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Highlands Course
Highlands, also known as our Championship Course, has hosted an impressive collection of national and international tournaments that can be found on our History page. Most recently renovated in 2016 by Rees Jones, the course offers a unique set of challenges to members and professional athletes alike.
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Front 9
Front 9
Back 9
Slopes & Rating
HOLE
Championship
Gold
Blue
White
Green
Black
Silver
PAR
Men's Handicap
Women's Handicap
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
446
442
398
368
324
310
310
543
540
512
471
448
441
310
478
475
445
407
363
324
289
219
194
165
142
128
92
92
567
548
541
501
469
436
405
426
425
403
370
330
296
296
197
183
179
162
135
90
90
470
446
421
376
349
295
253
429
426
407
372
351
307
273
3775
3679
3471
3169
2897
2591
2407
4
5
4
3
5
4
3
4
4
36
7
9
17
11
1
3
15
15
11
1
5
7
13
17
3
5
9
13
CLOSE
HOLE 1
This is a good starting hole that gives a player the chance to get ahead with a birdie, The addition of a new tee has added some 25 yards in length and a better angle to work the ball around the dogleg left. This may bring the driver into play, but chances are a three-wood or hybrid off the tee will be the percentage shot. A right-to-left tee shot to the ideal landing area will leave a short iron to the green. A tall tree line guards the left side of the fairway and the right side is well bunkered from 295-335 yards out. The aggressive player may try to turn a driver around the corner and play a short wedge but needs to make sure he turns it just right in order to gain an advantage. The key to the approach shot is to stay below the hole.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
7
Women
9
TEE
446
442
398
368
324
310
310
CLOSE
HOLE 2
This slight dogleg left par 5 provides an early birdie opportunity for those that find the fairway, longer hitters can often reach this green in 2, but players may want to lay up when the flagstick is in the back right of the green, as it is protected by deep bunkers in the front and steep drop off behind the green .
PAR
5
HANDICAP
Men
17
Women
11
TEE
543
540
512
471
448
441
310
CLOSE
HOLE 3
This is a very demanding par 4 which plays as one of the most difficult holes on the front side. The prevailing wind generally blows against you here, which adds to the length and difficulty of the hole. The position of the tee shot is key as players will definitely want to favor the left side of the fairway and avoid the huge set of bunkers that guard the right side from 269-343 yards off the tee. It is all but impossible to reach the green from this location with the combination of sand and trees to deal with. A good drive will leave a short to mid-iron shot to a large green with plenty of hole locations. The green is deceptively fast from back to front so players will want to stay below the hole. The toughest hole location is back left.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
1
Women
3
TEE
478
475
445
407
363
324
289
CLOSE
HOLE 4
A large lake guards the front of the green surrounds the entire left side, and wraps around the back. A new tee has been added to offer 15 more yards. If the wind blows, it wreaks havoc on a player's club selection. Most players will hit a mid to long iron into a long narrow green that possesses tough hole locations on the left side both front and back. The back-left hole location can stretch this hole to 230 yards. The tendency is to favor the right side of the green but putting from right to left is lightning quick. If the hole is located front right, you can look for some birdies if players have the nerve to flirt with the water.
PAR
3
HANDICAP
Men
15
Women
15
TEE
219
194
165
142
128
92
92
CLOSE
HOLE 5
Twenty-five yards have been added to the back tee so, at 565 uphill, only the longest hitters will have a chance to reach the green in two. The second shot is crucial. Cross bunkers have been added about 100 yards short of the green. This will force players to make a choice of laying up short or trying to take it over the bunkers to get closer to the green. A mostly blind approach shot to a small, well-bunkered green makes it hard to get the ball close. The back, right hole location is the most difficult on the green. Best chance at a birdie is to stay below the hole no matter what.
PAR
5
HANDICAP
Men
11
Women
1
TEE
567
548
541
501
469
436
405
CLOSE
HOLE 6
This straightaway hole plays at medium difficulty but may be another good birdie opportunity on the front nine. The ideal tee shot will favor the left center of the fairway with a little left-to-right shape. Bunkers protect the landing area on the right from 270-340 yards out. A series of trees protect the left side of the narrowest fairway on the course at 22 yards wide. Care must be taken not to drive the ball too far left. Care must be taken on the second shot to avoid balls hit to the right and the tightly mown grass that feeds balls back into the water.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
5
Women
7
TEE
426
425
403
370
330
296
296
CLOSE
HOLE 7
The difficulty with this hole is holding a mid-iron approach shot to a wide greenthat is narow from fornt to back. A new tee can stretch this par 3 to 195 yards from the championship tees. A lot of birdies were yielded in 2001, and the hole did not undergo a lot of change with the redesign.The undulating green offers a number of difficult hole locations that will test even the best iron players. The quiet pond in front does not come into play often, but the large steep faced bunker that guards the front of the green must be negotiated in order to get the ball close.
Look for hole locations to favor the left side of the green during the week. If the hole is cut to the right side, putting from left to right is treacherous .
PAR
3
HANDICAP
Men
13
Women
17
TEE
197
183
179
162
135
90
90
CLOSE
HOLE 8
From the back tee, bunkers are positioned at 307-357 yards out protecting the right corner of the dogleg. Those choosing to play it safe can take the water and bunkers out of play. The ideal tee shot draws right to left off the right side bunkers in order to hug the left side of the fairway and shorten the second shot. Water and sand can come into play for any approach shot that lands short or left of the green. No. 8 has a number of tough hole locations to challenge the player's approach shot. The tendency is to hit plenty of club on this uphill shot, but over the green is dead and downhill putts on this slick green can be treacherous.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
3
Women
5
TEE
470
446
421
376
349
295
253
CLOSE
HOLE 9
A well--placed drive here should set up an excellent birdie opportunity before heading into the back nine. The key will be to make sure and keep the ball between the bunkers that guard both sides of the slightly elevated landing area. Anything out of the fairway to the right will deal with deep rough and be blocked out by trees for the second shot. The ideal tee shot will leave a short-iron approach to a well bunkered green that is positioned slightly downhill. Club selection on the approach shot will be critical as this wide green has a variety of challenging hole locations. Front left can be severe as the green slopes from front to back.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
9
Women
13
TEE
429
426
407
372
351
307
273
HOLE
Championship
Gold
Blue
White
Green
Black
Silver
PAR
Men's Handicap
Women's Handicap
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
436
421
405
379
362
353
353
457
443
421
393
339
318
318
555
523
495
474
448
389
389
391
387
364
339
307
292
266
468
451
413
365
335
323
283
260
227
204
175
145
103
103
485
409
373
336
296
266
266
210
207
186
154
124
103
95
576
557
528
500
462
103
358
3838
3625
3389
3115
2818
397
2431
7613
7304
6860
6284
5715
2544
4838
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
5
36
72
12
10
2
8
16
2
14
14
6
4
10
18
4
12
18
16
8
6
CLOSE
HOLE 10
The drive requires a left-to-right shot to turn the corner and shorten the distance for the second shot. Most likely a short iron shot will be played into a deep three-club green that can be hard to get dose depending on the hole location. Players need to take extra care to guard against long or left as shots winding up in either of these places can spell disaster. Stay below the hole.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
12
Women
10
TEE
436
421
405
379
362
353
353
CLOSE
HOLE 11
A sharp dogleg left that requires a very well-placed tee shot in order to be able to attack the flag on the second shot. The tee shot is deceptive in that it looks like a player should drive the ball left over the bunkers, but in most cases this will be a mistake. The carry is 290 yards from the back tees to clear the last bunker and anything that does not carry will be blocked out for the second shot. There is plenty of room to the right but this will lengthen the hole considerably. Bunkers are also positioned straight away at 310 yards out. There is a perfect landing area just around the corner that will leave a short-iron shot. This downhill approach shot to a well-protected green will test the nerves of the best players. .
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
2
Women
8
TEE
457
443
421
393
339
318
318
CLOSE
HOLE 12
A drive that turns the dogleg left hole may put a player in “go territory” for their second shot. From this distance, the approach shot is long and very demanding as water protects the right side of the green from 100 yards out. Anything short and right is going to be wet. A tee shot that does not turn the corner may leave a player with a tricky lay up shot for their second. The landing area tightens considerably the closer you try to get to the green. Most lay up shots will want to be well short of this lake so they leave a full shot for their third.
PAR
5
HANDICAP
Men
16
Women
2
TEE
555
523
495
474
448
389
389
CLOSE
HOLE 13
This is the shortest and tightest par 4 on the golf course. The objective off the tee will have little to do with length, but rather with a player's ability to control the distance that he hits the tee shot. This is a sharp dogleg right hole that has tall pines lining both sides of the fairway. A bunker on the right side steers tee shots to the left center of the fairway but players need to make sure they do not hit too far down the left side or they can be blocked out for the second. An iron off the tee will be the smart play for most players. A short-iron approach shot to this slightly elevated green will require pinpoint control of distance in order to get the ball close.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
14
Women
14
TEE
391
387
364
339
307
292
266
CLOSE
HOLE 14
This is a slight dogleg right that gives the appearance of offering very little landing area from the tee. Massive bunkers protect the left side up to 350 yards out from the back tees and the right side up to 330 yards out. Right off the tee is dead because the second shot will be out of thick rough and most likely blocked out. The ideal tee shot will be down the left center of the fairway, making sure to stay inside the bunker that borders the left side of the landing area. From here, a short-iron approach to the most severe green on the course must be negotiated. Large bunkers in the front will make a player be sure he has taken enough club to carry onto this elevated green.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
6
Women
4
TEE
468
451
413
365
335
323
283
CLOSE
HOLE 15
Intimidating is the only way to describe this 227-yard par 3. This is the longest and most difficult par 3 on the course. The hole plays slightly downhill but extremely difficult with a large pond that guards the entire right side of the green. This pond starts well in front of the green, completely hugs the right side and wraps around the back right corner. It was also a turning point for Jerry Pate during the final round of the 1976 U.S. Open when Pate strung a 2 iron down the water line to within 8 feet and made 2. This hole would be the start of AAC's version of "Amen Corner," and it was a turning point in the 2001 PGA Championship when David Toms made a hole-in-one during the third round on his way to defeating Phil Mickelson for the championship.
PAR
3
HANDICAP
Men
10
Women
18
TEE
260
227
204
175
145
103
103
CLOSE
HOLE 16
This is a narrow, long, uphill par 4 that will play tougher than last time. Players will tend to favor the left side off the tee, but the fairway quickly runs out, and from this position the player will be blocked out by trees for an approach to a left side hole location. A driver off the tee is probably necessary but some may opt for a fairway wood off the tee to keep it in play, The players who hit the driver will need to thread the needle as the landing area tightens the further you drive it. A perfectly placed tee shot will still leave a difficult uphill short iron second to a green.
PAR
4
HANDICAP
Men
4
Women
12
TEE
485
409
373
336
296
266
266
CLOSE
HOLE 17
This is Highland's signature hole and one of the most beautiful holes on the course. Stair steps of elevated tee boxes overlook a huge lake that surrounds most of the 17th green. Beautiful as it may be, this hole plays extremely difficult and will be a critical hole especially this late in the round. Playing downhill, the distance can be a little misleading. Any shot that is mis-hit is going to be wet. Beyond the green is dry, but well--protected by bunkers and very difficult to stop any shot coming back downhill towards the water. The far-left hole location is the toughest. The hole plays longer to this corner and the shot has to be struck perfect if a player is going to take dead aim at the flag.
PAR
3
HANDICAP
Men
18
Women
16
TEE
210
207
186
154
124
103
95
CLOSE
HOLE 18
This demanding Par 5 finishing holes requires accuracy for all 3 shots. For those bold enough to try and reach in 2 into the prevailing wind, the second shot is all carry over the lake that fronts the green. Players choosing to lay up must control the spin on the wedge shot as the green is severely sloped from back to front.
PAR
5
HANDICAP
Men
8
Women
6
TEE
576
557
528
500
462
103
358
SLOPE
Championship
Gold
Blue
White
Green
Black
Silver
MEN
152
149
142
135
128
132
129
WOMEN
152
149
142
135
143
132
129
RATING
Championship
Gold
Blue
White
Green
Black
Silver
MEN
77.4
76.1
74.1
71.5
69.0
71.8
70.1
WOMEN
77.4
76.1
74.1
71.5
74.7
71.8
70.1