Hideout Golf Course

Golf courses have frequently been used to amend “brown sites,” or previously toxic areas that aren’t suitable for residences, such as waste dumps or mining facilities. The Hideout Golf Course, just across the Colorado border in east Utah, takes this concept to a whole new level: It’s built upon a reclaimed uranium mine. Not to worry, however...if the grounds crew here can keep golfing turf this green, you ought to be alright.

What you should worry about instead, perhaps, are the large levels of elevation change throughout this course. Although many holes will be beyond reachable for long hitters (the course tips out at 6,650 yards), this reachability will create consternation. Is it worth it to attack the green on a downhill, 332-yard par four when the green is ably defended by bunkers and a creek?

Although No. 15 is just under 300 yards from the back tees, the uphill trek to its green doesn’t make it an eagle opportunity for many. Hole No. 8 drops 100 feet during its 400 yards but getting home in regulation will rely on your ability to navigate the inevitable downhill lie during your approach shot.