The smallish, two-tiered green was designed to make pinpoint accuracy a must. By the way, the headquarters of the John Deere Classic is the historic stone house to the right of the green. This uphill par-3 will play much longer than it reads on the scorecard, and you don t see much of the putting surface from the tee. A set of bunkers guard the right side while a bailout bentgrass collection area is ready to grab the shots that go long and left. The green slope runs from front to back, making club selection crucial to hitting the green in regulation.
Bunkers guard the left side while trees guard the right side of the fairway.
The green sits at one of the highest points on the course and appears to float on the horizon. If you miss the green left, right or long, you are in for a tough chip to a small putting surface. Fly the green and you might as well drop another ball. Not a hole for cowards. Trees guard the right side on your second shot and the green sits behind a ravine that is loaded with bunkers and is guarded on all sides by trees.