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Glendarin Hills Golf Club (Angola IN)
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Duffy's Review
September 21, 2004, was the date the above photos were taken and the day I was fortunate enough to play Glendarin Hills Golf Club. Before I had ever seen Glendarin, I was told that it would be the nicest "track" I would play all year. After arriving, I would have to say Glendarin Hills is definitely one of the nicest. Glendarin had the look and feel of an older mature course, even though it had been open for just 4 months when I played.
I did something I usually don't do when I play a new course, I made a tee time. When I called, a very nice young lady took my tee time. Considering the upscale reputation of Glendarin I was not expecting such polite service. From my phone call through my round, and the young lady who rode back with us to retrieve our cart after dropping my clubs at the car, I was treated as if I were a member of the board. Even if the course had not been as nice as it was, and it was fantastic, Glendarin's staff would have received bonus points for making my visit enjoyable.
The first tee does not set the standard for this course, other than the
well maintained tee boxes, fairways and greens. # 1 is a straight away hole
with a generous fairway. Don't expect that for the rest of your round. The
remainder of the course is winding, rolling, tight fairways with plenty of
water and sand to accent this superbly maintained facility. I did not "bring
my A game" this day and I needed an "A+" to be competitive with Glendarin
Hills.
When you reach the tee on #2 (first photo), you are looking down into a valley with a rolling fairway and sand, sand, sand. What you don't see is the pond just in front of the green's left side. Your tee shot needs to be center or right fairway to have a shot at a left back pin. It's really not that tough of a hole but it is intimidating. The second photo is the par 3 4th. Just a beautiful par 3 secluded in the woods. The sand traps skirting the green, and the tall trees just outside of them, brings the same thought to mind as #2, "Intimidating".
The 7th photo in our set of 15 was taken from the 10th tee box. This hole is a 574 yard par 5. The length of this hole is only a small factor of it's difficulty. There is a small creek running across the middle of the fairway about 100 yards in front of the green. Two very long and well placed shots will get you over it, but for most of us we'll be laying up just in front. The tenth photo is the 394 yard par 4 12th. This picture does not lie, the shot is as tight as it looks. The fairway ends about 240 out so plan your tee shot accordingly. I didn't realize this when I was playing and my shot from the rough, up the hill, to the green was unsuccessful.
The last photo in the set is from the tee box of the 555 yard, Par 5 18th. Maybe it was just me on that day, or reality, but this hole seemed like every shot was like trying to thread a needle. The rough on the left and trees on the right had the visual effect of squeezing the fairway to less than forgiving. When I finished this hole I realized I had not hit the short grass until I was on the green. That could possibly have had a part in my memory of this beautiful finishing hole. My scorecard shows 5 with 2 putts. This hole was consistent with the rest of my round, more intimidating than actually unforgiving.
Glendarin Hills is not inexpensive, but the price of admission is worth the ride. Included in your greens fees are: 18 holes of golf, cart (with GPS, towels, and tees) and range balls. Walking is not an option here. The club only allows walking by members, and that privilege is only certain times of the day. Glendarin has a beautiful clubhouse with all the amenities of a private club. Everything about Glendarin Hills Golf Club is "Top Shelf". The slogan on their golf card is "The Total Golf Experience" and I would have to say they haven't over estimated their ability.
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Play often, Play fair and above all, HAVE FUN!.
I love this game!
Duffy
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