Whispering Lakes Golf Course

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Whispering Lakes Golf Course originally opened in 1960 on Riverside Drive between Vineyard and Archibald Avenues. Over the years the course had lost a little of it's luster. But as reported in the Daily Bulletin — the course is back! The course never shut down while staff members worked from a temporary trailer overseeing $1 million in improvements -- including a new clubhouse, golf carts, renovated landscape and new equipment. “The course is in good shape, with a nice definition between fairway and rough,” reports PGA Pro Gary Nichols. “The course layout is very traditional – wide-open layout with small greens by today’s course standards.” The course plays consistently throughout the year. You’ll love the layout ­ tree-lined fairways on just about every hole. The terrain is flat which makes for an easy walk if that’s your preference. Medium-sized greens give you a fairly simple, straight-forward putting strategy, with no big breaks. This is the kind of course a lot of us grew up on before all the modern courses were built. The 18-hole course features 6,706 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 71.4, and it has a slope rating of 122. Shot accuracy pays off big time! Course tour with Gary Nichols, PGA Head Golf Professional We asked Gary to give us a quick run-down of the course: How do you recommend playing the first hole? The first hole is a good opening hole, one of the longer par-4s on the course, with a dogleg left. Don’t try to cut the dogleg because there’s a big stand of trees on the corner. Drive straight or right-center on this par-4. What’s the best par-5? Actually we have two good par-5’s – number eight and nine, which is a little unusual having two in a row. Eight has water all the way down the left from the tee almost to the green. If you stay out of the water it’s a short par-5 that’s easy to reach in two. Nine is a long par-5, especially from the championship tees, which are 110 yards farther than the regular tees. You’re driving over water, with another lake to the right. You’re almost hitting over the lake to get to the green. It’s a dogleg right. It’s a good par-5, really tough to reach from the back tees in two. Toughest par-3? Definitely the third hole. It’s a 225-yard par-3, with a small green bunkered left and right. You have to hit it straight or you’re not going to hit the green! What is the toughes