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Southers Marsh Golf Club
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Photography by George Peet
Don’t be mistaken by the Par 61 on the scorecard. Southers Marsh’s lack of yardage is no indication of a lack of quality and character. The course is fun, in a word, and not in the “executive” style sense of the word. Southers Marsh is a real 18 holes without any of the lapses in legitimacy found on most shorter courses.
Each hole requires a different strategy. Sometimes the wooded forest shapes the left and right hand sides of the fairway like on the 7th and the 8th, and other times the bogs are the only borders, lying in jest ready to swallow any poorly crafted swing.
And it’s not simply the borders that keep the holes at Southers Marsh interesting. The 13th hole, a 354-yard par 4, travels uphill to an elevated green that gives a bird’s eye view of the course-layout below. The 15th hole, the second par 4 on the back side, is a slight dogleg left that offers a nice view of the 18th green near the clubhouse.
The eleven par 3’s at Southers Marsh are no ordinary lot. These par 3’s range from short devilish holes like the 2nd, a 139-yard hole that is susceptible to the crosswinds, to the 3rd hole, the longest par 3 on the course at 175 yards. Here the player has plenty of cranberry bogs with which to deal. The 16th is a 157-yard par 3 that gives you some insight to the creativity it took to design and build Southers Marsh.
The most attractive holes at Southers Marsh are at the beginning and the end of this visually stimulating round. The 1st hole, a 370-yard par 4, boasts one of the few wide landing areas off the tee, and the finishing hole, the 18th, a 359-yard par 4, requires full concentration to finish your round feeling good as you’re trekking back to the clubhouse. And be sure to take time to enjoy your favorite beverage and above average food on the deck.
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