The 7150 yard, professionally maintained, Mountain Course. Built by the Christman family from 1991 to 2003, the completion of 18 holes on the mountain create a new dramatic layout for everyone to enjoy. The first four holes play uphill through an old maple sugar bush with a combination of a par 3, two 4′s and a par 5. The next 6 holes cross streams and ponds following great golf terrain around our own “amen” corner to the top of the course at the 10th. tee. Have a snack at the Dog House before playing the 11th. — at 620 yards this double dog leg will take energy. Holes 12 through 17 gradually bring you down the mountain exposing a full time spectacular view of the Mountain valleys to the East and South. Here on the 18th tee a straight tee shot to a dropping, terraced fairway leaves a satisfying short iron to a perched green, (who said this game is hard?). There is only one thing left to decide, do I play it again right now or do I wait until tomorrow.
My buddy Frank turned 55 last spring. The day after his birthday, he walked into our regular Thursday foursome, dropped his bag on the cart, and announced-with the gravity of a man who’d just discovered fire-that he was now officially a “senior golfer.”
“You know what that means?” he asked, eyes gleaming.
I figured he was about to complain about his knees or mention something about fiber. But no. Frank had done his homework.
“I played Stony Creek yesterday. Paid $23 with cart. Twenty-three dollars.” He paused for effect. “The kid behind the counter didn’t even card me.”
