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The Bridges Golf Course is among the most recent triumphs of the prestigious Robert Trent Jones II Group,
creator of such highly regarded courses as Princeville Golf Resort in Hawaii, Spanish Bay at Pebble Beach and Desert Highlands in Las Vegas. Like his legendary father before him, Robert Trent Jones II is noted for great golf courses that are both site-specific and visually powerful. "The natural flow of the land suggests the routing of the golf course," he has said. When the natural flow is spectacular, there's a good chance the course may be, too. |
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| With five sets of tees playing to nearly 7,000 yards from the tips, the course reflects a stimulating design precept that distance is but one element to degree-of- difficulty, and that a variety of strategic options make the game enjoyable for even the most skilled golfers, over and over again. |
| A prime example is the course's signature 10th hole. At 315 yards, it is a classic par 4: short, challenging and memorable. "Big risk/reward," is how golf course architect Bruce Charlton, Sr.Vice President of Jones II Group, has described it. "Anyone can design a long 4 par. The challenge is to make a shorter hole absolutely great." | |
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The hole sits on a peninsula of land across a deep natural canyon. From the regular men's tee, a 170-yard carry tempts golfers to take a
risk, and the challenge increases as the tees get further away to the north. "A heroic shot that cuts the corner gets a big reward," Charlton said. "But it increases the
risk dramatically." Once on the fairway, 75 to 165 yards remain between ball and flagstick. "The green tilts from back to front," Charlton said. "Miss it to the right and you've got a tough downhill chip. Hit it too far and you're in the canyon beyond." |
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| With the dramatic carry, the spectacular span of the stress-ribbon bridge over the canyon and the natural beauty of the creek below, the 10 th promises to become one of the most photographed in california. |
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