Golfing Magazine put together its 2009 Long Island Dream Golf Club in its recent Fall issue, a collection of the area's finest 18 holes and its top off-course facilities. Made up of ten private and eight public holes, the Dream Golf Club is a 7,219-yard par-73. With holes like the blind-carry 16th at Lido and the split-fairway sixth at Harbor Links, the 2009 Dream Club demands smart strategy and precise execution from the public golfer.
Every Monday through the winter, Golf On Long Island will feature one public hole from the Dream Golf Club along with commentary from Golfing Magazine editors. Photographs are provided by Golf On Long Island where available. To view the Dream Club's 18-hole lineup, re-visit the original post here.
And to review Golfing Magazine's 2008 edition of the Dream Club, click here.
GOLFING MAGAZINE'S 2009 DREAM GOLF CLUB
HAMLET WILLOW CREEK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB -- HOLE #9
570 / 555 / 462 yards
Designed by Stephen Kay
"Besides the length and the slightly uphill fairway, there's also water on the right and bunkers left off the tee. The second shot also brings water into play down both sides. The hole is uphill most of the way, and even well-struck second shots risk catching the right-side bunker at 100 yards out. So lay up short of the bunker, then hit a wedge onto the correct tier of the green -- there's three of them -- to have a chance at par."
Golf On Long Island provided a flyover of the course in October 2009 (pictured -- 18th green):
"The 555-yard ninth is a monster that doesn't tolerate inaccuracy. It earned a spot in Newsday's Dream 18 thanks to the water hazards that border both sides of its endless fairway. The water is so prevalent that it's easy to forget about the three spacious bunkers that redirect your aim on every shot."
To read more about Hamlet Willow Creek, check out the course flyover.
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