Most of the time the whites and reds are almost right together. There is water everywhere with the Tule River running through seven holes and manmade lakes running through or next to another 6 holes. But although it is there, it is not intrusive. The sound of the water rushing through is serene. It was painful, on the other hand, for the course maintenance crew when during the winter the river overran the banks and caused damage on the back nine.
Players can still see major cuts in the earth and trees that have been unearthed.
The repairs have been made and the course is one again in good shape. The back nine was the Phantom's favorite. Number 10 starts with a drastic dogleg to the left. It is a 362 yard, par 4. The trick is to make a perfect second shot to drop under the huge oak trees surrounding the green and role to the hole.