Golden Gate Heights

[tarheel]

That green looks challenging. How will the winds be blowing? Sticking it looks like some serious precision is going to be needed. I can only imagine a pin at the front of the green will take real skill.

[Sundance]

That green looks challenging. How will the winds be blowing? Sticking it looks like some serious precision is going to be needed. I can only imagine a pin at the front of the green will take real skill.

Interesting question which I checked out. Pin #2 would be the closest to the front of the green with #3 a little farther back. Currently the wind is at your back but subject to change and both pins #2 and #3 are not that difficult but the ones farther back are just a little more difficult to get close to. The pitch or spline as Jeff calls it has a tendency to push the ball off the back of the green especially for pin #5 but overall the hole itself isn't too tough.

[Sundance]

Hole #4 @ Golden Gate Heights is a 445 yard par 4 that offers a great opportunity for a birdie. Off the tee you must avoid the bunkers guarding both sides of the fairway. Power hitters be wary of overshooting the fairway. While the approach looks to be uphill it's actually slightly downhill to a green protected by three bunkers as well as a pond on the left. The pond shouldn't come into play but note that the green has some very subtle breaks throughout.

[Sundance]

[Sundance]

Hole #5 @ Golden Gate Heights is a 535 yard par 5 that plays more like a long par 4. Slightly downhill from tee to green allows you to launch it from the driving pad avoiding the bunker on the left. It's not a question of reaching the green but sticking it on the approach. Few will fall short but more may find the slope behind the green. This is an eagle waiting to happen guys!!
Views from the tee, the approach, the third shot short of the green that few will see and an aerial of the dance floor!

[Sundance]

[tarheel]

Gorgeous view back towards the tee with the bridge! How many yards? Looks like a shortish par 4?

[Sundance]

Gorgeous view back towards the tee with the bridge! How many yards? Looks like a shortish par 4?

535 yard par 5 but it plays downhill like a long par 4. An Eagle challenge!!

[Sundance]

The 450 yard par 4 6th hole at Golden Gate Heights requires discretion off the tee. Power drives will definitely overshoot the fairway making the down hill approach much more difficult than it needs to be. You want to be close to the pin on this one!
View from tee, the approach and an aerial of the green from the right side.

[Sundance]