North American Golf Experience Golf Grand Elk

The 4th - “Turning Down”
The tee shot leads to on of the wildest fairways on the course. However, placement can serve to give players a considerable length advantage. Players also have the option to make a very long carry over a hidden expanse of native grasses to try and leave an iron approach to this par five.
The second shot is faced with many options, depending on length, wind direction, and pin location. Any attempt to hit the green in two must negotiate three bunkers, and multi-directional slopes. An attempt at the green in two should favor missing the green left as the short bunker and blinding slopes on the right present a much more difficult recovery. For those laying up to the green, checking the pin location is critical to knowing where to lay up to. If the pin is on the right side of the green the player should favor the left, and consider whether to play short or left of the little pot bunker that guards the left center of the fairway. If the pin is on the left side of the green, players should lay up right of middle, being careful to not get too close to the bunker that is just short and right of the green.
The green is very subtle, but has three distinct sections that will make distance control important if the player wants a good putt at it. Try to favor missing approach shots on the same side of the green as the pin on this green favors what we call “short side misses”; which invites more aggressive play.