This flexible course offers excellent views of volcanic peaks in the southern Cascades It is laid out in a gently rolling valley of black sticky clay and the entire course was veneered with six inches of sand to enhance drainage There is also plenty of sand in the form of directional and strategic bunkering Many of the bunkers are placed well forward of the landing areas and well short of the sizable greens creating optical illusions The front nine weaves clockwise around a broad plain the back nine loops through more challenging elevated terrain Among the more difficult holes is 5 a short par 4 with a narrow fairway where the target is a tiny plateau with a false front that falls off steeply in back Without a doubt the most dramatic hole is 16 a 591 yard par 5 where the tee shot heads straight into the backdrop of snow peaked Mount McLoughlin The roller coaster fairway tumbles downhill to meet a lake on the right side Robert Trent Jones Jr is listed as the designer builder owner and operator of this course The restaurant and clubhouse will be finished at a later date