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Ghost Creek starts tough with a bigger than normal hole, a par four of near maximum length with a large green that is difficult because it is raised. Over the back would make for a poor start. The hollow behind the green is six feet deep in places.

At two, the hole requires a good tee shot because it is slightly uphill and there is a succession of trees both right and left. It is difficult to judge distance to the second green because the green is a few feet higher than the player. It looks smaller than it really is.

Three has some surprises because of the elevation change and the subtleties around the green are difficult to read from the elevated tee. Club selection is crucial. In the final round of the 1993 NIKE TOUR Championship, David Duval had a hole-in-one here on his way to winning the tournament.

Four is a definite birdie possibility if you position the drive and then don’t get too greedy with the second shot. It is not what it appears. The fairway is a lot wider than it looks, and it is a good idea to get within a sand wedge because the green plays like three different putting surfaces. If you’re going to birdie here, it will be because you played smart. Trying to overwhelm the hole may give you a big number because there is plenty of trouble left of the green.

Ghost Creek jumps up to bite at five, a big par three that played well over par in the Amateur. It will be a long iron and the green is immensely wide. It can be possible to have a 120-foot putt.

Six is a bit of a breather though a little nerve wracking with the creek and the woods. If the tee shot is too safe, the shot to the green is precarious. Missing to the left puts you 30 feet below the green. Missing right is in the creek. Play up to the bunkers in the fairway with whatever club you need to get close. From there it’s just a wedge.

Seven tee shot should turn a little left to catch the slope, and remember the bunkers at the green are “fore bunkers.” They are well short of the green and the purpose is to diffuse the perception of distance to the green. Since the bunker blinds the distance to the front collar, the tendency is to be a little short. No matter what your yardage chart says, the tendency will be to hit it softer. It’s just a curious little feature that Donald Ross liked and it might make you think a little harder.

Eight is a textbook par five. Put it by the bunker on the tee shot and the view to the green is complete. You will know what to do from there, but remember the green is the smallest on the course and looks a little farther than it is. There is plenty of trouble at the green so the best chance at birdie is to wedge it close enough to one-putt. Because of the green size, getting on in two is not a high percentage shot, and the hollows and bunkers at the green are tough enough to keep you from making birdie.