This course is challenging exciting demanding and offers a lot of breathtaking scenery The plush fairways are wide open and the greens are fast and large The course is situated alongside Badin Lake which comes into play on three holes The signature hole is 18 a 568 yard par 5 where you are tempted to hit a tee shot over the corner of the dogleg fairway in hopes of getting a birdie Golf Digest rated this as the 5th Best in State course for 1995 96 and 4th best for 1997 98 GOLFWEEK selected it 89th among America s 100 Best Modern Courses for 1999