Table of Contents Overview
1 Chapter 1 ( Teaching )
1.1 Rules Book 1.2 Swing Breakdown 1.3 Public Golf
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Chapter 2 ( Learning ) 2.1 Drive 23 2.2 Chip 29 2.3 Putt 35 2.4 App 41 Chapter 3 ( Practice ) 3.1 Home Practice 55 3.2 Driving Range 61
3.3 Chipping Green 3.4 Putting Green 3.5 Smart Clubs
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3.6 Smart Golf Balls
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Chapter 4 ( Playing ) 4.1 Hole Markers 73 4.2 Tee Boxes 77 4.3 Spacial Graphics 81 4.4 Course Design 85
Overview What is Re-Thinking Golf? Re-Thinking Golf is looking at different points through out the game of golf and looking at how it can be pushed and changed for the future. Golf needs a new look and feel in order to continue to thrive in the future and that is what exactly Re-Thinking Golf is looking at doing.
Why is it important? Golf is struggling to grow currently and have a hard time reaching a younger audience. We need to change that by looking at ways to grow a wider and younger audience. If this does not happen, the future of golf may be very bleak.
Who is Re-Thinking Golf for? Re-Thinking Golf is mainly looking at a younger audience, more specifically the ages of 8 to 18 years old. But at the same time, Re-Thinking Golf looks to just widen the normal audience that plays the game.
Chapter 1
Teaching
Overview Contents Rules Book Swing Breakdown Public Golf
What is Teaching in Golf? Teaching golf covers 3 key points in learning the game of golf. One is the rules book and how someone can easily read and understand the many rules of the game. The next one is learning how to set and swing correctly. Having that knowledge makes all the game a much more fun and exciting environment. And the last is having a way to learn golf in a free and public environment. Pushing the bounds of where golf is and reaching new audiences.
Why is Teaching important? Teaching golf is the first step in getting someone involved in the game. It is a key aspect to better understanding on how to play the game and the rules of the game. If someone may be interested in playing the game of golf, having a good understanding of how to play, swing and knowledge of the rules; that can make a big difference in whether they will end up playing or not.
Rules Book What is in the rules book? The rules book, is well the rules of golf. It covers everything from the basics of golf like how you play the game and the basic etiquette of golf, all the way to tedious and odd rules mainly used by professionals only.
Why do you need the rules book? Just like any sport you need a set of guidelines that everyone must follow in order for the game to be fair and effective for everyone. In order to get the most out of playing golf, knowing and understanding the rules (at least the basic rules) is a massively important.
How does this help grow the game of golf? With so many rules for the game of golf, it can become really confusing on what is what really fast. With previous rules books, they are presented in a clustered and hard to read way. This design is made to help people of all ages quickly read and understand the rules. Or easily find a specific rule when out playing golf.
18 A Quick Guide to the Rules of Golf
A Quick Guide to the Rules of Golf This guide provides a simple explanation of common Rules situations It is not a substitute for the Rules of Golf, which should be consulted whenever any doubt arises For more information on the points covered, please refer to the relevant Rule.
General Points The game of golf should be played in the correct spirit and in accordance with the Etiquette Section in the Rules of Golf In particular: • Show consideration to other players, • Play at a good pace and be ready to invite faster moving groups to play through, and • Take care of the course by smoothing bunkers, replacing divots and repairing ball marks on the greens Before starting your round you are advised to: • Read the Local Rules on the score card and the notice board • Put an identification mark on your ball; many golfers play the same brand of ball and if you can’t identify your ball, it is considered lost (Rules 12-2 and 27-1) • Count your clubs; you are allowed a maximum of 14 clubs (Rule 4-4) During the round: • Don’t ask for advice from anyone except your caddie, your partner (i e , a player on your side) or your partner’s caddie; don’t give advice to any player except your partner; you may ask for or provide information on the Rules, distances and the position of hazards, the flagstick, etc (Rule 8-1) • Don’t play any practice shots during play of a hole (Rule 7-2)
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Rule 3
Stroke Play
Definitions All defined terms are in italics and are listed alphabetically in the Definitions section – see pages 30-45. 3-1. General; Winner A stroke-play competition consists of competitors completing each hole of a stipulated round or rounds and, for each round, returning a score card on which there is a gross score for each hole. Each competitor is playing against every other competitor in the competition. The competitor who plays the stipulated round or rounds in the fewest strokes is the winner. In a handicap competition, the competitor with the lowest net score for the stipulated round or rounds is the winner. 3-2. Failure to Hole Out If a competitor fails to hole out at any hole and does not correct his mistake before he makes a stroke on the next teeing ground or, in the case of the last hole of the round, before he leaves the putting green, he is disqualified. 3-3. Doubt as to Procedure A. Procedure for Competitor In stroke play only, if a competitor is doubtful of his rights or the correct procedure during the play of a hole, he may, without penalty, complete the hole with two balls. To proceed under this Rule, he must decide to play two balls after the doubtful situation has arisen and before taking further action (e g , making a stroke at the original ball). The competitor should announce to his marker or a fellow-competitor: • That he intends to play two balls; and • Which ball he wishes to count if the Rules permit the procedure used for that ball.
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Before returning his score card, the competitor must report the facts of the situation to the Committee. If he fails to do so, he is disqualified. If the competitor has taken further action before deciding to play two balls, he has not proceeded under Rule 3-3 and the score with the original ball counts. The competitor incurs no penalty for playing the second ball. B. Committee Determination of Score for Hole When the competitor has proceeded under this Rule, the Committee will determine his score as follows: (i) If, before taking further action, the competitor has announced which ball he wishes to count and provided the Rules permit the procedure used for the selected ball, the score with that ball counts. If the Rules do not permit the procedure used for the selected ball, the score with the other ball counts provided the Rules permit the procedure used for that ball. (ii) If, before taking further action, the competitor has failed to announce which ball he wishes to count, the score with the original ball counts provided the Rules permit the procedure used for that ball. Otherwise, the score with the other ball counts provided the Rules permit the procedure used for that ball. (iii) If the Rules do not permit the procedures used for both balls, the score with the original ball counts unless the competitor has committed a serious breach with that ball by playing from a wrong place. If the competitor commits a serious breach in the play of one ball, the score with the other ball counts despite the fact that the Rules do not permit the procedure used for that ball. If the competitor commits a serious breach with both balls, he is disqualified. Note 1: “Rules permit the procedure used for a ball� means that, after Rule 3-3 is invoked, either: (a) the original ball is played from where it had come to rest and play is permitted from that location, or (b) the Rules permit the procedure adopted for the ball and the ball is put into play in the proper manner and in the correct place as provided in the Rules.
Swing Breakdown What does the swing breakdown cover? The swing breakdown covers everything from your set up, all the way through your swing. Giving you quick and easy to understand graphics to help you make sure you get the best out of your game. Whether you are just learning how to play the game or need a quick reminder out on the course.
Where can I find this information? You can find these graphics in two places: on the training games and in the Re-Thinking Golf app. The main use of them would be on the training games because that is a key place where someone would be learning how to play the game of golf. But also always having the access to them in the app, is important so you can always remind yourself the proper way to swing.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Currently there is no simple and easy ways to visually see how to go through a proper set up and swing. Having that and easy access to them can help grow the game because people can have a easier way to learn how to swing, which makes the golf a much more exciting game to play.
Set up
Dominate hand forward
Set up
Interlock fingers
Set up Thumbs straight down the shaft
Set up Thumbs straight down the shaft
Set up
Firm and relaxed grip
Downswing
Extend arms
Shift weight forward
Downswing Swing up
Extend arms Shift weight forward
Downswing Head down
Arms extended
Shift weight forward
Downswing Follow through Finish upright
Front foot stays planted
Public Golf How does the public golf work? The goal of the public golf is to offer golf to anyone and everyone. Just having a single short par 4 hole placed in a public park. No fees, just go out and play. The hole would be made out of turf, to eliminate high maintenance on it.
How do you play if you do not have clubs? The idea would to have some type of teaching session once a month, where volunteer coaches would come out with some clubs and golf balls, to give people that may not always have the chance to play, try the game of golf.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Golf is viewed as an elitist sport and does not reach a huge part of community because of that. Having a free a open way to get a taste of the game, that would be able to reach a much larger community would make a huge impact on growing the game of golf.
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Chapter 2
Learning
Overview Contents Drive Chip Putt App
What is Learning in Golf? Learning golf is learning and understanding the fundamentals to golf. Getting out there and actually playing the game and working on how to properly swing and working your way up to different shot types and other little nuances of the game.
Why is Learning important? This is probably the most important part of the game. If you do not learn how to swing and play the game right, you will never be able to fully grasp the game. This also is the most exciting part of golf, where you get go out and actually play and learn new things that you probably never knew before.
Drive How does the drive game work? There is a touch screen between the two hitting mats where you can choose to go through the different swing breakdown screens. You then hit golf balls at the various targets in the back. When you make it through a target, the arrows for that target will light up. There is a ball return system, under the game that sends the golf balls back to the holding area in-front of the hitting mats. You can also set the game up to only light up specific targets to aim at.
What can I learn from playing? You can learn how to set up and swing for your drive shot. You can also start to learn how to play different types of drive shots as you get better. This is a fun way to learn one of the key fundamentals of golf.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Traditionally the way to learn how to drive a golf ball is by going to a driving range or working with a coach. But by bringing something that is new and different, it will draw a younger and wider audience in. You still learn how to drive a golf ball the right way but in a much more fun and exciting way.
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Chip How does the chip game work? There is a touch screen between the two hitting mats where you can choose to go through the different swing breakdown screens. You then hit golf balls at the various targets in the back. When you make it through a target, the arrows for that target will light up. There is a ball return system, under the game that sends the golf balls back to the holding area in-front of the hitting mats. You can also set the game up to only light up specific targets to aim at.
What can I learn from playing? You can learn how to set up and swing for your chip shot. You can also start to learn how to play different types of chip shots as you get better. This is a fun way to learn one of the key fundamentals of golf.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Traditionally the way to learn how to chip a golf ball is by going to a driving range, a chipping green or working with a coach. But by bringing something that is new and different, it will draw a younger and wider audience in. You still learn how to chip a golf ball the right way but in a much more fun and exciting way.
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Putt How does the putt game work? There is a touch screen between the two hitting mats where you can choose to go through the different swing breakdown screens. You then hit golf balls at the ramp and then into the various targets across the board. When you make it through a target, the arrows for that target will light up. There is a ball return system, under the game that sends the golf balls back to the holding area next to the hitting mats. You can also set the game up to only light up specific targets to aim at.
What can I learn from playing? You can learn how to set up and swing for your putt. You will also start to learn the different speed swings that you will need when actually playing golf. The key point to putting is learning the subtle motions that go into putting and that is what this game is set up to do in a very different way.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Traditionally the way to learn how to putt by practicing on a putting green or on a putting mat. But by bringing something that is new and different, it will draw a younger and wider audience in. You still learn how to putt properly but in a much more fun and exciting way.
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APP What is all included in the app? The app covers things like swing breakdown screens and information, different games and exercises you can do to help practice your golf game, stats about your golf game, GPS tracking and stats from your smart clubs and golf balls.
What else can be used in conjunction with the app? You can use the your smart clubs and smart golf balls with the app to get real time stats about your swing motion, distance and shot shape while you are out playing golf.
How does this help grow the game of golf? This ties everything you need to learn and grow as golfer into one simple and easy to use app. Bringing a different look and feel to golf. Breaking away from what golf is traditionally looked at is a huge key in growing the game. Having an app that everyone can access will help grow the game.
Opening Screen
Learn
Practice
Play
Home screen
Drive Chip
Putt
Learn screen
Set Up
Backswing
Downswing
Drive screen
Driving - Set up
Dominate hand foward
Set up stage 1 screen
Driving - Set up
Interlock fingers
Set up stage 2 screen
Driving - Set up Learn
Practice
Interlock fingers
Play
Pull down menu screen
Current Round New Round
Scorecard
Clubs
Info Stats
Play screen
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Current round screen
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Hole 3 information screen
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Hole 3 information screen
Chapter 3
Practice
Overview Contents Home Practice Driving Range Chipping Green Putting Green Smart Clubs Smart Golf Balls
What is Practicing in Golf? Practicing golf is taking what you have learned and applying it to your game. Repetition is key for things to stick and for you to grow as a golfer. Having simple ways to help as reminders when you are practicing can make a big difference also.
Why is Practicing important? If you do not practice your golf game, you cannot grow as a golfer and improve your skills. The more you know and the better you are at playing the game, the more fun the game becomes.
Home Practice How does the home practice work? The home practice game is a combination of the drive, chip and putt games but without any of the electronics or swing breakdown screens. It is designed where you can practice your driving, chipping and putting at home in a fun and exciting way at home.
What is the upside of using the home practice? Like the drive, chip and putt games it brings a different way to look at how you practice your golf game. Because the target audience is a younger generation, this would be something that they would get excited about and want to go out and practice on.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Traditional ways of practicing at home are nothing that are very extincting and are not going to attract a younger audience to wanting to practicing at home. This gives you a whole new way of looking at how you can practice at your home.
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Driving Range What makes this different from other driving ranges? Having better visuals and targets to judge your distance and your accuracy helps big time. Most driving ranges have random markers or flags that are hard to get a good judge of distance and accuracy. Also having something a little different visually than what is out there also helps.
What can you learn from using this driving range? Use of a driving range is mainly used when warming up before you play a round of golf, and so having a good judge of how you are hitting can make a huge difference when you get out and start playing. This can also help get you dialed in on accuracy before you go out and play.
How does this help grow the game of golf? This not only helps you better warm up or practice but it also brings a different vibe visually to a golf course. The biggest thing with golf is really pushing the bounds visually to bring in a new audience. This driving range design does that while still being a better range than current ones out there.
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Chipping Green What makes this different from other chipping greens? Most chipping greens are just a green and sometime have bunkers around them. This design gives you not only starting points to hit from and then targets around the green to aim at. The targets are designed to give you a quick and easy response to judge at how well you are chipping.
What can you learn from using this chipping green? This chipping green gives you more of a target to aim for and will give you a quicker and easer to understand response. Having that quick response, means that you can quickly adjust to what you are doing right and wrong.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Again this really brings a different look and feel to golf, which is sorely needed in the game. But it also has a more effective way to practice and warm up for chipping.
Putting Green What makes this different from other putting greens? This putting green is designed to help to read and understand the greens for that specific golf course. The hardest thing when putting is understanding the subtle differences in the heights and slopes around the green. This color coats those differences to better give you an idea.
What can you learn from using this putting green? When warming up for your round, you can get your mind in a better place for seeing the differences through out the green. If you feel confident about reading greens before you go out and play your round of golf, you are most likely going to go out and play better and have a fun time.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Putting is arguably the most important part of the golf game. And it is also one of the hardest things to do. Reading a green is always not that easy to understand. Having colors showing you those different changes through out the green, can help you start off your round right. And make you more confident about your golf game.
Smart clubs How do the smart clubs work? The smart clubs have sensors in the both the head of the club and also in the shaft. This gives you information about your swing, that gets sent directly to your Re-Thinking Golf app in real time, where you can view the information to better help your game.
Why use the smart clubs over normal clubs? The hardest thing when out playing golf is to understand what you are doing wrong with your swing. But having clubs that can give you a good breakdown on your swing, and how you are hitting the ball can be a huge advantage.
How does this help grow the game of golf? One of the big problems with golf is that is too hard to play. This helps with that problem, by allowing people a better insight into what they are doing right and wrong and be able to play better and have more fun.
Smart Golf Balls How do the smart golf balls work? The smart golf balls work similar and best in conjunction with the smart clubs. They have a microchip in them that will give you real time information about your ball speed, flight path and distance.
Why use Smart golf balls over normal golf balls? Again the more information that you can have about every aspect about your swing is beneficial. This helps you get better and be better at adjusting your game when you are out playing. You can never have enough information about your swing while you are out playing golf.
How does this help grow the game of golf? One of the big problems with golf is that is too hard to play. This helps with that problem, by allowing people a better insight into what they are doing right and wrong and be able to play better and have more fun.
Chapter 4
Playing
Overview Contents Hole Markers Tee Boxes Spacial Graphics Course Design
What is Playing in Golf? Playing is actually getting out to the course and playing golf. This is what golf is all about. Getting out in nature and actually playing the game. Putting everything you have learned to the test. And seeing how well all the practice payed off.
Why is Playing important? Without playing the game, there is no more golf. And that is the ultimate thing we are trying to avoid, the end of golf. You can practice and playing the learning games all you want, but without actually going out and playing the game of golf, it cannot grow.
Hole Markers How do these hole markers function? Hole markers are letting you know where on the course you are and the basic layout of the hole. Hole markers also should give you a basic information about the distance from each tee box to the center of the green.
Why use this type of design? Hole markers are mainly used as just a quick reminder where you are, so bringing a different look and feel to them helps to start tie in the golf course with the rest of the design across the board. We can only push golf so far unless we really push the designs into the golf course itself.
How does this help grow the game of golf? The biggest thing is starting to push the look and feel of golf courses and what they could potentially look like to help try and draw in a younger and wider audience. This is just a small and easy thing that can be done to help with that.
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Tee Boxes Why do these tee boxes look the way they do? Two big things with these tee boxes are not only pushing the bounds of what a golf course could look like but also having an easier way to know the distance from tee to green.
How does this help improve your golf game? Trying to figure out the exact distance from tee to green is sometimes tricky and there is not always good markers but this helps give you that and very easy to read and understand by having painted distances in the tee box.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Again the biggest thing is starting to push the look and feel of golf courses and what they could potentially look like to help try and draw in a younger and wider audience. This helps not only with that as far as the look and feel go but also give the player an easier way to know what the exact distance tee to green is.
SPACIAL GRAPHICS Why use spacial graphics on a golf course? Spacial graphics can not only help boost the look and feel around the course but also can start to help identify specific points and targets around the course. You can really push the spacial graphics as far as you want. You can also start to think about how you could use spacial graphics to brand courses in different ways.
How does this help improve your golf game? What you can get is specific distances to certain targets, where you should be aiming or even highlight targets to aim at or avoid. You can really push these spacial graphics to not only look cool and fun but also give you extra help with your golf game.
How does this help grow the game of golf? Again the biggest thing is starting to push the look and feel of golf courses and what they could potentially look like to help try and draw in a younger and wider audience. This helps not only with that as far as the look and feel go but can also start to help identify specific points around the golf course for the players.
Golf Course Design What do these courses do for the game of golf? These courses really push the bounds of what a golf course could look like. Most golf courses do not really push the bounds of what it looks and feels like. And with this is really the capstone to all of that.
How does this help improve your golf game? These course are also designed with specific ways you should play. Forcing you to think about each shot and how it is going to be played. Most of the holes are also designed to make you choose exact points on the hole to aim at, in order to help improve your golf game.
How does this help grow the game of golf? There is nothing like this out there and it could really get more people interested in the game. Golf has been the same for so long now, it really needs a fresh start and re-thinking what a golf course could look like and pushing that to the limit is exactly what the game needs.
Hole 1 - Circle Course
Black Tee Box - 410 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 390 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 370 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 350 Yards
Par 4
160 Yards
Hole 2 - Circle Course
Black Tee Box - 386 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 366 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 346 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 326 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 4
Hole 3 - Circle Course
Black Tee Box - 206 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 186 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 166 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 146 Yards
Par 3
160 Yards
Hole 4 - Circle Course
Black Tee Box - 332 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 312 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 292 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 272 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 4
Hole 5 - Circle Course
Black Tee Box - 577 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 557 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 537 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 517 Yards
Par 5
160 Yards
Hole 6 - Circle Course
Black Tee Box - 420 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 400 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 380 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 360 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 4
Hole 7 - Square Course
Black Tee Box - 222 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 202 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 182 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 162 Yards
Par 3
160 Yards
Hole 8 - Square Course
Black Tee Box - 384 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 364 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 344 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 324 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 4
Hole 9 - Square Course
Black Tee Box - 436 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 416 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 396 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 376 Yards
Par 4
160 Yards
Hole 10 - Square Course
Black Tee Box - 326 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 306 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 286 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 266 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 4
Hole 11 - Square Course
Black Tee Box - 633 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 613 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 593 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 573 Yards
Par 5
160 Yards
Hole 12 - Square Course
Black Tee Box - 354 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 334 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 314 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 294 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 4
Hole 13 - Organic Course
Black Tee Box - 459 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 439 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 419 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 399 Yards
Par 4
160 Yards
Hole 14 - Organic Course
Black Tee Box - 327 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 307 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 287 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 267 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 4
Hole 15 - Organic Course
Black Tee Box - 607 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 587 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 567 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 547 Yards
Par 5
160 Yards
Hole 16 - Organic Course
Black Tee Box - 193 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 173 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 153 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 133 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 3
Hole 17 - Organic Course
Black Tee Box - 411 Yards
10 Yards 20 Yards
Blue Tee Box - 391 Yards
40 Yards
White Tee Box - 371 Yards 80 Yards
Red Tee Box - 351 Yards
Par 4
160 Yards
Hole 18 - Organic Course
Black Tee Box - 452 Yards Green
Blue Tee Box - 432 Yards
Fairway
White Tee Box - 412 Yards
Rough
Red Tee Box - 392 Yards
Bunker Water
Par 4