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PHOTO BY PETER WONG, ILLUSTRATION BY DEAN LAVATO
FRONT
" Don't be afraid to hit an extra club. A lot of players think
'it's only 145 yards downhill-that's a pitching wedge!' If
they don't take a real swing at it, it gets up in that wind
and it's in the river. " -Heath Ekstrom
GREAT DRIVES
Superior National at Lutsen
Lutsen | No. 15 » par 3 » 80-145 yards
Opened 1991 | Architect Don Herfort, Joel Goldstrand | Head Professional Heath Ekstrom
Superintendent Mike Davies | Course Record 69 (River/Canyon Par 71)-2018
A
rchitect Jeffrey Brauer renovated
the River and Canyon nines in
2018 and kept this beautiful hole intact.
He added some teeth, though, by widening
the putting surface, installing a
ridge through the middle and placing
two bunkers right. Still, the Poplar River
fronting the large green is the biggest
peril.
The hillside tee 70 yards above the
green is protected from swirling winds,
but the ball in flight is not. According
to head professional Heath Ekstrom,
the winds off Lake Superior can create
a two-club difference.
The diagonal-shaped green slopes
toward the Poplar, so shots missed left,
right or behind require a delicate pitch
to the putting surface with the roaring
river looming just beyond.
" It's definitely a birdie opportunity, "
Ekstrom says. " But if you don't hit to
the right side near the pin, the way that
green is shaped, a three-putt can come
at you pretty quickly. "
-Joseph Oberle
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