Turtle Point Golf Course Part 2

Here are the details of the back nine holes on Turtle Point.  Hole 10 – Jack Nicklaus changed the way the course moved.  He made it go left to right rather than right to left.  There is a bunker that guards the right side of the landing area.  The green is difficult because if you slightly miss the green it will roll into surrounding areas leaving a difficult up and down.  Hole 11 – This hole is both esthetically and in playability so a great golf hole for players.  There is water that lines the right and trees that guard the approach to the green.  Hole 12 – There is a generous landing area a player must take advantage of due to the hole’s length.  You can use a mid- to long-iron for a good drive.  There is a big oak that comes into play on the front corner of the green and the greenside bunker became smaller.  Hole 13 – For an average player, they can make a fairly long second shot if they do not hit a good drive.  There are bunkers on the hole that do not come into play.  But it makes this hole a challenge to be more accurate to make the green in two.  Hole 14 – This hole is the first ocean hole and it has a very difficult green to hit.  This is due to generally playing down-wind to a very small, tough putting green.  If you miss the green on the left side you will move your ball towards the ocean and that makes it difficult to getting it to the hole.  Hole 15 – Nicklaus made the landing area significantly wider by removing the concrete cart path.  The wind is often blowing in the player’s face or from their left.  That makes this hole very challenging plus the postage-stamp size green does not help either.  Hole 16 – The better players will hit every shot with an 8-iron to 3-iron.  It just depends on the tee location and wind strength.  It is a difficult hole but Nicklaus softened it a bit by having only one front right greenside bunker.  Hole 17 – This is a rewarding hole for the players after surviving the ocean holes.  Players will want to hit their tee shot to the left side of the fairway because trees can block the second shot if too far right.  There are bunkers that guard the small green in the front-right, left, and rear.  Hole 18 – It is a great and difficult hole to finish on.  Players tend to underclub on their drive and have to hit a long- to mid-iron over water to a small green.  But there is a bailout area to the right for the timid players.  The back nine holes sound challenging but you will have a wonderful experience on this course.