“JULEP” HOLE 15 / 435 YARDS / PAR 4 There aren’t many level stances at Valhalla, but the 15th fairway glides like the smooth backstretch of Churchill Downs racetrack along a creek called Brush Run. The creek can catch drives flared right, but its primary role is to set up one of the course’s most exacting second shots as it bows against the front of the angled green before circling around to the right. The approach must find land between a fronting bunker and another bunker left, and a ridge running onto the putting surface creates an elevated back section. Expect to see at least three hole locations set along the right edge of the green where bogeys outnumber birdies at a two-to-one clip.
38 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
MAY 2024
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