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Pro Tip: One of Twin Lakes Country Club’s longest holes. A solid tee shot over the center bunker sets up an easier lay up shot to the right of the pond. For you long ball hitters going for the green in two, guard the left side on the second shot. All bounces on the left side of the fairway near the green tend to kick toward the water. This is a great stretch out hole with rolling mounds throughout the fairway just like the old courses in Scotland.

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Pro Tip: Accuracy is premium. A short to mid-iron shot to a very small green. Anything missed long is an extremely tough up and down. All tee shots landing on the green offers a very good chance to make birdie.

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Pro Tip: Put away that driver and tee off with a long iron or fairway wood. The challenge to this hole is to hit a fairway that is guarded heavily with tree lines on the left and right side of the fairway. All tee shots in the fairway should have an easy short iron to the green. For you big hitters trying to drive this green, the two green side bunkers appear to swallow up anything that comes its way.

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Pro Tip: A long uphill par five. The best tee shot is over the tree aligning the center of the fairway or a draw around the right side of the tree for you right handed golfers. For those working the ball around this tree, be careful of the out of bounds on the right hand side. The second shot should be a fairway wood or long iron up the incline leaving you with a short to mid iron to the green. The golf hole falls hard away from behind the green. Do not be long with your approach shot!

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Pro Tip: A very long par three. This hole is mostly played with a long iron or wood. The optimum shot is a fade starting the shot on the left side of the green working it back toward the center of the green. As you approach the green you can envision the Red Barn, Twin Lakes Country Club’s Clubhouse, as it was 100 years ago.

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Pro Tip: A solid tee shot with either a driver or fairway wood will carry the creek and hill and leave you with a short to mid iron to the hole. Accuracy off this tee is a must. Any tee shot hit left will be blocked out of the green and you can be assured of a chip back out of the fairway. Also any approach shot left or long will carry well long of the green and you will have a very difficult short pitch or chip. This green slopes hard right to left.

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Pro Tip: A straight tee shot with a long iron or wood will leave you with a blind second shot to the green. Guard against your tee shot going right due to all balls tending to bounce in that direction toward the out of bounds. Align the blind second shot up with the tallest tee tree in the background and make sure you obtain an accurate yardage. All shots that carry over the green will go out of bounds.

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Pro Tip: This This is a great risk-reward par-5, beginning with the tee shot. The hole doglegs to the right 230 yards from the tee. Conservative tee shots played straight up the middle of the fairway leave a long approach to the green, while longer hitters may choose to shorten the hole by cutting the corner over large, mature oak trees. An accurate tee shot brings the option of
going for the green in two or laying up short of the creek at the bottom of the hill. This severely two-tiered green is very receptive to approach shots, but any shot missing the green leaves a difficult up and down.

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Pro Tip: This hole has taken many great rounds to mediocre. A beautiful par three back up a steep incline to the clubhouse. Choose one more club to hit into this hole to offset this uphill effect. The surrounding bunkers will swallow up all shots that miss this hole. Good Luck and get yourself a breather and refreshment at the top in the clubhouse.

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Pro Tip: This hole immediately slides downhill from the tee box until the green. Choose one less club than normal to offset this downhill effect. A pleasant change from hole number nine.

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Pro Tip: One of the toughest holes to make a good score on. Your tee shot should be positioned slightly to the right of the base of the hickory tree roughly 170 to 190 yards or to the far left dual fairway 150 to 170 yards. For those that play it to the left dual fairway, you will be faced with a blind shot over willow trees. Golfers who choose to tee the ball up toward the hickory tree must be very accurate or the willows that guard both sides of the fairway may block your shot in to the green. Do not hit the ball any farther than 200 yards or you will be in the creek. Also, pay close attention to the flag positioning due to the two-tier green. This hole is a real character builder!

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Pro Tip: This uphill par three is rounded on all sides which makes all shots that miss the green bounce errantly away from the green. Choose one extra club to offset the uphill effect. The green slopes hard from back to front so anything past the pin will be faced with a very slippery putt.

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Pro Tip: Do not let the line of trees intimidate you. A solid tee shot will easily carry the trees and leave you with a short iron to a well-bunkered green. You may choose three wood from the tee to hit the ball high enough to carry these trees.

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Pro Tip: This is a great par five in which to get a shot back from a previous hole. Be careful on your tee shot not to lose it right due to out of bounds. A solid tee up the middle will make this hole reachable in two with a long iron or fairway wood. The wild grass area on the left front of the green catches many of those who try for this green in two. Let’s make birdie or possibly an eagle!

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Pro Tip: A beautiful par five of reasonable length and trouble on both sides of this rolling fairway. Positioning is important all the way to the green. A long tee shot favoring the left side of the fairway will allow a second shot with a long iron or fairway wood. This shot again favoring the left side landing area should set up a short iron to this narrow sloping green. Birdies are possible, but it will take three good golf shots.

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Pro Tip: This reconstructed par four turns us back toward the clubhouse and hosts a wide array of troubles. If you are hitting your driver well, take your tee shot over the first pond, which will leave you with a short to mid iron back over the lagoon and on to the green. If you are unsure of your driver today, lay up to this first pond with a mid to long iron. This will, however, leave you with a much tougher long iron to the green over the lagoon. Good Luck!

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Pro Tip: This is one of the toughest greens to hit in regulation. A very accurate tee shot is needed to hit this long narrow green. This green slopes from front to back and right to left. Aim your tee shot five yards to the right of the pin and hit it on line or you will be faced with no green to work with on your pitch shot.

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Pro Tip: A great finishing hole back up the hill to the clubhouse. A solid drive or three wood will place you in front on the center fairway bunker. Any tee shot off line tends to be eaten up by the many pine trees that guard this hole. From a good drive position in the center of the fairway, you should have a short to mid iron to the green. Any approach left of the green will kick hard left leaving you with a very long and difficult pitch.

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