GREAT DRIVES Prairie Ridge GC Janesville No. 2 » par 3 » 122-187 yards Opened 1995 Architect Joel Goldstrand General Manager/Head Pro Scott Allen Superintendent Travis Heifner Course Record North-32, Scott Allen; South-31, Mike Gardner P rairie Ridge is a reversible nine-holer, where the threeshot par-5 seventh hole on the North Course becomes the tough and beautiful par-3 second hole on the South Course. At 187 yards from the back, it is a considerable drive from an elevated tee to a well-protected green: a front-left bunker and water back and right that nearly surrounds the green. The green is relatively fl at (since it was built for two different directions of approach) with subtle undulations. General manager and head professional Scott Allen suggests starting a slight cut shot (for right-handers) at a small bailout area over the bunker left and let it feed right-but there isn't much margin for error. " You either hit it in the water, the bunker or on the green, " Allen says. " This hole eats up a lot of golf balls, that's for sure. " -Joseph Oberle www.mngolf.org Spring 2016 MINNESOTAGOLFER 7 PHOTO BY MATT SEEFELDT, ILLUSTRATION BY DEAN LAVATOhttp://www.mngolf.org