GOLF COURSE HISTORY

Hole Description:
On this opening hole, a tee shot to the left center of the fairway is ideal, the approach shot plays one club up the hill, to a green that slopes from back to front. As with most of the approach shots at Apawamis, it is important to leave your ball below the hole.

Hole Description:
Left Green: Aim your tee shot down the right center of the fairway. Long hitters might consider a fairway wood off the tee to avoid running through the fairway.  Accuracy is important on the uphill approach shot to the wide, two-tired green. Add an extra club for your approach shot.

Right Green: Hit a driver or 3-wood to the right center of the fairway.  An accurate approach shot is essential to this small, narrow green.

Hole Description:
Finding the fairway off the tee is essential. If you can avoid the two fairway bunkers, you will be rewarded with a relatively short approach shot. The second shot will play half a club less to a punch-bowl style green with plenty of back to front slope.

Hole Description:
Tee shot placement is more important than length on our signature hole. The approach shot must clear the fourteen green-side bunkers nicknamed "Eleanor's Teeth" to reach this four-tiered green. Staying below the hole here is a must!

Hole Description:
This par three is the shortest hole on the golf course. Play to the center or right side of this right-to-left sloping green. Be sure to keep it out of the hidden back bunker.

Caddie Notes:
This par 4 is not long, but it is narrow. A tee shot placed short of or to the left of the fairway bunker will leave a slightly uphill, 115-140 yard approach shot to a well-bunkered green.

Hole Description:
A 225-240 yard tee shot just to the right of the mound on the left will set up an ideal second shot through the narrow opening in the trees. The approach shot may play slightly shorter than the yardage as the green runs away from you. Aiming at the large oak tree for your approach shot is a good target line.

Hole Description:
A long tee shot on this hole is helpful; long hitters can carry the mound in the center of the fairway, leaving a clear view of the banked green. This green slopes from back to front and right to left. Short is most certainly better than long when hitting into this green.

Hole Description:
An ideal tee shot favors the right center of the fairway, even though a creek and out-of-bounds lurk on the right side. Tee shots missing the fairway left will most likely find the "great hazard" and make it very difficult to reach this par 5 in regulation. The second shot must negotiate a cross-bunker on the left side and the large oak tree on the right.

Hole Description:
Long hitters may be able to reach this par 5 in two shots. Out-of-bounds runs down the entire right side. An accurate drive favoring the left center fairway is ideal. If laying up, beware of the water hazard on the left side. Add an extra half a club for your approach shot.

Hole Description:
This par 4 has it all: trees, bunkers, out-of-bounds, and water hazards. A tee shot of over 220 yards is required to give you a clear look at the well-protected green.

Hole Description:
The elevation of the green makes the tee shot on this par 3 very demanding. The tee shot plays at least one club up the hill. A shot missed short and right will find a deep bunker, leaving you a tough up and down.

Hole Description:
From the tee, you must negotiate three fairway bunkers. Leaving an approach shot of 125-140 yards is the safe play. Longer hitters can try to split the bunkers for a shorter shot to a severely sloped green. A front hole location brings the water into play.

Hole Description:
This par 4 favors the long, accurate hitter. A good drive leaves a long approach shot over a valley and brook. This is one of the trickier greens on the course with many subtle breaks. It slopes more severely from back to front than it first appears. Staying below the hole is critical.

Hole Description:
On this demanding driving hole, an accurate drive of 230-250 yards placed along the left center of the fairway sets up the best angle for the approach shot. Longer hitters may consider a 3-wood to keep the ball from running through the fairway on the left side. The deepest bunker on the golf course guards the left side of the green.

Hole Description:
Par is a wonderful score here. If you miss this green, miss it short. Former Apawamis Professional, Jack Patroni, intentionally layed up on this hole. The "Patroni" places the tee shot short and left of the green, leaving a relatively benign chip and putt to almost any hole location.

Hole Description:
This is a reachable par 5 for the longer hitters. The tee shot must negotiate the two visible fairway bunkers on the right and left. You must decide to lay-up 120 yards out to avoid the cross bunker or decide to carry the bunker in an attempt to chase your shot down the hill towards the green.

Hole Description:
This blind tee shot should be aimed at the right edge of the "U" in the trees out in the distance. A carry of 210-225 yards will keep you short of the two fairway bunkers on the left side. To protect players on the practice range, there is internal out-of-bounds on the left side. An accurate approach shot to this multi-tiered, well-bunkered green is required.