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“Eighteen sporty, often breathtaking holes set amid the abundant rock A Course Carved Out of Rugged Hillsides At The Ledges Golf Club, you’ll find hilly terrain and a course literally carved out of the rock on some fairways. “They don’t call us The Ledges for nothing,” says Matt Blasik, head golf professional.
Our architect Brad Booth used the ups and downs of our landscape to great advantage here, setting some greens and tees on elevated spots where you can see sweeping vistas of the picturesque New England countryside for miles around. He also created fast and undulating greens that can demand the best out of your short-game skills. Our very first hole will give you a good idea of what it’s like to play at The Ledges. This touchy par-4 dogleg left measures 442 yards from the back tees (345 from the front), and it demands total concentration. “For one thing, the green is very deep. So it can play as long as 460 yards from the back tees,” Blasik says. Hit your downhill tee shot a little left as it will kick right. Watch out for the fairway bunker about 200 yards down the right side. On your approach, you’ll be crossing a small pond, about 100 yards short of the green. Be careful with your club selection to get close to the hole. It’s going to take three shots to get to the green for most high handicappers. “A water hazard starts on the left,” Blasik says, “and cuts across the fairway diagonally.” There’s another deep green here to contend with and three tiers add to the fun. You’ll need careful club selection to get close to the pin. You’ll find our signature hole at No. 8, a picture postcard par-3 featured in many photographs of The No. 9 is a par-4 dogleg right, measuring 380 yards from the back and 265 from the front, that heads back to the clubhouse. “There’s a well-placed fairway bunker at about 100 yards from the green,” Blasik says. “And the green is about 50 paces deep so there could be a three club differential, depending on the pin placement.” The front nine at our course is well-guarded by trees. The back nine will take you to a higher elevation where the terrain is more open and the wind is more of a factor in your play. “Part of the course was built on the second highest point in York, Maine,” Blasik says, “and there are beautiful panoramic views here. But this area can also get really windy.” The first two holes on the back will set the pace for your eventual score. “If you can start the back nine with a couple of pars, you’re doing very well,” Blasik says. The 10th is a real challenge on this side as well as being one of the most scenic spots at The Ledges. There’s a well-placed fairway bunker on this hole that makes for a demanding tee shot. “It’s kind of a risk-reward shot, trying to hit over the bunker. From the back tees it can be a 240-yard carry,” Blasik says. The 8th is the par-3 that gets the most attention on this course, but the 11th is another picturesque par-3, measuring 210 yards from the back and 132 from the front. A pond on the right protects the left front of the green. “The green is very wide,” Blasik says. “It makes for a difficult target as well as being very fast.”
“Typically, you’re going to have a downhill lie for your approach shot hitting uphill to the green,” Blasik says. The 17th is the longest par-4 at The Ledges, measuring 465 yards from the back and 318 from the front. This hole has the best views on the course, including the three bridges to Portsmouth, N.H., and a huge smokestack off in the distance. You’re headed downhill here.
You’ll close out your round on that par-5 that everyone says is the most difficult finisher in New England. First of all, it has monster length: 618 yards from the back tees and 411 from the front. This is a hard dogleg right that has a On top of that, you start out with a tee shot over water. It’s a 150-yard carry from the mid-length tees over the giant pond that ripples in front of you. From the tips, it’s a 230-yard carry. Then about 170 yards of the green, there’s more water. If you lay up short of this hazard, your third shot will be at least 175 yards to the center of the green, including about 60 yards over water. “And you’re hitting to a really difficult green,” says Blasik, “very fast and undulating.” Distances, slopes and ratings at The Ledges: Black, 6,978 yards (73.9/138); Blue, 6,357 (71.3/134); White for men, 5,960 (69.4/131); White for women, 5,960 (75.9/138); Red, 4,997 (70.9/126). |
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Ledges. Water is always in play here on this hole that measures 220 yards from the back tees and 113 from the front. As you stand on the elevated tee box and look out over the rippling pond and fluttering leaves on the trees, try to gauge which way the wind is blowing before you choose your club and make your shot.
After that, you can relax a bit until you reach the last three holes.No. 16 is a hard dogleg left uphill. You’ll want to aim your tee shot to the right side of the fairway on this par-4 (408 yards from the back and 268 from the front), because everything kicks left.
200-yard uphill stretch once you make the turn.