A challenge is extended by the third hole. The double fairway invites the long straight hitters to play the right side of the fairway with the hopes of a shorter, direct shot into the green. The left side leads toward generous fairway, and a terrific three shot par five. A steep ravine sloping into a small stream protects the front of the shallow undulating green, and a number of bunkers in the rear are positioned to catch errant approach shots. This is a long graceful downhill hole with high grass, trees and swampy underbrush skirting the left side of the fairway.
Players approach shots are usually with a long iron into the deep narrow green.
The green's left side is protected by a small pond and the right guarded by a series of bunkers. The fifth is rated as the toughest hole on the course. This 390-yard par 4 demands two well executed shots. A long drive isn't as important as keeping the ball in play. Everything off the tee rolls left to right but too far right forces a blind approach to a mounded green, a converted farm pond that is sunken, loaded with undulations and ringed with a deep grass collar.