The 11th green sits so naturally on a hillside among a stand of pine trees that it is difficult to believe it hasn t been there for 75 years. The lower side of the property was just a hillside before Poellot and Els envisioned cutting the 13th fairway in and carving out a pond, thus creating one of the more memorable par 4s on the course. You don t necessarily know what s going on around the corner. You may play through a nice meadow, then next thing you re on top of a mountain. That s what makes the game so interesting.
Whiskey Creek keeps things interesting.
The first two holes play through open areas that were once pastureland. The par-3 third transitions the course into a wooded area at the top of the property. The rest of the front nine dances in and out of the woods and climaxes on the ninth tee, where players must decide which side of a lone tree to play to. The right side is a long carry over a bunker but rewards the courage with a chance to get home in two. The safe left side gives you plenty of room but no eagle opportunity.