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'''Par 4, 407 yards.''' One of the best holes on the course, both strategically and aesthetically. The tee ball is over the corner of a field of wildflowers to a fairway that dramatically narrows and twists to the right at the 140 yard mark. To hit a driver, you must should fade the ball, yet a ball too far to the right may kick into the creek that meanders 20 yards right of the fairway. This tee ball would be better if three large oak trees on the right were taken out, as they block the landscape of the mountains and only help contain balls that would otherwise find the hazard on the right. The hole concludes with a great hilltop green with Gale Road out of bounds hard on the right and Phoebe’s Creek gathering balls hit too far left of the putting surface. The green itself is severely slanted to the front of the green on the first half, and then right to left on the upper tier.

'''Par 5, 510 yards.''' A great home hole to finish the round as large swings between competitors are possible on this reachable par 5. Though slightly longer than #10, the green is not nearly as diabolical and thus more players do go for the green in two shots. The drive is over a pond to a plateau fairway, where the right center acts as a speed slot propelling the ball closer to the hole. The risk in hitting a long shot to the green is the out of bounds parking lot 5 yards left of the green. Years ago, a Williams College golfer hit 3 balls out of bounds, eventually taking a 12, resulting in a lost Little Threes championship to Amherst by one shot. In 2004, Coach Rick Pohle pulled off a little magic, winning beers off of captains Matt Slovitt and Zach McArthur by sticking a 5 iron one foot from the hole for birdie after a horribly topped 3-wood. Anything can happen on #18 at Taconic.