Course Details

The Mines Golf Course

Hole #1 Hole #2 Hole #3 Hole #4 Hole #5 Hole #6 Hole #7 Hole #8 Hole #9 Hole #10 Hole #11 Hole #12 Hole #13 Hole #14 Hole #15 Hole #16 Hole #17 Hole #18

Hole #1

Par 4, 371yd

The first hole is a very nice opener with a crested landing area defined by trees on both sides. The approach is downhill to a green fronted by a deep swale and perched out from the hillside on the left. Pin locations on the right side are difficult and there is a small back left plateau that bleeds out from the terrain on the left.

Hole #2

Par 4, 410yd

The second is a long par four of 455 yards from the back tee. The drive is uphill to a crested valley, with a bunker on the left side. With a good strike or the wind behind, drives will carry the hill and leave a mid-to-long iron in. Golfers who challenge the bunker will have a better angle into the green, which is fronted by 2 bunkers at the right approach. The cascading green has three levels and drops off the left side to short grass.

Hole #3

Hole #4

Par 4, 275yd

This short par four has no bunkers, but the tees and green are at opposite ends of a deep bowl, so a big hitter will have to carry all the way to the green if they wish to drive the green. The large green is undulating and falls off the front, back, and right sides, while the back left is dwarfed by a huge oak tree. This hole will surely frustrate better players who think it looks simple and should be an easy birdie.

Hole #5

Par 5, 556yd

A big par five over 600 yards from the back, the fifth has a commanding view from its high tees that look down upon a huge shared fairway with the ninth hole. This fairway is abruptly interrupted by two huge dunes that project from the ninth tees, narrowing the fifth fairway between the first and second landing areas, but still giving plenty of room for play. The approach is at grade to a relatively flat green, but out of bounds on the right (O´Brien St. runs all along the hole) looms for a misplayed shot.

Hole #6

Hole #7

Hole #8

Par 3, 140yd

Another par three of similar length but entirely different playing characteristics from #7, the eighth features a dramatic tee shot across a sandy wasteland to a rolling green. The large putting surface (biggest on the course) is bisected by a prominent ridge in the middle and bunkered on the left and back, as well as a steep bank on the right and in the approach. This hole will be a highlight for many golfers due to its rugged beauty.

Hole #9

Par 4, 364yd

From its dunetop tees, the ninth plays down to the shared fairway with hole five and then back up to a green perched in the hillside below the clubhouse. On the right of the ninth is a huge hill that comes down from #10 and will repel balls back down into play. The approach rises sharply up to the green and has deep bunkers at the left and right, plus bunkers at the back right and on the left. The green size is generous and will offer a great variety of pin locations.

Hole #10

Hole #11

Par 3, 136yd

The eleventh offers two angles of approach, a west orientation up to 215 yards and a south one to 170 yards. The south play shares the tee complex with hole nine and has a nice intimate feel as one revisits an area already played, but the west direction gives greater diversity to the par threes in length and difficulty. The green is oblong, tiered, and backed by a steep hill on one side while dropping sharply off on the other to grass and a single bunker.

Hole #12

Par 4, 321yd

After a short passage underneath the power lines, the golfer is rewarded with a beautiful hilltop tee for a short par four of 355 yards. The drive will typically find a broad valley, leaving one with a view of the flagstick but obscuring the green surface by a gentle ridge in front. Two deep bunkers in the ridge will make the big hitters think about the consequences of trying to go for the green. The green itself is a beautiful rolling “at-grade potato chip” that offers a chance to use the ground to bring the ball into the green or on recovery shots.

Hole #13

Hole #14

Par 4, 385yd

The fourteenth plays over wildly undulating land and will leave a blind approach unless the drive finds a narrow ridge. Big hitters will be thwarted by a huge bunker 100 yards out from the green, and in a direct line to the flag. The green is again bunkerless, but this “at-grade potato chip” will foil many golfers´ attempts to get it close on the approach. A beautiful natural hole and green in a wonderful setting.

Hole #15

Hole #16

Par 4, 456yd

Another long par four into the wind. The right side is protected by deep bunkers and a valley between the 14th and 16th holes, while the longer left side is and open and broad ridge. The closer one challenges the bunkers on the tee shot, the better angle and shorter the approach will be. The green sits in the open and is bunkerless, although the relatively flat terrain will move the ball more than one would expect. A four is a great score here.

Hole #17

Par 5, 506yd

The final par five plays along wonderful rolling terrain and finishes with a green perched on the distant hillside. A big drive can get some roll to a nice landing area and a go at the green in two, while a misplayed drive will leave a difficult second that must try to find a level spot to play an uphill approach from. The green surface is subtly contoured and will reward a good putt.

Hole #18

Course Details

The Mines Golf Course

Par 4, 371yd

Par 4, 410yd

Par 4, 398yd

Par 4, 275yd

Par 5, 556yd

Par 4, 298yd

Par 3, 131yd

Par 3, 140yd

Par 4, 364yd

Par 4, 333yd

Par 3, 136yd

Par 4, 321yd

Par 4, 434yd

Par 4, 385yd

Par 3, 122yd

Par 4, 456yd

Par 5, 506yd

Par 4, 431yd