Glendale Course Overview

The back nine begins with a straight away par 4 with tall firs lining each side of the fairway.  At about 150 yards from the green the fairway drops out below you leading to a green set below your feet.  The hillside to the left serves to work shots into the green, which is far preferable to the deep mounded bunkers set right of the green.

The club’s most difficult par 3 is in many ways similar to hole #6.  The stair cased tee boxes give you a great view of this small green that slopes significantly back to front.  To add insult, a large, deep bunker is set in front of the green and swallows anything short.  This paired with bunkers set back and left leaves you little room for error.
 

This sweeping par 5 is your opportunity to score.  From an elevated tee this hole moves left to right down its entire length.  Kelsey Creek boarders the hole down is right side, with OB down its left.  The green is elevated and slopes slightly from front to back and is protected by front greenside bunkers both left and right.
 

Kelsey Creek wanders its way between the tees of this beautiful par 4 that moves from right to left.  For those bigger hitters, a draw of the tee is a must as the creek and trees come into play up the right hand side.  Two fairway bunkers guard those trying to cut the corner which requires a significant drive to cover.  The two tiered green is small and elevated with bunkers left and right.

It may be small, but it doesn’t play that way.  A short par 4 with a narrow shoot of the tee leaves most with a short iron to an elevated green.  Four large greenside bunkers leave little room to run the ball up, and this short approach shot to what is the firmest green on the course can make things interesting. 

This great par 3 is set atop a ridge with the green sitting on a point.  A large slope right serves to funnel wayward shots back toward the green, miss left however and a severe slope will leave you a significantly uphill recovery.  That is if you miss the two bunkers that guard the green's left side.

A beautiful par 4 for which the creek is in play on every shot.  Kelsey Creek runs its entire left side and then cuts in front and to the right of the tees.  The hole sets up beautifully for a small draw to a wide landing area.  The green is where the hole gets its teeth.  Extremely small with a false front, this green requires precision wedge play and is guarded by a large right side bunker and another back left that pinches the center of the green.  Good luck!

As the club’s longest par 4, #17 is also the only hole on the course without a bunker.  The hole is a slight dogleg right with its tee bordered by the club’s only pond.  Keeping your tee shot down the right side serves to shorten the hole and provides the best angle of approach to the green.  For the ladies, #17 is played as a par 5.

Glendale’s signature finishing hole is a risk/reward hole, making this par 5 a memorable ending to your round.  The peninsula green is bordered front and left by a large pond with three large bunkers protecting its right side and approach.  For those looking to get home in two there is no bail out area, trouble awaits on all sides.  #18 is the perfect hole to settle your “friendly” matches.