This Scottish links style course has water hazards coming into play on over half the holes There are not many trees but there is a defined cut of thick rough lining all the fairways The front nine on this course was built on flat terrain while the back nine was built on rolling terrain The greens are very large slightly sloped and range from medium to fast in speed The signature hole is 10 a 440 yard uphill par 4 requiring a tee shot over a creek that turns and then extends its way up the entire right side of the fairway The same creek must be crossed on hole 11 a 144 yard par 3 Golf Digest rated this course as the 8th Best Public Course in the state for 1996 It was also rated as the 10th Best in State course for 1995 96 and the 9th best for 1997 98 William F Mitchell designed the back nine and redesigned the existing holes in 1963