The Short Course at Mountain Shadows
Hole
11
Hole 12
Par: 3
Yards
Back: 84
Middle: 75
Forward: 67
HCP: 8
Hole
13
Oasis
Hole 12 Discussion

Wedge play abounds. A third of Mountain Shadows’ holes will require one wedge or another, and why not? The wedge has become not just one club, but for most golfers a smorgasbord of clubs with various uses, different lofts and unique feels. At the 12th we find a green in two distinct levels, the lower ending abruptly at the water’s edge. A bunker serving as sentry to the left and all shots played too conservatively away from the water. At the back to the right is our oasis — a grove of palms as old as the course itself. Plan carefully. A hole located on the lower deck means a shot must not find its way back up the slope to the upper portion of the green. And that my friend is just as bad as reversing the situation and finding yourself way down below when the hole is way up and back. Here, the strategy is to pick your distance carefully.