Oak

Hole One is a long Par 4 with an incline in the last 150 yards which makes for a challenging approach shot, as you will have little visibility of the flag. It is the 7th handicap hole and an excellent one to start your round. Your tee shot should be played to the right side of the fairway to avoid the weeping willow tree on the left side. When choosing your club for your second shot, keep in mind the yardage plays longer due to the incline. Be sure to steer clear of the bunker on the right. The green itself is fairly level.

Orchard

Hole 2 is a tough but short Par 4. It is the 17th handicap hole. Being downhill from the tee you may be tempted to go for the green, but this presents a challenging tee shot that can find itself snubbed by a bunker guarding the green. Your best chance at Par is to lay-up in the center of the fairway and hit your second shot up a steep incline to the green. Be careful not to hit it above the cup on this green. The green on this hole is particularly challenging with a steep northward facing slope.

1892

Hole 3 is a long Par three that is the 11th handicap hole. From 196 yards, your downhill tee shot is manageable but bunkers on either side of this green present a challenge to those with straying tee shots. Once on the green you will be faced with a tiered green and depending on the day’s pin placement, either a steep putt up to the pin or a relentless putt down.

Maud

Hole 4 is a long Par 5 which begins with an uphill tee shot and leaves your second shot hitting blind over the peak of the hill into the final stretch of this sloping fairway. If you can, avoid the deep bunkers on the right and left side of the green as it represents an extreme challenge for even the most skilled sand player to get up and down. If your approach shot does stick to the green, you may find yourself with a manageable putt on this relatively level green.

Taylor

Hole 5 is the 3rd handicap hole. It begins with a tight tee so it will demand a fairly straight drive off the tee. The fairway is narrowly lined with mature maple trees on either side. Your second shot opens up to a downhill finish to the green and depending where you are may play less than the actual yardage. Bunkers flank both sides of this moderately sloped green.

Emmet

The Par 4 is named after course architect Devereaux Emmet. Choose the placement of your tee shot carefully on this hole. A well placed tee shot on the right side of the fairway will leave you in an excellent position to stick this narrow green on your approach shot. Should you be unfortunate enough to hit your tee shot to the left side of the fairway your approach shot will prove to be daunting as the narrow green is tightly flanked with deep bunkers in the front leaving little room for error on this narrow green. A front right or back shelf pin requires an accurate approach for a make able birdie putt.

Sleepy Hollow

Our signature hole, a Par 3, is the 9th handicap hole. From the tee box you stand eye level with the green, 187 yards away. The fairway dips and rises back up to the green which is heavily guarded by trees on the right side and bunkers in the front and left side of the green. If you are lucky enough to stick the green from the tee, you have avoided a challenging second shot onto the green from a blind position. Once on the green be cautious of the slope as it can be deceiving. If you make the mistake of going long and over the green, your putt will be challenged to get up and down for par.

Road Side

With mountain views from this elevated tee box, Hole 8 is the 13th handicap hole and runs parallel with Chestnut Lane. With out of bounds to the left, you will want to carry the hill on your tee shot to set yourself up for a fairly straight forward second shot. The green is large and presents challenges to those less confident in their putting. The green has a steady slope up from front to back that will make putting difficult. If the pin is on the back tier, the tee shot must carry all the way as the swale absorbs the energy from a slightly mishit shot.

Powelton

This long Par 4, 9th hole, is the 1st handicap hole of the course. It runs along historic Balmville Road and is lined with majestic Catalpa trees. Without an accurately placed tee shot, reaching the green on this Par 4 will be ominous. Play this hole up the right hand of the fairway to avoid a difficult approach to the green as a tree hangs its limbs into the fairway about 75 yards in front of the green – just enough to force you to rethink your approach shot. If pin placement is on the right, you’ll have to consider the grass knoll which sits off to the right hand side of the green. Once on the green you will find a fairly level putting surface that slopes front to back.