Depending on the hole placement, getting down in two can be difficult because of a large ridge that crosses this green, which slopes back to front. The next five holes on the course, which was designed by three-time U.S. Women's Open champion Hollis Stacy and opened in 1992, almost feel like you've moved to a different course. Unlike the early holes, there are no trees. Of this stretch of five holes, No. 5 is most scenic and most challenging. This par 3 of 199 yards is tough.
Water runs along the entire left side of the fairway and juts out in front of the green on the left.
Most tend to leave their shots off to the right whether the pin is placed to the left or not. Be bold and go at the flag. It's only water. After finishing play on the wide open holes on the front side including the short No. 8, a 160-yard downhill par 3, you are confronted with the most challenging hole on Blackhawk, and incidentally, the signature hole. The par 4, 464-yard No.