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#8, par 4, 394 yards. The second of back to back dogleg rights, this hole complements the seventh by tumbling downhill with the campus as a backdrop for the tee shot. Amazingly, in 2003, Aaron Flink drove the green from the tee with a driver that somehow avoided every tree and bunker to end up amidst another team on the putting surface. For mere mortals, the drive has no reason to go too far right, as the second shot plays short down the hill and should be bounced on if the ground is firm. The green is wonderfully sloped from front to back foiling many first time players. An approach or chip that uses the ground contours to slowly feed to a recently recovered back left pin location is great fun to watch.
<insert picture of 8th hole> "the approach to #8"
#10, par 5, 506 yards. This hole may best identify the thinking golfer as he places his three shots to the green. The drive is partially blind down a hill that often leaves the good golfer with 220-250 yards to the green. Now, the golfer is put to the test. Should he go for the green, even off a slight downhill lie? Should he attempt to clear the bunker 40 yards short of the green? Should he hit to his favorite wedge distance? These questions are relevant because the green is sloped 5 feet back to front and any second shot going for the green misplaced right, left, or long will have much work just to make par. Case in point, during the 2005 District Shootout, Matt Slovitt, was sitting at 4 under par through 9 holes and chose to lay up from 220 yards out, making birdie with 2 wedge shots and a putt instead of a reckless long iron or 3-wood. Fifty years ago, however, a young man made a different decision, going for the green, and it paid off: 16 year old Jack Nicklaus eagled the hole in a practice round.
