The Cascade Golfer Dream 18

Indian Canyon Golf Course
No. 16 Par 4 278 yards (Blue)

It’s tempting to look at the scorecard and think, “Drivable par-4, right?” Wrong. The 16th at Indian Canyon (formerly the 7th, before the course switched its nines in 2010) is one of the trickiest holes on the course, and one that rewards brains far more than brawn. From the tee box, only a sliver of the green is visible, as the tree-lined fairway bends first left, around a thick stand of pines, then doglegs right about 75 yards from the green. A power fade with the driver will find nothing but branches, so the smart play is to draw a long iron around the trees to the left corner of the dogleg, then make an easy wedge approach. Leave your first too short, though, or not enough left, and good luck getting home. — B.B.

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