08/08/08

TITLE: Morgan Hill   Back Nine Pics
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Time: 12:33:28

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Starting the back with a marvelous par four that shoots straight at the clubhouse downhill. Beware, a super drive can reach the pond. This green has multiple levels. The hill behind provides a good backstop in case you'd rather protect long instead of wet.  

The blind view from the tee on 11. There is a target flag on the left, stay left of it if you can. Everything right off the tee is dicey with a bunker, road and other problems looming. Second shot can be left short and rolled up or fired high in the air right at the stick.

Down Down and farther down. This par 3 seems to play true to its distance, especially if the wind is howling up the hollow. Left is dead with cart path and sharp down to the woods. Right has a little bail out you can chip from but not very much. Good Luck 

  This is a touch par five. The first two shots play directly up hill. Beware the fairway bunkers on the right on your second shot. There are more there than you think. The third shot plays a bit shorter than the yardage. Anything over the green is gone into thick stuff.

Long par three, up hill. I took 2 extra clubs and was pin high

  This is a risk reward drive. Play toward the tree on left and the hole plays longer. Go for the slim fairway to the right and you risk all sorts of danger. Unless you hit a very big ball the risk is not worth it as getting to the green in two is unrealistic with bunker postions.  

As you can see a third shot hits down. There is a pot bunker mid fairway that gobble sup guys going for it in two and then a bunker in front of the green that is a hard up and down. Playing off the left hill is better than running away to the right. 

The view from just off the green on this uphill par four. Simply gorgeous.

Looking back toward Bethlehem at the tee box from aside the green. Breathtaking.

With the DE River framing the background, many a wedding pic has been taken atop this downhill par 4. This hole is more wide open than you think. Swing easy there is a lot of fairway out there. This green has a severe slope in the middle.

Finishing hole, dead uphill back to the clubhouse. Beware, there is a trick hidden bunker in front of this rolling green. You must pay attention to pin placement.

The 19th hole is a great spot with yet another one of the cordial staff members.

The many views from the restaurant balcony.