Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
The following is the length in yards,
3.1I0 36 ~

The card of the course shows that
there are three holes longer than keo-
kuk, the longest of the old holes on the
old course. On two others the play
because it is up hill, will make these |
holes as long as Keokuk
First Holes Rather Long.
The first hole is 420 yards and the |
second 325. These holes were pur-
posly so planned in order to prevent
congestion that occurs on shorter first |
holes.
The tee for the first hole is located
lust west of the club house site and the |
fair green stretches in a general south
| westerly direction. A fair drive VIII
carry to down grade and a long run
| twoards the slope on the farther size
of which is the first green. that has
been placed in the extreme southwest
ern corner of the small corn field.
The second tee is directly east Of the
| first green and the play is up hill all
the way for upwards of 200 yards. with
the highway fence along the right side
for out of bounds. The fair green
bends away from the fence for the
sake of easier play. The green is on
| the brow OF the hill near the south gate
into the grounds.
Short and Long Hole.
The tee for hole No. 3 is northeast of
the second green and the No. 3 green
has been located $50 yards to the west
across a swale. The shot calls for
long mashie or full mid iron for most
players.
The fourth hole is $50 yards and the
longest of the course. The tee Is
northwest of the third green and the
fairway will parallel the third fail
way past the third tee, and thence on
to the southeast The drive Will carry
well over the brow Of the hill and most
Of the way to the hole is then down
hill. The green is located east of the
creek, which protects the green from
the direct line of the play and which
will have to be carried by a pitch. The
green is in a beautiful spot, backed up
as 1t is against large trees on the
slope behind it. x
Next is the Sporty Hole.
The fifth hole is the most sporty OF
the nine and is dog-ieg with length
of 465 yards, that because of the loca-
ton of the green and hazards, will re-
uuire three shots Of practically all
classes Of players to reach the green
The drive is intended to carry from
! the tee, up on the hill side above MO-
green, northwest across the creek.
There the fair green turns toward the
northeast and crosses the creek again.
A. third crossing Of branch OF the
creek Is required to reach the green
which Is on the hillside in the north
east corner Of the grounds.
The distances Of the carries neces-
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shortened quite materially when the
creek bed is Strengthened, which will
make the first carry on this hole from
1870 to $50 yards, depending on how far
down the creek the crossing is made.
Two Fine Holes. b
The .4vt two holes. the sixth and the
seventh. are two OF the best holes on
the course The tee for the sixth Is
located north, up the hill above the
fifth green The creek lies at the foot
Of the hill but the carry required will
only be forty or fifty yards. altho the
creek will be there to catch dubbed
shot The line Of play will be slightly
south Of west. away from the out OF
bounds fence and around the shoulder
OF a hill, at the top OF which lies the
green. The approach will be up draw
between two hills. The hole is 1856
yards long.
Players will find the next hole, the
seventh, 210 yards. a delight. The line
OF play is down hill all the w'syy. over
the buting shoulder Of low ridge
onto green that lies In g. little valley.
Its back tucked against quite a steep
knoll. Attic the yardage >of the hole
calls for a full wooden ciuo &c
cause the fairway runs down hill, many
players viii negotiate the green with
an iron.
Last Two 81 Fair Length.
The last two holes the eighth and