Course
| Oak Hills Country Club |
| Course Par Value: 71 |
| Course Yardage: 6,670 |
Steeped in history with the tradition of the game, Oak Hills is one of the oldest and most respected private member-owned country clubs in the country. In 1922, the premier architect A.W. Tillinghast brought to life his vision of beauty and challenging play on the course now regularly enjoyed by a select number of players. Please visit the web site for more informaticn. www.oakhillscc.com
| Hole | Par | Yards | |
| 1 | 4 | 351 |
It's a short par 4, but it's one that can grab you a little bit. It's a very tight fairway with oak trees on both sides, so you have to be careful. Most players will hit anything from a 3-wood to a 2 iron off the tee. The second shot is a short iron into a well bunkered green that will be very difficult to hit from the three inch Bermuda grass rough. What makes this a good hole is that it's into a prevailing southeast wind. It takes two pretty honest shots to start out with and you can make either a birdie or a bogey. |
| 2 | 3 | 175 |
This is a deceptive par 3 hole. It usually plays with a left-to-right wind and it's between a 6 and 7 iron. The green has a slight ridge that slopes off to the left, so if you get the ball moving too far left, you're left with a long breaking putt. The wind is a major favor and steep bunkers on three sides guard the hole locations on the right. |
| 3 | 4 | 456 |
This is an excellent hole; in fact, it's one of Oak Hills' best. It's a very natural hole and plays into the wind. The tee shot bends left-to-right and the fairway slopes away from the players. You can easily push your tee shot, and if you do, you wind up behind a thick grove of oak trees and in thick rough. It takes a good second shot into the green and, depending on the wind, it's anything from a 4 to and 8 iron. The green is large and well-bunkered. |
| 4 | 4 | 383 |
This is a classic drive and pitch hole. The tee shot needs to be down the left side of the hole, but that's difficult because there are trees and rough there and the fairway slopes from right to left. It's safer to play to the right, but the best approach to the green comes from the left. Most players will hit a 3 wood or driver off the tee, then a short iron into the green. At least 80 percent of the time you can bank on a southeast wind, but it can be very tricky with a north wind. When that happens, you're hitting a 5 or 6 iron into the green. The green slopes from back to front and there are beautiful oak trees that frame the green. |
| 5 | 5 | 640 |
The tee was relocated several years ago, making the fifth hole play as a true three shot par five. The fairway, which slopes left to right, is a must hit for the player to make a birdie. Hole locations on the left side of the green are enticing, but it's difficult to get the ball close. |
| 6 | 4 | 371 |
This hole is another fairway you must hit or risk being in the three inch rough. Players will usually hit a 2 iron or 3 wood off the tee to lay up in front of the water. The approch shot is tougher since it's into the wind and has to go over a pond and onto a green that slopes sharply from back-to-front. There is a huge oak tree close to the green and if the pin is left, you'll have to fly over it. If a player drives it into the Bermuda rough, he will be left with a tough decision. Accuracy is a must here. |
| 7 | 4 | 458 |
This is one of Oak Hills' best par 4 holes. It is uphill all the way with a dogleg that swings left to right. The drive is bunkered about 250 yards out. Usually the player will try to keep the drive to the left to put it in the proper place, but even if you hit a good drive, you'll need an even better second shot. The players will be hitting anywhere from a 2 to a 6 iron onto the green. The fairway bunker on the right is the key. Drive it into the bunker and you will not be able to reach the green. Players will be happy to make par. |
| 8 | 4 | 309 |
This is a very tempting hole to try and drive the green, but most players will play it as another classic drive and pitch. Some guys will be tempted to tee it up and go for a greenside bunker, but it's a real gamble. Most players will take the conservative approach and hit a 3 iron off the tee. A large bunker that sits 80 yards away from the green cuts into the fairway and guards the landing area on the left, and there are trees to the right, leaving players with a tight little pitch shot. In addition, there are some pretty good bunkers guarding the green and it's downwind so the pitch can be elusive. |
| 9 | 3 | 155 |
Here we have just a short little par 3 hole where you can hit anything from a 6 to 9 iron. The new deep greenside bunkers, which members call Jaws I and II, put a real premium on the tee shot. Although both bunkers cause problems, the most difficult is the one on the left. It's about eight feet deep and it's always in play. Any pin position around that bunker is difficult. The green is double level, so putts can be tricky. |
| 10 | 5 | 513 |
This is the classic Tillinghast double-dogleg, par 5 hole. It's a really tight driving hole since the fairway is lined with oak trees, but it rewards a tee shot that's long and down the left-hand side. The hole doglegs a little to the right so the best angle is left. If you hit a good tee shot you can go for the green with a 3 wood or long iron. If a drive finds the rough, it's difficult to lay up because your second shot has to fly oak trees. The medium-sized green is well bunkered. While many players will birdie here, others may walk away with bogey. |
| 11 | 4 | 422 |
Hole No. 11 begins a key three hole stretch, where a player will be happy to get out with three pars. Players turn back into the wind here and have a tight tee shot into a downhill lie. If that's not enough, there's a very good fairway bunker to the left in the driving zone about 250 yards down and plenty of people hit into that bunker. The big problem occurs when a ball is hit to the right and into the rough. When that happens, you have to contend with some oak trees on your second shot to the well bunkered, two-tier green. You've got to have some touch to putt this green. The toughest hole location is in the back. |
| 12 | 4 | 441 |
The middle hole in the stretch is another tough test. You really need a good tee shot here because you have double trouble. There's a lake to the left and a large tree and a deep fairway bunker on the right. The hole plays slightly shorter due to the prevailing southeast wind, but a crosswind can make it difficult to aim. If you hit the ball in the fairway, you'll feel very, very fortunate. The second shot is a relatively easy one of about 150 to 175 yards. Par, again, is a good score here. |
| 13 | 3 | 218 |
The hole can be played considerably longer, but players are glad it isn't since it ranks as one of the toughest holes on the course. This is a really fine par 3, with a diagonal water hazard on the left that eats its way along the entire hole, finally tapering away just past the middle of the green. Usually a player will hit anywhere from a 2 to 4 iron, and the wind is usually against you. There's a bunker to the right to make you play an honest shot. Any time you make three here you're happy because there will be plenty of bogeys at No 12. |
| 14 | 4 | 323 |
Another classic design, Tillinghast gives the player a true risk reward hole after the tough stretch from 11 through 13. The fairway is heavily bunkered and the pot bunker to the right center of the fairway, about 220 yeards out, will attract a drive not hit in the left side of the fairway. You can gamble here and hit a driver, but it has to be very precise. Your only chance for a birdie is a straight tee shot. Most players will hit a 2 iron to get a good, short lay-up shot into the green. A back-right pin placement is the toughest since a small pot bunker guards it. |
| 15 | 5 | 527 |
This hole is a classic example of strategic architecture since you have to hit your drive down the trouble side to get the best approach. The 15th, although a birdie hole, has plenty of character. It's a dogleg right and the ideal shot is to fade it off the tee and bank the ball into a left to right wind. There's a long bank of big trees down the left and out-of-bounds on the right, but it's best to go down the right because that opens up the green. Your second shot has to be good too, because out-of-bounds keeps running to the green and an ancient live oak in the middle of the fairway guards the green about 60 yards out. |
| 16 | 4 | 384 |
This is a dogleg right with the trouble coming from a fairway bunker you can easily catch at the inside of the dogleg. The fairway slopes right to left and the wind is left to right. A player can take a driver and cut across, but that's dangerous. Most people will take a 3 wood to make certain they keep their ball in play to have a good chance at birdie. Your approach is uphill and framed by oaks, but the shot is a semi-blind one, so the player will have to depend on selecting the right club for your distance. |
| 17 | 4 | 367 |
Another classic, short par 4 where you can make a birdie or bogey. There's a series of trees down the left side of the fairway, but the strategy dictates you play down that side. You want to hug the trees on your drive, hitting a low draw and running it around them. It's safer to go down the right side, but that lengthens your pitch shot. The approach is downwind to a very shallow green, so you have to try and apply backspin to the ball. The green slopes away from a bunker that circles it, so don't come up short. Cut distance off the tee to set yourself up for a birdie, but drive it poorly and you can expect bogey. |
| 18 | 3 | 198 |
This is a beautiful finishing hole with mounding all around for spectators. It's a hole with enough shot value that you're never disappointed with a three. You're hitting a 4,5, or 6 iron a little downwind into a small, well bunkered green, which can make it tough. A grass bunker guards the front of the green and sand bunkers take care of the rest. |
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