The rebranded Links at Heartland Crossing may be a play on words, but it’s the same Nick Price/Steve Smyers collaboration that debuted in 1998. Water comes into play at four holes but there’s plenty of sand around the course, with a wide variety of bunkers in all shapes and sizes.
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The rebranded Links at Heartland Crossing may be a play on words, but it’s the same Nick Price/Steve Smyers collaboration that debuted in 1998. Water comes into play at four holes but there’s plenty of sand around the course, with a wide variety of bunkers in all shapes and sizes.
The Links at Heartland Crossing
The Links at Heartland Crossing features an iconic checkered flag as its emblem and, just like the world-renowned Indianapolis 500 that happens nearby the course, it is more than you'd think. Steve Smyers recently made waves across the country with his eight hundred yards Pfau Course at Indiana University and may have had some training over 20 years ago when Nick Price along with Nick Price set up the more than 7,300 yards of Links.
The majority of your game will revolve around how you master the rolling topography within Heartland however, the design duo can provide more constructed risks in order to draw you into risk/reward situations. The par 4 at No. 4 could be feasible for the most powerful players (just 325 metres from back tees) however that would require hitting quite an approach to get on top of the bunkers which block the path; smaller players may choose to lay up to pitch a wedge, instead of play the most formidable of hazards.
In addition, the 580-yard par five could be a four-shot hole to certain golfers. If you didn't think just based on distance the huge bunker that lies directly in front of the green could entice you to take a safe approach towards the landing area to the right, in hopes of making par. There are plenty of hazards in sand throughout the course.