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Thanks to a pesky fairway bunker that can gulp a
tee shot hit to the right, this is a terrific
driving hole. And then things get really
interesting. Rather than trying to thread a
second shot between bunkers, and onto the green
surrounded by water, players are advised to lay up
at the top of the hill and hit a full 125 yard shot
to the large green. It's a great starting
hole that allows players to loosen up.
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| Hole |
# 2 |
| Par |
3 |
| Handicap |
15 |
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A scenic, but devilish par 3; golfers hit to an
island green that is wide but only 20 yards
deep. Because the hole plays downhill, with a
prevailing left-to-right wind, golfers are wise to
play to the green's middle and work the ball toward
the hole.
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| Hole |
# 3 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
3 |
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One of the most challenging driving holes on the
course; it's 215 yards until you escape deep woods
down the left and water pinching on the
right. There's more - a large fairway bunker
remains on the right, and second shots generally
are hit into prevailing wind to an uphill
green. A dynamic golf hole.
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| Hole |
# 4 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
13 |
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A sleeper of a hole where the drive from an
elevated tee means everything. Clear the
corner on this dogleg-right, and you're starting at
a well-guarded green with bunkers on the right.
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| Hole |
# 5 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
11 |
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Good spot for an iron off the tee, due to a
severe dogleg-right that opens up to a treacherous,
elevated green guarded in the front by deep
bunkers. Because of the green's height,
golfers can't see the green's surface, which
features a left-to-right hogback. Strategy
here is position on tee shot, high and soft
approach.
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| Hole |
# 6 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
9 |
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Don't drive through the fairway on this daring
dogleg-left that begins with an elevated tee shot
into a prevailing wind. The fairway is lined
on each side with high, rolling moguls, and along
the left you find natural, white limestone rock
ledges that are common throughout Drummond Island.
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| Hole |
# 7 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
1 |
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Here, any golfer can enjoy multiple
challenges. The hole is long - 476
yards. It's ticklish from the tee with a
slight dogleg to the left. And it's wet -
Trammell's pond (named after Detroit Tiger
shortstop Alan Trammell's generous golf ball
donation to it), weaves in and out of the fairway's
right side. The green is bordered by water on
the right and back, and by a large gleaming white
bunker on the left. Tough and truly
memorable, this brute is everyone's No. 1 handicap
hole.
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| Hole |
# 8 |
| Par |
3 |
| Handicap |
17 |
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Depending on the wind, this hole demands from a
4-iron to a 9-iron, and golfers are advised, at all
costs, to put their shot on the putting
surface. A small creek crosses in front of a
heart-shaped green that's protected on the front by
a large bunker, and elsewhere by deep ROCK-style
rough.
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| Hole |
# 9 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
7 |
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This is the time for tee-ball accuracy, since a
drive that steers clear of a right-side tree and
finds a big fairway hill will make for a much
easier approach. Bunkers left and right put
extra premium on reaching a large, two-tiered
green.
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| Hole |
# 10 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
6 |
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The back nine begins interestingly with this
dogleg-left hole that offers a wide landing area
for tee shots that are essentially blind.
Just don't get greedy and attempt to cut the
corner, or either of two large bunkers can be the
penalty. Fat shots or missed club selections
will leave you in the sand that fronts a big green.
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| Hole |
# 11 |
| Par |
3 |
| Handicap |
18 |
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A pretty par 3 hole is made to appear all the
more inviting due to its large green. But be
careful - three gaping bunkers and some tough rough
can turn this hole into a real workout.
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| Hole |
# 12 |
| Par |
5 |
| Handicap |
4 |
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A gallant hole, this dogleg-right features two
ledges which cross the fairway at the hole's
midpoint. A big tee shot still leaves 250
yards to a narrow green that's fronted on the right
by a single pot bunker. Power hitters can
reach this green in two shots, but the tighter
fairway makes it risky.
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| Hole |
# 13 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
8 |
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One of the few straight holes on the course; the
tee shot here is no picnic as it requires hitting
from a narrow opening to a landing area that favors
a right-side drive - thanks to a huge fairway
bunker. Golfers definitely want to avoid
playing from the very steep right side of the
green.
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| Hole |
# 14 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
12 |
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Those who figure this as a par 4 birdie
invitation may be sorely surprised. It's all
because of a marsh that lurks some 200 yards down
the fairway, requiring a lay-up drive followed by a
second shot to and elevated green that's fronted by
punishing bunkers. No hole for the reckless.
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| Hole |
# 15 |
| Par |
3 |
| Handicap |
16 |
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Beauty and danger mesh wonderfully on this par 3
jewel that features a pond, water falls, and a
creek running alongside this hole's left
side. Very calming - until you stand at the
tee, eyeing the landscape ahead. Key here is
to aim at the green's middle and work your ball
toward the pin.
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| Hole |
# 16 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
10 |
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As long as tee shots are hit to the center, or
slightly right, on this uphill dogleg-right hole,
you're in position for a potential birdie.
Then again, the green, although wide, is not deep,
and pin placements can make all the difference in
how this hole plays.
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# 17 |
| Par |
4 |
| Handicap |
14 |
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Lots of sand on the right side of the fairway
forces you to play this tee shot left-center.
A short iron follows, but don't miss the two-tiered
green. There's sand on the right,
right-front and left, and on the extreme left is a
water hazard that should not be challenged.
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# 18 |
| Par |
5 |
| Handicap |
2 |
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Hall of fame great Al Kaline had a quick answer
when one-time Detroit Tigers / Dominos Lodge owner
Tom Monaghan asked Kaline which golf hole should be
named after him. "Make it long, straight, and
difficult," said Kaline. That's #18.
The 583 yard uphill monster plays more like a
650-yarder, although the fairways are wonderfully
wide and invite a golfer to swing big. Just
remember that the tree line along each fairway is
closer that you think. The 18th's elevated
green is protected by three deep bunkers, and the
green is divided left-to-right by another
hogback. A magnificent finishing hole.
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