The Greenbrier Classic - Old White course

#1 The First
A tee shot placed left of center will leave a clear view of the entire green. An approach from the right will require a carry over a deep bunker guarding the right side of the green, and a lay-up will be complicated by a cross-bunker short of the green.
449/437/418/296 Par 4
#2 Hog's Back
C.B. Macdonald classic- A tee shot played over Howard's Creek and placed right of center near the pot bunker, will provide an ideal angle to attack any pin placement. Play safe left of center and the "Hog's Back" feature that runs the full length of the fairway and through the green, will have to be negotiated with the approach shot.
#3 Biarritz
C.B. Macdonald classic- A long straight shot with the proper club is the key to reaching the correct level of this large green that is split by the "Valley of Sin". Otherwise, the art of lag-putting will enter into a successful strategy. Fashioned after the 3rd hole at the former Biarritz Golf Club, France.
205/191/178/145 Par 3
#4 Racetrack
The fastest way to the green is two straight shots. Deviate to either side and the cross-bunker short of the green or the severe swale in the right side of the green will have to be negotiated
396/365/334/295 Par 4
#5 Mounds
344/313/284/242 Par 4
#6 Lookout
Length and nerve are required to place a tee shot down the right side of this sloping fairway, but carefully avoiding the fairway bunker. Play safe down the left side, and the "horseshoe" bunker guarding the front-left portion of the green will have to be negotiated.
471/435/385/334 Par 4
#7 Plateau
A tee shot placed left of center and the correct distance leaves the perfect angle to attack all hole locations on this "Plateau" green. A wayward tee shot will bring one or more of the eight strategically placed bunkers into play.
405/380/340/316 Par 4
#8 Redan
This natural terrain allowed Macdonald to build the ideal Redan hole, copied after the 15th at North Berwick, Scotland. A right to left running shot can find any pin location on this diabolical green. A miss to the left will bring the "Dragon's Teeth" and the course's deepest bunker into play.
217/180/152/119 Par 3
#9 Punch Bowl
A tee shot placed right of center provides the ideal angle to attack all hole locations on this "Punchbowl" green site. The safe play down the left side will leave a difficult approach over the very deep front-left bunker. The cross-bunker short of the green will add strategy to a lay-up shot.
404/382/337/312 Par 4
#10 Principal's Nose
A tee shot played to either side of the "Nose" will provide a clear view of the green. Play to the right and the pin can be attacked. Play left and the sloping green runs away from the line of play. Play straight, and the green is hidden by the "Principal's Nose".
385/354/306/281 Par 4
#11 Meadow
Cut the corner with a tee shot over the sand on this long hole, and the reward is a shorter second shot with a clear view of the green. Play safe to the right and the hole becomes much longer and the two cross-bunkers add deception to the approach, or complicate a lay-up.
477/448/419/399/337 Par 4
#12 Long
A tee shot that carries the cross-bunker will yield the shortest route to the green, but yet another risk/reward decision. Play the safe route left of center, and be prepared to negotiate the "Hell" bunkers, and the creek that crosses the fairway from right to left. The putting green features a false front that will reject most shots landing there. The "Long" design concept is from the 14th on the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland.
568/549/505/462 Par 5
#13 Alps
A tee shot that is placed both long and left of center near Howard's Creek will provide an unobstructed view of the putting green. Cut the corner for a shorter approach shot and be prepared to negotiate the "Alps", whose concept is from the 17th at Old Prestwick, Scotland.
474/450/415/400/308 Par 4
#14 Narrows
Play straight down the "Narrows" or over the right side cross-bunker and the hole becomes a scoring opportunity. Club selection and skilled shot execution require boldness in order to stay on the small-elevated green with its unforgiving false front. The design concept is from the 15th at Muirfield, Scotland.
399/376/346/323 Par 4
#15 Eden
Fashioned after the 11th on the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland. The tee shot should stay under the hole, as the green slopes aggressively from back to front. Avoid the deep "Strath" pot bunker in front, and the equally deep "Hill" bunker on the left. A shot going long may find one of the two "Eden" bunkers.
213/195/168/135/110 Par 3
#16 Cape
A successful tee shot with an aggressive line over Swan Lake will yield a short iron approach that is obstacle free. A safer tee shot played away from the water will leave a demanding approach over the left greenside bunker.
442/402/376/346/323 Par 4
#17 Oaks
The tee shot provides a risk/reward strategy, like the Road Hole #17 at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland. If placed right of center near Howard's Creek, the hole becomes a reachable par 5. Play safe to the left and a strategic plan will be needed to negotiate the three cleverly located fairway bunkers and the Dragon's Teeth along the right side to reach the undulating green in regulation.
572/514/505/460/404 Par 5
#18 Home
A short iron shot for most players. Correct club selection followed by skilled execution will yield a par or birdie opportunity. The large menacing "horseshoe" ridge that dissects the green is intended to test a player's confidence on this final shot. Otherwise a deft putting touch or exceptional sand play will be needed to salvage par.
162/140/125/102 Par 3
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