Review: The Edison Club (Part 2)

It's time for the second nine at the Edison Club, go here to see the first nine.

The tenth hole is a 370 yard par 4 that plays slightly uphill to a fairway that slopes from right to left. There's a bunker left of the fairway you don't want to be in, but the right side is the better side to approach the green from anyway. The green is protected by a bunker front left and drops off significantly on the left and behind. It's also a fairly undulating green.

The tenth hole.

Approaching the tenth green.

The tenth green.

The eleventh hole is just under 200 yards and also plays a bit uphill. There are two bunkers short of the green, which slopes significantly from back to front. It's not easy, but it's not the most complicated hole in the world.

The eleventh green (forgot to take a picture from the tee).

The twelfth hole is a pretty short par 5, only 480 yards, so if you hit a good drive the green's pretty easy to reach in two. However, the drive is to a fairly narrow fairway, sloped from right to left, hemmed in by big trees on both sides. The hole then bends left to the green, which is pretty undulating – with a large knob in the back portion being particularly tricky to deal with – and falls off significantly on the left side. You don't want to miss on that side.

The twelfth hole.

Approaching the twelfth green.

The twelfth green.

The thirteenth hole is a 190 yard par 3 that plays a bit downhill to a reasonably large green with a noticeable back to front slope. There's a single bunker front right. Overall, a pretty simple hole.

The thirteenth hole.

The thirteenth green.

The fourteenth hole is a mid-length par 4 that's a bit awkward on the tee shot. The fairway is gently undulating, going up and down in slow waves, but that's not the tricky part. The overhanging trees right of the fairway are. A fade is definitely the shot to hit off of this tee. That will leave a wedge or short iron into a shallow green fronted by two bunkers.

The fourteenth hole.

Approaching the fourteenth green.

The fourteenth green.

The fifteenth hole is a short and potentially driveable par 4, and one of the better holes at Edison. If you're laying up, you'll definitely want to favor the left side; the green is pretty small and guarded by two bunkers on the right side. Of course, there's a bunker left of the fairway where many people would choose to lay up to, or where a decent drive would end up for the shorter hitters out there. It's definitely a birdie hole, but it can be tricky if you don't play it the right way.

The fifteenth hole.

Approaching the fifteenth green.

The fifteenth green.

The sixteenth hole is a mid-length par 4 with a very wide open fairway. The only real obstacle is the presence of a few scattered trees. If you're in a decent position, the stream that cuts across the fairway about 50 yards short of the green is not a problem. The green is fairly large and also pretty open, with just one small bunker front left. The green does have a lot of subtle undulation to it, so it's not the easiest task making your putts. 

The sixteenth hole.

Approaching the sixteenth green.

The sixteenth green.

The seventeenth hole is a short par 5 with a very similar tee shot to the previous hole. Pretty open fairway, semiblind, not a lot of trouble except for some trees. There are a few more trees on this one though. If you hit the fairway you can go for the green in two. The green has two small bunkers left and a larger one right and slopes from back to front.

The seventeenth hole.

The seventeenth green.

The eighteenth hole is 380 yards but plays longer than that (though the back tees were closed for my round, so we played from the front tees), since it goes uphill the entire way. The fairway has no bunkers, though there is O.B. right. The second shot will be a wedge up to a smallish green sloped from back to front. There are three greenside bunkers, two left and one right.

The eighteenth hole.

Approaching the eighteenth green.

The eighteenth green.

That's it for this week, next week we'll take a look at the third and final nine.