years the surrounding
land here was a sandpit.
But in the 1990’s,
a boom in public golf
course construction in
South Jersey brought about
a miraculous transformation.
When golf course architect
Stephen Kay unveiled his
handiwork here in 1999,
local golfers discovered
a course that magically
blends woodland and links
style around the abandoned
quarry pits. To make it
all work, Kay had to move
tons of material so the
quarries would offer challenges
to golfers but not unduly
impede their games. The
result is a course with
waste areas and bunkers,
doglegs left and right,
and more than 10 acres
of water on golf terrain
as unique as any in New
Jersey. Keeping with the
Scottish flavor, some
bunkers are walled with
railroad ties and others
with sod. The finishing
hole is fast gaining attention
as one of the most memorable
in the state: a 530-yard
par 5 which requires a
carry over a sandpit with
water and has imposing
quarry walls staring you
in the face.
Bill Noble, Garden
State Golf Magazine
Summer 2003
"The
golf course throws three
different kind of looks
at you: links, wooded
and quarry. Most people
liken the layout to something
you might find in the
Arizona desert. It is
impressive both visually
and in terms of intimidation.
The 410-yard 16th is a
big par 4 over a cavernous
waste area.
The
holes that run through
a former sand quarry are
the most visually impressive
and present the most danger.
But the rest of the course
has its own defenses.
It is demanding no matter
what look it is throwing
at you. Thick woods line
many fairways and sand,
water and wetlands take
turns wreaking havoc on
your round."
Washington Golf
Monthly
March 2003
A
Fascinating Golf Course,
New Jersey Golf Magazine
"Scotland
Run….is a fascinating
golf course kept in excellent
condition and set on some
of the most unique terrain
in Southern New Jersey…Scotland
Run can make you soar.
Its final three holes
are demanding to play
and spectacular to see,
but long before then,
Scotland Run charms, taunts,
delights and frustrates.
You'll want to play it
again, and soon."
"....In the sleepy
hamlet of Williamstown,
New Jersey, 25 minutes
south of Philadelphia,
is Scotland Run Golf Club,
a brilliant newcomer that
opened two years ago.
Designed by New York-based
Stephen Kay, who lists
the Links of North Dakota
and a nine-hole course
for the King of Bhutan
on his resume, the layout
winds in and around an
abandoned quarry. The
par-71 course, stretching
from 5,010-6,810 yards,
artfully blends woodland,
quarry, and links-style
holes. Expansive waste
areas, 10 acres of water
and an imposing array
of cliffs highly unusual
for the region provide
quite an eyeful during
the round. Most architects
strive for memorability
in their designs by hanging
their hats on one or two
signature holes. Kay has
nearly achieved the impossible
at Scotland Run, building
a seamless 18 with strategic
interest from start to
finish. Each one has its
own personality. Also,
all the tees, fairways,
and green areas were covered
with two feet and sand
excavated from the old
quarry, resulting in superior
playing conditions year-round.
"Named for a stream
that defines the northern
boundary of the course
(the stream itself was
named by the early Scottish
settlers who noted that
the landscape's resemblance
to their homeland), Scotland
Run eases players into
the round but cranks up
the challenge on the back
nine. The green at the
par-five 10th, for example,
is fronted by a moat like
bunker and a sheer-sided
wall of railroad ties
that defends against easy
assault. The par-four
16th is a classic risk-reward
hole that tempts players
to bite off a corner of
sprawling waste bunker
to reach a prime portion
of the fairway, while
the fishhook-shaped 18th,
a 530-yard par-five, dares
brave-hearted players
to carry a fearsome sandpit
to reach the elevated
green in two. This stunning
finale, with its water,
sand and curving quarry
walls, sums up all that
has gone before. Scotland
Run boasts a 15-acre practice
facility as well as a
handsome clubhouse.
Brian McCallen,
New England Financial
Journal
Summer 2001
"....It's tough to
describe Scotland Run
Golf Club in Williamstown
(NJ). Built partially
in an old gravel quarry,
the land features significant
changes in elevation that
are very unusual for southern
New Jersey. But other
parts of the course help
explain the club's name,
as the terrain is in some
ways reminiscent of Scottish
linksland. Nobody will
mistake this for a links
course, though, as architect
Stephen Kay has incorporated
wooded areas and large
waste bunkers into the
design.
"The widely praised
layout, like the land,
is a grab bag of character.
Some bunkers are walled
with railroad ties, others
with sod. Some legs break
sharply left, others sharply
right. The front nine
is enjoyable and somewhat
traditional, but the back
nine is truly unique and
therefore more memorable.
With 20-foot-tall cliffs
literally directing play
and a tremendously spacious
feeling, the old quarry
makes its presence known
on the final nine holes.
The back nine is also
where golfers will encounter
water, sometimes requiring
long carries to stay dry.
"With so much diversity
on the course, any attempt
to identify a "signature
hole" would be futile
(and pointless). If golfers
