BlackHorse (South)

When looking to construct two 18-hole golf courses at a location, one challenge is to provide separate identities for the pair...no simple task. It’s greatly helpful when one part of the property features an old sand mining facility. That’s the story at BlackHorse Golf Club, where the South course is the more celebrated route, no doubt in part due to the series of dramatic “quarry” holes that help conclude the round.

Players emerge into the more open quarry area after the tee shot on No. 15, where they must avoid a plentiful bunkering along the left. Don’t be distracted by the lake...yet. There’s plenty of time for that on the following hole, where long hitters will be tempted to try carrying the body on the way to a green that’s just 300 yards away from the “Big Jake” back tees. There’s truly no “safe” shot from the tee, however, as the water-filled quarry is on both sides of the hole.

Both this and the par three No. 17 are built atop ridges that rise above the water’s surface. Players will make their way back to the clubhouse along this ridge, hoping to keep their balance and stay dry!