Hole #1
"Downhill Landing"
One of the widest playing areas from the tee, drive should be played between the fairway bunkers, leaving a downhill mid-iron approach to the green. |
Hole #2
"Southbound Links"
Another relatively easy tee shot which should avoid prarie area left and fairway bunker on right. The severely sloped, bowl-shaped right half of the green is this hole's trademark. |
Hole #3
"Perennial Favorite"
Less difficult that number 8, but still a dangerous Par 3. A tee shot that misses the green faces a difficult chip or sand shot to a wide, but fairly shallow green. |
Hole #4
"Long Plateau"
An uphill dogleg left in which accuracy off the tee is a necessity. From the white or red tees, flail away to cut the corner, but make sure you carry water on the left. A conservative tee shot will be placed away from the water and left of the fairway bunker. |
Hole #5
"Thread the Needle"
This hole is a train wreck waiting to happen on any given shot. The safe play off the tee is away from the lake on the right and short of the fairway bunker. The green is extremely shallow. Don't miss this green long as almost a certain double bogey will result. |
Hole #6
"Bankshot"
A Par 5 reachable in two, but pay close attention to the driving area that narrows for the longer hitters. Aim the tee shot at the small group of trees on the left side of the fairway. |
Hole #7
"Bunker Hill"
Better safe than sorry on this little jewel. Take the hazard on the right out of play by laying up short of the bunker, leaving a short-iron approach to a well protected, elevated green. |
Hole #8
"Little Runaway"
A slightly downhill Par 3 with a narrow opening in front. Play for extra roll as the green slopes from front to back. Take three and run. |
Hole #9
"Prairie Woodlands"
A great finishing hole with the Fire Ridge clubhouse as a backdrop and a perfect aiming point for our tee shot. Avoid the fairway bunker right and Trees left. The green slopes from right to left and has a narrow opening to play to. |
Hole #10
"Double Challenge"
Beautiful Par 5 reachable in two. Second shot is blind to a green protected by out-of-bounds on the left (entire hole) and water short and right. Smart play: lay-up to the 100 year marker. Don't lay up any nearer to green than 100 yards. |
Hole #11
"Crow's Nest"
A gorgeous downhill Par 3 to a large green guarded by bunkers short left and long. A Par 3 is a good score here. |
Hole #12
"Uphill Battle"
An uphill Par 4 which requires a tee shot to negotiate a strategic bunker in the center of the fairway. Keep second shot below the hole as green slopes form back to front. |
Hole #13
"The Sentinel"
Short dogleg left framed by a tree on the left and water right. Downwind, a 3-wood or long-iron leaves a 100 yard pitch shot to a well bunkered green. |
Hole #14
"The Narrows"
Reachable dogleg left with two exacting shots. Don't go left: prairie grass will gobble up tee shot and fairway bunker or greenside water hazard awaits wayward second/third shot. Front third of green slopes away from player. Lay-up second shot to 85 yards. |
Hole #15
"The Corner"
Solid Par 4 which plays longer than its yardage into normal winds from the south. Play tee shot further left than you think. Green protected short left and long by bunkers. |
Hole #16
"God's Country"
Perhaps our best Par 4. Drive in the fairway and place the second shot BELOW the hole. Don't miss the green long as you will face an extremely difficult, delicate and speedy downhill chip shot. Friendly advice: Take your par and run! |
Hole #17
"Marsh Landing"
A dramatic Par 3 surrounded by marsh. The key to this hole is not to miss the green long or left. Your work is not complete just by hitting the green as this is one of our most severe putting surfaces. |
Hole #18
"Long Way Home"
Negotiate large unplayable mound in right half of fairway. If going over, carry left half of mound and play to 100 yards from green. Safest route is between fairway bunker & mound. Keep second shot below hole. Avoid going over green or face fastest, most difficult chip on the course. |