Heritage+Hills

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The golf course and practice facilities are great. The rates are a little steep, but I think you'll love the course, especially from the blue tees. The most difficult hole is #18, which is a 481 yard par 4 with water left and a pond in front of the green. Without a 250 yard drive or more, you can forget about getting on in regulation. And if you're hitting into the wind, most amateurs can forget about going for the green unless your golfball has a death wish!

The greens are usually quick and the pin placements are usually fair, unless the course Superintendent has had a rough night. Then expect a fun day of 3 and 4 putts at 5 or 6 illegal pin placements. The rough is usually cut low and the fairways and tee boxes are usually in excellent shape.

Tips:
 * 1) 1 is a short par 4 with OB and sand right. Two sand traps protect the green, if the pin is left don't get greedy, aim for the center of the green and play a draw.


 * 1) 2 is a reachable par 5. OB left is a problem, so aim right and draw it to the middle of the fairway. If the pin is in the back of this green make sure you hit enough club on your 3rd shot. If you're short, a bogy or worse is in your near future.


 * 1) 3 Don't go left, and keep your second shot below the pin or a 3 putt is probably the best you can do. You need to hit a great drive to have a good shot at birdie here.


 * 1) 4 Don't hit driver off the tee, two long bunkers guard the left side of the fairway and the front of the green, Hit your 200 yard club off the tee and keep it a little right, everything slopes left. This is a birdie hole.


 * 1) 5 is a fun hole! Its a short par 3 that drops 80 feet to the bottom of the valley. If you miss left, forget about par, and this green has two tiers. If you're on the top tier and the pin is on the bottom or vise versa, you're looking at making a big number!


 * 1) 6 is a very reachable par 4, but if you hit the ball left say, "Bye Bye" and reload because you're OB! A 5 iron favoring the right side will put your ball right in the center of the fairway with less than 100 yards left. But did you really pay $60.00 to lay up? This is a birdie hole.


 * 1) 7 is a very reachable par 5 with OB on the left and sand traps right and on either side of the green. A good tee shot puts you in prime position for a birdie. I big drive will get leave you with less than 200 yards to the green.


 * 1) 8 is a short par 3. OB left, a hazzard right, and a bunker protecting the front of the green makes for a nerve racking tee shot. Make sure you account for the wind. It has an impact on your club selection. Aim for the middle of the green and take par on this hole!


 * 1) 9 is a fun par 4. OB left, three ponds on the right makes for another nerve racking tee shot! A good drive puts you in prime shape to make a birdie. The green is protected by a bunker on the left and water on the right side of the green.


 * 1) 10 is an easy par 4 with a bunker on the laft side of the fairway. Most average to long hitters can fly the bunker and get on or close to the green with their tee shot. Make sure you're putting up hill and go for the bird!


 * 1) 11 is a reachable par 5. Trees left and right of this hole makes you hit it straight or a big number may doom your round. If you can reach the green with your second shot, hit something straight about 150 to 180 yards. That will leave you with less than 100 yards for your third shot. This green is also tricky, so pay attention to the yardage markers and once again, stay below the pin.


 * 1) 12 is a good par three. Bunkers guard the left and right sides of this green and anything short stop where is lands. Missing right is a heck of a lot better than missing left.


 * 1) 13 demands a good tee shot for a realistic shot at birdie. The fairway is sloped from right to left, favor the right side of the fairway and you'll be at the bottom of the hill and ready to make a birdie. Be careful not to be long on your second shot. There's a pond behind and on the right side of the green.


 * 1) 14 Another hole that DEMANDS a good tee shot, too far left or too far right and you're blocked by trees. A bunker guards the front left portion of the green. Make sure you're putting uphill!


 * 1) 15 Is a tough par 3. The green is two tiered and slopes from back to front. There's a bunker on the right and a DEEP pot bunker from H E double hockey stick on the front left portion of the green, don't go in there or you may never get out!


 * 1) 16 Don't let the beautiful view from the top of the mountain fool you! This hole is dangerous! It DEMANDS a good drive, a little miss right or a little miss left with the big dog and you're in the hazzard. This little par 4 is reachable with your tee shot, but you need to start your driver out over the hazzard if you play a draw. This hole is very inviting to a the player who plays a high fade. My advice, pull out a 5 iron and hit it to the 150 marker if you're lacking acuracy with the big stick.


 * 1) 17 is a cool hole. You need to hit something that travels from 160-220 off the tee. Play your tee shot to the right and it will funnel down to the middle of the fairway. Water in front of the tee box, hazzard left, a small stream in front of the green, and water behind and to the right of the green makes little room for error. A good tee shot will give you a wedge to this relatively flat green.


 * 1) 18 is a beast! Depending on the wind, with a good drive you can hit any club from pitching wedge to 3 wood into this green. The drive is everything! The fairway slopes from right to left so you want to favor the right side of the fairway. There are two ponds that protect this hole, a drive hit left will be wet, and a chunked second shot will be wet because the 2nd pond protects the front of the green. Once you make it to the green you'll find yourself with a tricky putt because the ungulations on this green. My advice is if you have more than 175 yards to this green, lay up and play for bogie. This is one of the toughest par 4's in York County, and has ruined many many good rounds!