Tips for Mastering Stonewater Golf Club's Hardest Holes: Best of the East

The rocks, streams and undulations at the Stonewater Golf Club are enough to stump even the most seasoned golfer like Jason Day, who had his first professional win on the course, says Jimmy Hanlin, director of golf for Stonewater. 

“It’s a golf course that you can’t really hit it crooked,” Hanlin cautions. And that advice goes double for hole number 18. 

With a creek that spans the left side and crosses over the middle at about 300 yards, mastering this par-5 hole depends on your game. Long hitters can drive close to the creek and try to knock it in on two for an eagle while higher handicappers have an opportunity to play it as a three-shot hole after the drive for a birdie. 

“It’s a hole that you can really take advantage of and make birdie, or if things go bad, a double or a triple bogey is sitting there waiting.”

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