Jug Mountain Ranch occupies a 1,400-acre site that lies under the towering peak of Jughandle Mountain. With three quarters of the property set aside for the course, there’s plenty of space for golf to integrate with nature.
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Jug Mountain Ranch occupies a 1,400-acre site that lies under the towering peak of Jughandle Mountain. With three quarters of the property set aside for the course, there’s plenty of space for golf to integrate with nature.
Jug Mountain Ranch
Jug Mountain Ranch offers a more adventurous golf experience for those who go north of Boise towards McCall, Idaho.
The players will be welcomed right at the beginning of the course through Boulder Creek, which divides the first fairway. The Boulder Creek, along with the larger wetlands around Cold Creek, fit the layout's natural outlands however they also offer opportunities for forced carries which are both heroic and strategic in the nature. Boulder is located just in front of the green, which is the No. 16 green. It measures 597 yards, not many would consider playing the green with two holes. In many instances the creek can decide the decision to choose this green with three holes!
The most dramatic part are the shots of the tee taken from on the second and third tees on No. 6. While players on the shorter tees will be facing an easy hole of par 4 (albeit with wetland all to the left) Tigers will require massive shots across the marsh. The ferocity of their play will be will be rewarded by the option of a shorter approach shot (or penalized by the possibility of a wet ball).
The course was designed by Don Knott, an architect who worked with Robert Trent Jones II at The Links at Spanish Bay as well as other courses.
