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Climbing up Belly Ranch Road in Russell's dying car at 7am in the morning |
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A look from the first tee -- a sharp dog leg right over hundred foot cliffs. See teh trap on the right? That's where my drive landed. |
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I ended up with a boggie -- and only because I hit a 15 foot putt. |
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A gorgeous 550 yard par five. My drive again was terrible -- landing just left of the left sand trap. |
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A great, undulating green on which I three putted for 7. I was off to a great start. |
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The 330 yard third hole is one of the most beautiful on the course. It involves water, plenty of sand, plenty of rough, and a protected green. |
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Again -- the third hole -- just after the tee box. |
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The green doesnt provide much depth -- its either near the hole or in the heavy rough. I gladly took a boggie -- after another terrible tee shot. |
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The 400 yard fourth hole is another beauty. It demands a straight, accurate tee shot -- I did just that with a four iron for my first good drive. |
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This amazing home overlooks the fourth hole -- hopefully they saw me sink my first par putt of the day. |
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A monster 580 yard par five that has a huge cliff on the right and bunkers throughout the left. I swung driver and ended up in the sand. |
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This is the drop off on the fairway's right side -- overlooking part of I-70 that is actually open. |
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This hole killed me for an 8, but its still great to look at. At least its the hardest hole on the course. |
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A great, downhill par four |
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After a 7 and 8 already, I finally began stroking the ball well |
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I hit par after missing a 7 foot birdie putt. I will never complain with a par though. |
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I lied! I hit this 221 yard par 3 with a great five iron within 5 feet of the pin. I swore it was going in... but i still took par... awful feeling. |
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A look from above to this long, uphill par 3. |
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The eight hole -- considered the third hardest on the course. And at 323 yards, its not because of distance. |
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Its because the green is severely elevated and only 25 feet deep -- if you hit before it, huge bunkers -- if you hit after, out of bounds. |
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And if you hit on the fairway, one of this critters poops on your ball. |
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Looking up from the eighth fairway towards the new Norman course (opening in two weeks). |
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Another long par 3 -- 185 yards. Sitting at 41 going into the 9th, I felt great after a 7 and 8. But of course I blew it here for a 5 -- 46. |
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