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Hole #1

Your Loyalist experience starts with a straightaway par that normally plays downwind. Your tee shot must avoid two large bunkers to the left side of the fairway. Careful club selection is necessary as you play your approach into an elevated, two level green. A good chance at birdie to start. PDF File

Hole #2

A par three that requires you to place the ball expertly on a heavily undulating green. Shots hit short will be much easier to recover from than those that go long. A back left pin position is difficult to access due to the minimal depth of green surface and a protective bunker. PDF File

Hole #3

Test your nerves early on this stunning, tree lined hole. Thread your tee shot with precision with a fairway wood or even a long iron for big hitters. The approach to the green plays over a pond and can play quite a bit longer when the normal wind is up. If you can manage a par, take it and run. PDF File

Hole #4

With a more open setting play on this par 3 can be affected greatly by the wind . The deep, narrow green has two tiers and is guarded by several bunkers. If you miss the green, it is much easier to play a short from short rather that back down the slope of the green. PDF File

Hole #5

The first par five test on the course is a stunning one that requires a tee shot played to an undulating fairway well protected by mounding. Big hitters will have a chance to reach the green in two when it plays downwind but a strategic layout is the best way to have a chance at a good score. The undulating green requires precision on the approach and deft touch on the putting. PDF File

Hole #6

Strategy is paramount here. A tee shot played with a long iron, utility, club, or fairway wood must be played to a small landing area short of a hazard that crosses the fairway. From here, hit your next shot to the small L-shaped green where a bunker looms on the right front. PDF File

Hole #7

From the tee this par five looks quite welcoming with plenty of driving room. The challenge comes on the approach where some players will gamble by trying to fly a lake to the green. The wiser play is to work your way around the lake with two more precise shots. Reaching the surface in regulation will usually earn you a decent birdie opportunity. PDF File

Hole #8

This tee provides a great vista accented by Lake Ontario in the distance. Wind, like many holes, can be a major factor here in your club selection. The green is large and heavy undulations ensure a putting challenge once you reach the surface. PDF File

Hole #9

Play what you can see is good advice on this hard-turning dogleg right. if you are very brave you can try to cut off some of the corner but be prepared to face the consequences. The green features some major slope and short game successes can be a real taste of your abilities. PDF File

Hole #10

A smooth start to the back nine is possible here as this short par four offers a good scoring opportunity. Big hitters can come close to the green. Your short iron approach is played to a small, relatively flat green. Try to make up a stroke before you head into the next hole. PDF File

Hole #11

Normally played directly into the wind, club selection is important as you play to this long, narrow green with a distinct slope on the left side. A large bunker and out of bounds to the right normally steers most players to hit their tee shot left of the green. Always a good hole to par. PDF File

Hole #12

This beefy par five is the longest hole on the course and demands all your attention. After getting off the tee the real test comes in the second shot. In playing it you must either stay short of a creek that crosses the fairway or thread your tee shot over it and between water and sand. The large green is relatively flat but you have some work to do to get there. PDF File

Hole #13

The open, undulating fairway and slightly blind tee shot is reminiscent of a link course. Tee shots will be aided by a rise in the fairway if you can reach the downside. Bunkers protect the large green that is more sloped in the back part than it first appears. PDF File

Hole #14

Although sparing in length this is not a hole to be taken lightly. Pierce the fairway with a long iron to avoid the rough and sand and set up your approach. You want to have a nice level lie to play your shot into this shallow, elevated green. Balls that come up short will struggle to avoid a wet conclusion in the pond that guards the front of the green. PDF File

Hole #15

Downwind conditions and an open fairway will encourage a good drive on this mid length par four. It still must avoid deep grass to the right and out of bounds to the left. The approach can be played a variety of ways into a two-tiered green that has an open approach area to the front. If you are not on the same level as the hole as you putt, pay close attention to the speed and undulations. PDF File

Hole #16

Downwind conditions and an open fairway will encourage a good drive on this mid length par four. It still must avoid deep grass to the right and out of bounds to the left. The approach can be played a variety of ways into a two-tiered green that has an open approach area to the front. If you are not on the same level as the hole as you putt, pay close attention to the speed and undulations. PDF File

Hole #17

Another hole normally played downwind, here players will feel confident off the tee must make sure to avoid out of bounds to the left and water all down the right side. Once you reach the fairway, the approach is played to a tricky elevated green. Make sure to take enough club and a line that will avoid the deep front bunker. PDF File

Hole #18

One last good birdie opportunity! This signature hole provides lots of material for 19th hole stories. A long, strong drive to the fairway will leave you with a chance to reach the green in two but you must be brave to play across water the entire way. A generous landing area for the second shot provides a relatively simple approach into the large two-tiered green. Hole your final put and head into the clubhouse for a little more Royal Treatment. PDF File