The par-5s also offer an interesting challenge. The first hole, a 571-yarder, plays over a water hazard in front of the elevated green. The combination of the shear length of the hole and the water in front make three shots to the green take away any chance golfers have of going for the green. The seventh, at only 481 yards, appears to be a hole most players can reach in two. But a large, sprawling bunker front left makes most players lay-up.
Water guards the front of the green.
The short length will tempt players to try to get home in two, but the hazard and a particularly narrow green await. When you combine it with water in front and to the right of the green and a bunker guarding the left side, it becomes a nightmare. The safe route on 17 is to aim right at the stick. Four bunkers protect the green. And no matter which part of the green you aim for, you will bring the distinct possibility of landing in one of them into the picture.