At 628-yards this hole doglegs right 280-yards from the green and climbs its way up the hillside. Ten minutes into this climb, I realized why no one walks this mountainous course as I finally spotted the next tee.Īs the miles added up and my legs grew wearier from the consistent climbs up the mountainside, I arrived at the long par 5 13 th hole. The steep grade got my blood pumping and my lungs feeling as if they were going to burst at any moment as the trail continued to wind its way up the hill. With my clubs on my back, I trudged up the path from the 4 th to the 5 th hole. After the first portion of the fairway another elevation drop lays between the fairway and the undulating green that is protected by a deep bunker to its right.Ĭontinuing my trek down the steep hillsides for the first few holes, I remembered something that made my calves tense up, “ What goes down, must come back up.”Īfter the 470-yard par 4 4 th hole, that turns slightly to the left on the gradual uphill fairway and is crossed by a creek 110-yards short of another tough green protected by a bunker in front, I started one of the toughest hikes of the day. A 200-foot drop from tee to fairway on this dogleg left par 4 with a bunker protecting the end of the fairway makes club selection on this 463-yard hole important. The first hole at Moonlight Basin offers a fantastic view of the whole mountain valley from an elevated tee. I laughed as I put the bear spray in an open pocket of my golf bag on the first tee and said, “Well it’s always better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.” I doubt you’ll see one, but here you go just in case,” Greg said. “Pull this cap off and fire from the hip, so you don’t shoot the spray over the bear.
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“I’ve never seen anyone walk this course.”īefore starting my round, Moonlight Basin’s Director of Golf Greg Wagner, handed me a can of bear spray and gave me quick instructions on how to use it. When I arrived at the spectacularly beautiful stone façade clubhouse with views of the practice area in the foreground and the mountain peaks in the background, I was greeted by bewildered looks as I said, “I’m walking today.” In hindsight, walking this course wasn’t my brightest idea.
With my heart pounding and my heavy breathing drowning out every natural sound of this beautiful area, I finally summitted the top of the hill and stood atop the 5 th tee at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin outside Big Sky, Montana. He slammed his iron into the turf after a misjudged approach shot on 11, and screamed loudly after missing a putt on 14.There comes a point when you are so tired from climbing up steep hills that your ears begin to ring. But Brady hooked several of his tee shots into the woods and couldn’t contain his frustration. 3, and sinking a 12-foot birdie putt on No. ▪ Brady got off to a hot start, hitting a nice approach on No.
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DeChambeau hit a second shot to see if he could crack 500 yards, but hooked it into the woods. The broadcast said Brady hit his “300-plus” yards, but it was just an estimate, as his shot went out of bounds. 8, a downhill par-5 that measured 777 yards for the pros and 677 yards for the quarterbacks, DeChambeau crushed his drive 480 yards, while Rodgers went 438 yards and Mickelson felt “defeated” at 390 yards. Brady and DeChambeau both hit their drives within 10 feet on No. ▪ There were plenty of bombs at Moonlight Basin, which averages 7,000 feet of elevation. ( /2WqVj8EF2j- Bleacher Report July 7, 2021 He and DeChambeau are 3 up with 6 holes to play.
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