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Tip: The second par five, is a great test of skill and strategy. This par 5 is very reachable in two, with a good drive that carries the crest of the hill, some 250 yards off the tee, players will be left with less than 250 yards to one of the smallest, most undulated greens on the golf course. Players missing the green with their approach shot will be scrambling to make par.

Tip: The first of four par 3’s at the Cascades, is played over water from an elevated tee. Like most greens at the Cascades, the fourth has a large ridge that separates the left and right sides of the green. With large trees and a green side bunker, club selection and a player’s ability to work the ball, will make the difference between making a two putt par and chipping out from under the trees.

Tip: This is the shortest par five on the course.  However, playing uphill and lined with large trees and several sets of grass bunkers, this hole is by no means an easy par.  With a large ridge separating the right and left sides of the green and a bunker protecting the left side, players must be accurate with their approach shot to be rewarded with a birdie chance.

Tip: With out-of-bounds left, trees protecting the right, and a valley down the middle of the fairway, it is easy to see why this dog-leg right par 4 is the No. 1 handicap hole on the course. However, what makes this hole so demanding is the green. Crowned and severely sloping from back to front, players leaving their approach shot above the hole maybe chipping on their next shot.

Tip: The start of the back nine, is a scenic down-hill dog-leg right par 5. Playing from an elevated tee, players must keep to the left side of the fairway, or be force to lay up due to the trees protecting the entire right side. Birdies and pars are common at hole number 10, but a player not finding the fairway off the tee could be lucky to make bogey.

Tip: This par 4 is the most difficult driving hole on the course. With the fairway lined with trees, the fairway slopes from right to left, and the narrow fairway opening getting your tee shot in play is well rewarded with a short to mid-iron approach to a large green.

Tip: This 90 degree dog-leg left requires a tee shot of over 230 yards, to make it to the corner of the dog-leg, but less than 260 to stay in the fairway. With trees protecting the entire left side, and water down the right a solid tee shot is a requirement if you want to make par.

Tip: The shortest par 3 on the course, hole number 16 is still very challenging. With a severe ridge bisecting the kidney shaped green, getting the ball close can be very difficult.

Tip: The dogleg left par 4 requires a delicate tee shot. With trees overhanging the left side of the fairway, any tee shot not struck solid may come straight down after hitting the trees. Just a little left of the bunker on the right will leave a player with a 100 yard approach shot. Do not be fooled by the look of the green. This large green is one of the most undulated on the course.