Inside the course: Highland Springs Country Club

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Jul. 16, 2008
By Jamie Batey, Special to PGATOUR.COM

Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield, Mo., is the host of this week's Price Cutter Charity Championship. Here's all you need to know about the course.

Fast facts

Original architect	Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1987)
Course Superintendent	Ken Smith
Number of Nationwide Tour events as host venue	19 (including 2008)
Course ranking	Ranked 26 (out of 34 courses) in difficulty on the Nationwide Tour in 2007
Yardage history	7,052 yards (1990-1995)
	7,058 yards (1996-1999)
	7,060 yards (2000-2001)
	7,057 yards (2002-present)
Grass	Zoysiagrass (tees and fairways), bentgrass (greens), Kentucky bluegrass/fescue (rough)
Tournament Stimpmeter	10.5 feet
Sand bunkers	71
Water hazards	5
Course tour	Click here

Course record

Player
Tyler Williamson

Year
2004

Round
4th

Finish
T3

Holes-in-one

Player	Hole	Year	Player	Hole	Year
Dale Fuller	6	1990	David Ogrin	4	1991
Jerry Haas	4	1993	David Toms	4	1995
Jon Hough	6	1996	Brian Kamm	15	1997
Casey Brown	4	1998	Eric Johnson	6	1998
Greg Twiggs	4	1998	Richard Johnson	4	2000
Don Walsworth	13	2000	Paul Gow	15	2004
Will Moore	13	2004	Sean Murphy	4	2004
Tom Scherrer	13	2007	Aaron Watkins	6	2007

2007 Rankings

Most Difficult Hole in 2007

	The par-3 174-yard 13th Water down the right from tee to green, a left front bunker and over-hanging trees put real meaning in the phrase "Hit it straight." There are well-shaded spectator areas down the left side of this hole. 2007: 1 eagle, 52 birdies, 303 pars, 60 bogeys, 16 double bogeys, 4 others.
Easiest hole in 2007
	The par-5 535-yard 11th This hole can be reached in two with a long draw off the tee, leaving a long-iron approach to a front-bunkered, two-tier green. Spectators positioned behind this green can enjoy exciting par-5 action, as well as a tense tee shot over water on the 12th. 2007: 13 eagles, 196 birdies, 192 pars, 31 bogeys, 4 double bogeys, 0 others.

Highland Springs CC			2007 Rankings		Last 18 years
Hole	Par	Yards	Avg. Score	Rank	Avg. Score	Rank
1	5	547	4.599	17	4.60	17
2	4	395	3.789	15	3.86	14
3	4	403	3.954	12	3.93	12
4	3	211	3.103	2	3.13	1
5	4	424	3.954	12	3.94	11
6	3	176	3.041	7	2.96	9
7	4	422	4.087	4	4.02	6
8	5	544	4.830	14	4.73	16
9	4	424	4.101	3	4.06	5
10	4	394	3.998	8	3.99	8
11	5	535	4.580	18	4.49	18
12	4	397	4.060	6	4.06	3
13	3	174	3.117	1	3.07	2
14	4	427	4.069	5	4.06	4
15	3	151	2.956	11	2.89	13
16	4	431	3.966	10	3.95	10
17	4	460	3.991	9	4.01	7
18	5	542	4.734	16	4.79	15

NOTES: Although the 13th is the most difficult hole on the course, the 4th hole has the most holes-in-one recorded (7).
• Out of the 34 courses played on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, Highland Springs CC was the 8th easiest of the year.
• Highland Springs' 11th hole is the easiest hole on the course as well as the second easiest 11th hole out of all the courses on the Nationwide Tour in 2007.
• Even though the 13th hole is the most challenging on the Highland Springs course, it is only the 62nd (out of 142) most difficult par-3 on the course.

Course origins

The 320 acres of wooded Ozark land was developed by John Q. Hammons, who always envisioned it as a golf and country club.

Highland Springs CC is not only a lush location for golfers and health enthusiasts, but also is the centerpiece of a master-planned community consisting of 30 acres of town houses, 360 single-family lots for private homes and 20 acres zoned for commercial use. The course is a microcosm of the Ozarks -- lush, green-covered hillsides rich with walnut, elm, maple and dogwood trees, clear running streams and cool lakes.Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Tournament history