Don't be misguided by the deceptive appearance of this par three. The green is elevated and you are hitting dead into the wind. Take two clubs more than you would normally use from the distance indicated on the tee box yardage marker. The green is protected by a left side bunker in the front and a right side bunker to the rear.

This is the #1 handicap hole on the West course. The layout is a sharp dogleg to the right and it plays very long. The wind at your back will help you off the tee box, but you will be hitting your approach shot into a very strong crossing wind which blows from the right to the left. Also, the water hazard on the right side of the fairway is reachable from the tee box. The contoured green is protected by water, trees, and two strategically positioned bunkers. Your approach shot must be on target. A bogey on this hole can be an exciting victory for the weekend golfer.

After #8, this hole is a breather. Your tee shot is downhill and downwind, so the hole plays much shorter than the yardage printed on the scorecard. Use the mango tree in the center of the fairway as your target line. Watch out for the fairway bunker on the right (It is reachable from the tee box). A well positioned tee shot will leave you with a 100-120 yard pitching wedge to the green. Remember, the wind is at your back and you are hitting downhill to a green which slopes from the back to the front. Hit the ball onto the front of the green. Lets finish the first nine holes with a par orbirdie.