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Hole
1:
368/348/322/250 yards -
Par 4
The
Legacy opens with a short, forgiving Par 4. The
tee shot should get near, but not through the
end of the fairway about 275 yards out. Out of
bounds is far to the right and should not come
into play. The fairway is very wide but you should
try to avoid the steep drop off on the left that
could create an awkward approach shot.
The
second shot is to an elevated green that slopes
from a high point in the back right to the front
left. The approach must carry two pot bunkers
in the front and avoid another deep bunker on
the left. The first is a tame starting hole that
should provide a birdie chance.
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Hole
2: 434/386/362/336 yards -
Par 4
This is one of the most
difficult pars on the course. An elevated teeing
ground will make the tee shot requirement much shorter.
However, this is one of the higher points on the
course where you may encounter large wind gusts.
A tee shot hit down the left side has about 60 more
yards of fairway length to work with. A tee shot
to the right may drop off towards the hazard at
the 240-yard mark from the championship tee.
The forced carry across the
water hazard for the approach shot can look scary.
However, the hazard ends 20 yards short of the green.
If you avoid the 3 bunkers, (two to the right and
one to the left rear) your work is not done. The
green is wildly contoured, where you can encounter
a variety of putts.
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Hole
3: 408/386/360/309 yards
- Par 4
A
slight dogleg to the right requiring a tee shot
that avoids the low-lying hazard on the right.
The
second shot is to a moderately elevated green.
Club selection can be difficult depending on prevailing
winds. A grass bunker will catch many approach
shots that are short and right. The green slopes
from back to front making recoveries from over
the green very touchy.
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Hole
4: 429/389/331/283 yards
- Par 4
The
fourth hole is routed between bluegrass mounds
on the left and large bunkers on the right. A
straight drive allows you to focus on the more
demanding approach shot over a large bunker. Only
a precision short iron will allow an aggressive
putt for birdie.
The green is divided into three distinct sections.
A large ridge splits the green in half and a small
shelf in the back right section can be especially
tricky.
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Hole
5: 214/196/173/120 yards
- Par 3
The
fifth is the first Par 3 and it is a good one.
It runs slightly downhill
to an ample target with a wide front entrance.
The trick is avoiding the massive steep bunker
on the left. The hole definitely favors the player
who can shape their shots from right to left.
A shot landing at that angle can run onto the
mildly contoured green.
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Hole
6: 517/493/443/443 yards -
Par 5
The sixth is the only Par 5 on
the front nine. The tee shot needs to be placed
as close as possible to the fairway bunker on the
left in order to give the best approach angle. A
drive lost to the right will be blocked by a grove
of trees surrounding the hazard forcing a chip out.
A long drive may enable a player to go for the green
in two. The shot must be straight to avoid the massive
bunker on the right and then the pot bunker on the
left corner of the green.
A lay-up shot should carry a hazard crossing the
fairway 150 yards from the green. This will leave
a short, uphill 3rd shot of 80 to 130 yards. The
bank just right of the green will kick balls toward
the hole. The green slopes from right to left and
should offer up some good birdie chances.
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Hole
7: 168/145/120/92 - Par 3
The shortest Par 3 on the
course looks simple enough, but it can jump up and
surprise you. Club selection is difficult because
of the depth of the green almost 50 paces from
front to back. Four to five club differences can
happen day to day, depending on pin positions and
wind. Tee shots out to the left will kick towards
the green off the large mound.
Tee shots to the right have to deal with a large,
moderately deep sand bunker. The green has a large
ridge that separates it in half. A front half hole
placement will have to deal with a severe slope
from the back left of the green segment to the front
right. Although much smaller, the rear half of the
green is also flatter, offering birdie opportunities.
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Hole
8: 469/437/398/352 - Par 4
The number 2 handicap hole
gets most of its bite from its length. This uphill
Par 4 can stretch to over 475 yards from the back
cut of the championship tee. The tee shot landing
area is wide, but you must guard against the left
rough. Approach shots from that side can be blocked
from the green by a grove of trees.
The open front area of the green allows a shot to
be rolled onto the surface. It is only fair, considering
you may have a wood in your hands for the approach.
A large, sculpted grass bunker lines the hill on
the right side of the green. The large putting surface
does have some slope, but it is not a severe as
some others considering the length of the hole.
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Hole
9: 466/437/402/325 - Par 4
Another long Par 4 completes
the front side of The Legacy. This one, however,
is all downhill. With a high teeing ground, including
a beautiful view of the clubhouse and surrounding
area, the ninth hole has a dramatic elevation change
down to the landing area. The tee shot needs to
be placed between the large bunker on the right
and the grove of trees on the left. The fairway
is interrupted by a bluegrass drainage area about
150 yards from the green. Optimum tee shot position
will be as close to the end of the first fairway
as possible.
The approach shot will have to contend with an area
surrounding and including the green that slopes
from right to left. The best place to putt from
is the fairway side of the pin. The ninth green
is underestimated for its slope and grade. A two
putt here is a good thing in most situations. The
front nine plays to a maximum of 3500 yards but
that length is packed into a Par of 35.
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Hole
10: 581/561/521/455 - Par
5
The
first of the Par 5s on the back nine gives the
golfer a prelude of what is ahead. Water hazards
or lateral water hazards come into play on every
hole on the back nine. The tee shot must be threaded
between two large cottonwoods to the fairway. The
left half of the fairway slopes steeply to the right
towards the waiting water hazard. Regardless of
your position off of the tee box, you will have
to pay attention to the creek down the right side
that cuts across the fairway as it gets closer to
the green. This creek makes even a lay-up second
seem difficult. The more aggressive you are with
your lay-up, the less fairway is available.
If you opt to try and carry the hazard with your
second shot, aim for the extreme right side of the
fairway. The carry across the hazard is much shorter.
The grade of the tenth green slopes hard from right
to left. There is also a flash of putting green
towards the back of the surface that assists the
golfer with depth perception. This large rear slope
also allows shots to come into the green softly.
While the slopes actually help the approach, putting
on them is a different story. Only players with
the best touch will negotiate a par or better on
the tenth.
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Hole
11: 525/497/470/455 - Par
5
Back-to-back Par 5s are
a rarity, but The Legacy's back nine begins with
that scenario. The elevated teeing area allows the
golfer to see exactly what they half to accomplish.
Hazard runs the length of the right side of number
eleven. A penalizing fairway bunker on the left
awaits the golfer trying to avoid the hazard. A
well-placed tee shot really opens up the options
for the uphill second shot.
The long hitter may opt to go for the green in two.
If this is to be done, they must carry three scattered
bunkers that split the fairway into two distinct
portions. Favoring the left side fairway may be
a better option as it runs all the way up to the
green providing a bent-grass collection area left
of the green. The more conservative player might
want to lay up straight ahead taking the bunkers
out of play in order to have a full swing into the
green. The green exhibits some minor contours that
will allow some aggressive putts. Back pin position
can be tricky though.
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Hole
12: 442/427/379/298 - Par
4
One of the more difficult
tee shots on the course awaits you at number 12.
The downhill drive must be threaded between hazards
on each side of the fairway. An iron off the tee
to avoid the hazards is not a good option considering
the length of the hole. The uphill second shot is
a challenge because of the large change in elevation.
The fairway cross bunkers look daunting but they
are 50 yards short of the green giving you plenty
of room to carry them. Balls landing short will
generally stay below the green. The front part of
the green is fairly steep requiring long pitch shots.
Approach shots to the right will kick back towards
the green. Shots lost to the left will have to contend
with some native grasses and a large slope. The
putting surface is very deep with gradual slopes
throughout. Putting from back to front on the green
can be testy. It is best to be below the hole. Back
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Hole
13: 350/305/259/237 - Par
4
If the wind is right, this
can be a go-for-broke situation off the tee. Big
hitters can reach this green off the tee and be
putting for eagle. However, the area around the
green, and the green itself, are an adventure. Two
deep bunkers await the tee shot up the left side.
Hazard runs all the way down the right side. A huge
slope guards the green on its right side also.
The putting green features two distinct plateaus.
front and back. Between the shelves is a punchbowl
like feature that catches many incoming shots. A
pin placement in the middle can be easy however,
a hole on the plateaus is difficult. Back
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Hole
14: 189/170/151/131 - Par
3
The first par 3 on the
back nine is all carry. Shots left short will be
swallowed up by the hazard. Swirling winds over
the pond can also cause havoc off the tee.
Hitting the green with your tee shot is of utmost
importance. Chipping and pitching to this dangerous,
two-tier green is difficult. The fourteenth is one
of the toughest pars on the course. A par is a great
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Hole
15: 350/327/297/274 - Par
4
This
par 4 of only 350 yards from the back tee may
not require a driver off the tee. The drive must
carry a large depression with hazard at the bottom.
Those that do not make it to the top of the hill
are faced with a substantial uphill lie. Tee shots
lost to the right risk rolling down a steep bank
to some thick bluegrass.
The green is slightly elevated and sits in a bowl-like
area guarded by trees on the left and right front.
It is an advantage to putt or chip from below
the hole on this green as it slopes sharply from
back to front. With a well-placed drive, this
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Hole
16: 468/452/427/406 - Par
4
The number
one handicap hole on the course is the sixteenth.
Out-of-bounds stretches down the left side of the
entire hole. Trees on the right make sure that there
is no bail out on the other side. A hazard crosses
the fairway at the bottom of the landing area. Any
tee shot in the fairway is a good one.
The second shot may be off a slightly downhill lie.
A long iron to wood may be needed on the approach.
The wide opening in front of the green accepts a
rolling shot. Again, it is a good idea to try and
be below the hole on your approach shot. The green
is sculpted into the hillside and slopes dramatically
from the back to the front. Par is a good score
on the sixteenth.
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Hole
17: 210/166/135/120 - Par
3
The last Par 3 on the course
spans the same hazard that Hole 14 did. The seventeenth,
however, gives you a little breathing room left
of the green. Aiming at a back right pin position
is a risky situation. That type of direction will
require you to carry the entire hazard. Chipping
from short and left of the green is not a bad place.
One of the flatter greens on the course rewards
a good tee shot with a relatively easy birdie putt.
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Hole
18: 611/602/554/506 - Par
5
The finisher can be a monster
of a hole even in perfect conditions. One of the
longest finishing holes in the Midwest, the eighteenth
has a wide landing area for the drive. Optimal lay
up area is from 100 to 140 yards from the middle
of the green. Only perfect wind conditions and firm
ground will allow the longest hitters to get home
in two shots. Club selection is made difficult on
the third shot by the 50-yard depth of the green.
The front of this green has a false front that will
catch short approaches. Grass bunkers lay left and
a greenside sand bunker lies right.
If you can negotiate the massive length of this
hole with precision shots, you will be rewarded
with a reasonably mild putt. If you play the back
cut of every championship tee, the back nine stretches
to over 3800 yards and has a Par of 37.
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