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Hole 2: 397 yards
This is a medium length par 4 that doglegs sharply to the right. Again, right is not where you want to miss your drive, as there are more trees and out-of-bounds. Left isn't a great option either as you can easily run out of room. If you've got the length, the dogleg is easily cut, which leaves just a wedge into the green. If not, you're looking at a mid-iron. At least, I guess that's what you would use, I always go over the trees. A word of warning: if you're playing into the wind, bail out left. If you want to clear the trees, you have to hit the drive fairly high, and the ball will get stuck in the wind and will probably not make the fairway. Even missing the fairway a little right is enough to obscure your view of the green and force you to either pitch out or hit some funky shot to get at the green.
The second shot plays over a bunker to a green with some significant breaks to it. There are bunkers left and right of the green, but I've found they really don't come into play. Right and long is difficult to get to because you would have to use a lot of extra club to hit a slice long, and the bunker left just isn't really near anything. If you've managed to carry the trees with your drive, this is a pretty simple hole. With that bunker short of the green, it really encourages you to be aggressive, since there's no good bailout spot. It is easily conceivable to start your round here with two birdies, although I've never done it. This is not a difficult hole.
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