Overview Course Description Hole by Hole Today’s Playing Conditions International Institute of Golf

Keowee Springs Course / Fazio

Hole by Hole

Hole #1  Par 4 (380-380-358-324-281-253)

The opening hole is a slight dogleg left playing downhill from tee to green.  A well placed drive along the right side of the fairway will offer the best angle into this green protected by bunkers and a creek on the left.  To start with a birdie, players must hit a precise shot from a downhill lie. 

Hole #2  Par 4 (399-361-331-327-279-279)

At the second hole, golfers begin a gradual climb for the next several holes to the highest elevation on the golf course. It is a medium length par four playing slightly uphill. The fairway is guarded by a bunker along the left side at the landing area.  The higher left side of the fairway offers a better view of the green; however, you will have to negotiate a bunker guarding the left side for a shot from this area.  Most approach shots to this right-to-left angled green will be from the lower portion of the fairway on the right. 

Hole #3  Par 3 (192-184-180-155-155-151)

The third is a straight away par three, playing slightly downhill.  The fairway approach allows a player to run the ball on to the green, but a shot that strays too far to the right could catch the greenside bunkers. Players may find the slope on the left of the green useful to careen the ball toward the green.

Hole #4  Par 4 (423-415-389-364-326-326)

The fourth hole is a dogleg right, playing through a valley to a landing area guarded by a bunker on the right.  Golfers can place their tee ball along the slope on the left side to get the best angle into the green, but a player may receive a flatter lie along the right hand side of the fairway.  A wide, ramping fairway approach allows a player to run the ball onto the left side of the green; however, to attack a pin along the right, a player must carry the bunkers short of the green.

Hole #5  Par 4 (394-355-328-324-300-281)

The fifth is a straight away par four playing over a large valley to a wide plateau fairway guarded by a fairway bunker on the left.  A drive that flirts with the bunker will have the best vantage point of the green.  The green is flanked by bunkers right and left. With a narrow approach on the left, most players will need to attack this green by air.

Hole #6  Par 5 (554-514-470-470-405-405)

The first par five on the course plays uphill slightly to the landing area guarded by a bunker on the right.  Once a player reaches this area, a choice must be made.  While a wide fairway approach is available for the novice, the player must decide how much risk to take. To go for this green in two requires a well hit ball that negotiates three bunkers along the right side of the green. A bunker left of the approach is present for players to respect the consequences of a bail out. A lay-up shot hit to the left will not provide the player with the optimum visibility or green depth, while a shot laid well back will have to avoid a bunker along the left side of the fairway.  For a good chance at birdie, the approach shot must be played to the correct level of this two-tiered green.

Hole #7  Par 4 (368-361-329-276-276-225)

This dogleg right par four sits at the apex of the golf course.  A large fairway to the left of the fairway bunker on the right is an easy target, but is a longer route to the green.  Those players who may decide to make the hole play shorter must carry the fairway bunker along the right. Drives landing on the down slope of the fairway could nearly reach the green.  The approach shot over a small valley to an elevated green is better if played from the left side of the fairway.

Hole 7 and hole 8 tee box 
 

Hole #8  Par 5 (558-528-498-462-382-320)

This picturesque and reachable par five plays 70 feet downhill into a valley allowing long distance tee shots. The fairway bunker on the left is atop a drop off on the left and a bunker long right makes the player want to keep the tee shot centered. A mid iron lay up will leave the player on top of a ridge with the best view of the green, while the player that goes for the green in two is flirting with the bunker right of the approach and three bunkers stacked beneath the green on the left.  A multi-level green requires a distance-controlled approach shot to achieve a close proximity to the hole location.

Hole #9  Par 3 (209-163-160-138-93-93)

The last hole of the front nine is a downhill par three with a sweeping fairway approach to the right. The green, protected by two bunkers on the left slopes from front to back, allowing a shot to land short and release toward the pin.  Hopefully, you will find yourself with uphill par or birdie putts.

Hole #10  Par 5 (556-549-521-477-442-412)

The first hole on the back nine is a long, dogleg right par five.  The generous fairway is accented by two stacked bunkers slightly left of center on the outside of the dogleg.  The second shot plays downhill slightly to a landing zone protected by a bunker on the right.  The shot into the green has an approach centered between a pair of bunkers.  If you take the bunkers out of play, there is plenty of room for a recovery from just over the green.

Hole #11  Par 3 (223-195-177-170-139-139)

The eleventh hole is a long par three that plays over a deep valley.  A roomy fairway approach allows the player to run the ball onto the green.  An errant shot to the left will be caught in the greenside bunker, while a bunker on the right helps frame the hole and provides a little difficulty in the bail out area.  Only the back pin placement requires pin point accuracy as this three-tiered green is very generous in size.

Hole #12  Par 5 (511-503-477-423-421-329)

The twelfth hole is a dogleg left par five that climbs gently from tee to green.  The tee shot plays alongside a large valley accented by a fairway bunker on the left.  The second shot plays uphill to an area that provides many options for the golfer.  Depending on the pin location for the day, a player may chose to play to a pair of the entrances placed on either side of the bunker positioned in the front center of the green. A large area of fairway to the right of the green allows a player to play away from the bunkers but challenge the contours through the green.

Hole #13  Par 4 (426-379-341-341-307-235)

This hole is a dogleg left that plays over a valley between the tee and a fairway flanked by a bunker on the left.  A well placed drive along the right side of the fairway offers the best angle for a run up onto the green, which is protected by a bunker on the left. 

Hole #14  Par 5 (543-497-469-434-363-363)

The tees on this hole lay beside a valley on the left and play up to a wide downhill sloping fairway accented by a bunker on the right side. Some long tee shots will be observed here making the attempt of reaching this green in two enticing yet demanding. The lay up shot on this hole plays downhill to an area squeezed by alternating bunkers left and right and left again at the green.  A well placed shot in between these bunkers still presents a challenging third shot into this large green.

Hole #15  Par 3 (217-178-174-151-145-76)

The fifteenth hole is a dramatic, slightly uphill par three with bunkers short of the green.  The green is situated so that a player must decide whether to risk a shot over the bunkers or aim to the right side of the green where there is a much larger target and room to play around the green.  The green slopes from back-to-front, making it likely that shots landing on the green will remain there.

Hole #16  Par 4 (469-421-421-371-344-295)

Sixteen is a long, dogleg left par four that begins a challenging, yet fair, test to the end of the round.  The player may attempt to carry the angled bunkers placed along the left of the fairway to achieve the shortest possible shot into the green.  If a player prefers, they can opt to play a safer route to the right, where they will find a generous landing area leaving a long second shot into the green.  Being uphill to the green from the landing zone, the right-to-left cross- slope of the fairway nicely matches the ball flight into this right-to-left angled green with the bunkers positioned beneath the green on the left.

Hole #17  Par 3 (186-175-169-147-142-118)

The final par three on the course plays to a green nestled into a cove of trees, bordered by a bunker along the right side.  Due to the length of this hole, players will have the opportunity to roll along a wide approach onto the green surface, which slopes from the back-to-front.  A par here will be a good score.

Hole #18  Par 4 (492-442-408-346-300-300)

The home hole is a long, straightaway par four that plays uphill and through a valley from tee to green.  The landing area is framed with bunkers along the right side.  A tee shot that favors the right side will be set up better for a run up onto the green that is protected by a bunker on its left side.  A large sweeping fairway to the right of the green provides play space and run up for those players who would like to take the bunker out of play.  A chip and a putt from this area will bring the round to a close on a good note.