Gil Hanse’s Notes:
The merits of starting a golf course with a par 5 have been widely debated. I have always been of the belief that if the landscape accommodates a long hole, a par 5 is a great way to begin a round.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
The terrain on this hole was among my favorite on the golf course. Playing through an undulating valley, this uphill par 4 also wanders through several rock outcroppings, a unique feature of this section of the golf course. 
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
This is another hole that benefits from the rolling ground. There is an aggressive route for the tee shot, over a large fairway bunker, or a more conservative avenue to the right. Golfers who can carry the left side fairway bunker will be rewarded with a very helpful kick toward the namesake redan and a short iron to the green.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
The fourth hole is actually on a large island of the land surrounded by wetland, although you can never guess it due to the perfectly rolling terrain and the wide corridor of the play. It features a striking 200-year-old stone wall near the green.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
This short par 4 offers a multitude of options off the tee, as the golf course transitions from woodland into a stretch of scrub pine and oak. This is without questions a hole that will inspire much spirited debate. The small boat-shaped green is the namesake for this hole.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
Next is downhill par 3, played over a sandy waste area to a wide green that is one club deep. Although the hole will typically play only 140 yards, varying conditions will present a different challenge every round. This is most picturesque hole I have ever built.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
This plateau was originally Penniman Hill. The top of the hill was sheared off by a mining operation some 80 years ago. The wide and level fairway will prove receptive to the tee shot, with length a key consideration on one of the longest par 4s on the front side. The second shot plays to an elevated green that is set on a peninsula of the land with trouble short, right, and long.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
This is the longest par 3 on the course, which also traverses the relatively level remains of Penniman Hill. The key features on this hole are a diagonal row of chocolate drop mounds in front of the green and the large bent pine to the rear of the green. The mounds are remnants of the mining operation and serve primarily as a visual hazard off of the tee.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
After leaving the most level section of the property, the largest elevation changed on the course occurs on the 9th tee. Tee shots will appear to soar as they carry over a fairway that descends nearly 70 feet. The green is fairly large with some of the most undulations and hole locations on the course.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
This hole will require some thought off the tee as to distance control. Most of the fairway ends about 290 yards from the back tee, 250 from the member tee. A small sliver of fairway to the left will allow golfers to try to thread the needle if they choose to go for broke with the driver.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
A beautiful framed picturesque golf hole with a forced carry over a spectacular wetland. The green sits in a natural bowl with the surrounding land sloping from the back and left sides. Although the carry is only 130 yards, many players will be intimidated by the consequences of a poor shot.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
Players using the lower back tee will hit a blind shot over the “gate” in the stone wall. The gently rolling fairway leads up to the green, which is guarded primarily by a “valley of sin” capable of gathering any shots played short of the green.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
Another natural hole that looks big and plays big. The hole doglegs to the right with the corner being guarded by two bunkers and some large pines. The subtle defense to this hole is that the ground from the center of the fairway falls to the left. A unique bunker behind the green captures shots played too aggressively.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
This downhill tee shot offers a view of four of the back nine holes. The setup of the green will reward play from the right side of the hole. The dogleg features an amalgamation of pits and trenches to challenge the player cutting the corner.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
A dramatic hole requiring a well-thought-out strategy for play. Some of the best bunkering on the course gives this hole its fantastic visual presence and inspiration for the name of the transition area over which players hit their second shot- “Hell’s Third of an Acre”."
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
The “principal's nose” bunker in the center of the fairway, was inspired by the famous 16th hole at The Old Course. This bunker will be the key element of this short par 4 hole, protecting the green from aggressive tee shots. The green is small with a deep bunker in front.
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
Do not be fooled by the straightforward look of this hole. Trouble is waiting all around, leaving a difficult opportunity for an up-and-down. An approach shot to the front left will leave easy putts to any area of the green. Make your par and head for the next hole!
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Gil Hanse’s Notes:
Our finishing par 3 eliminates any questions as to the validity of finishing with a par 3. The strong uphill hole is as dramatic to look at as it is to play. The green has plenty of undulations and pin locations that will dramatically alter the shot to be played.
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