Ed Seay and Arnold Palmer established the layout at the Teton Pines Resort in the late 1980s when they laid out the fairways around several sizeable man-made lakes...
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Ed Seay and Arnold Palmer established the layout at the Teton Pines Resort in the late 1980s when they laid out the fairways around several sizeable man-made lakes...
Teton Pines
Teton Pines was set out on 360 acres of an old cattle ranch by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay in 1987. Water, in the form of streams, lakes and ponds, comes into play at no fewer than sixteen of the holes. The course lies at an altitude of 6,200 feet above sea level, with fairways routed opposite the winding loops of the Snake River.
Two of the more memorable holes are also rated the two toughest holes on the scorecard. Bunkers lie in wait along the right side of the 634-yard 7th and an enormous lake fronts its shallow, bunkerless green, while the 443-yard 15th narrows markedly as it doglegs gently left towards a green that sits behind a pond populated by a variety of bird species.
Water hazards also feature at three of the four short holes (8, 12 and 16), with wooden bridges allowing golfers access to the green at each of these par threes. The short par four 17th is another fine hole, with trouble right and left of the fairway and a forced carry required for the approach shot to a two-tiered green.
A two-phase renovation project got under way in 2021, with work concentrated initially on the front nine to reduce the size of bunkers, widen fairways and remove trees. In addition, greens on holes 7, 10 and 15 were rebuilt. The upgrade was overseen by Thad Layton of the Arnold Palmer Design company.