Eighteen par-4 holes have been named as regional finalists in the John Deere Credit competition for the Most Beautifully Brutal Golf Holes™ in North America.
The regional winners were chosen from par-4 entries throughout the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec) by a panel of judges that includes Jeff Babineau, editor of Golfweek; Pat Roberts, publisher of Golfdom; Joe Passov, architecture editor for Golf magazine; and Gary Van Sickle, golf editor for Sports Illustrated. The judges rated the holes based upon their difficulty as well as their stunning beauty.
The 18 regional winners will be among 52 golf holes competing to be selected as the 18 Most Beautifully Brutal Golf Holes in North America. Sixteen par-5 finalists were announced in April and are shown in the Winners Gallery at www.JohnDeereCredit.com/brutalgolfholes. Par-3 finalists will be announced in August, when John Deere Credit also will announce the 18 Most Beautifully Brutal Golf Holes in North America.
Photos and descriptions of winning holes will be featured in a keepsake calendar at the end of the contest.
The par 4 finalists, alphabetically by region include:
Region 1 -- South Central and Northwestern U.S.
• Aspen Lakes Golf Course, Sisters, Ore., Hole 11, 450 yards
• Bear Creek Golf Club East, Dallas, Texas, Hole 5, 385 yards
• Whispering Pines Golf Club, Trinity, Texas, Hole 18, 499 yards
Region 2 – Southwest U.S.
• Apple Mountain Golf Resort, Camino, Calif., Hole 6, 449 yards.
• Tucson National Catalina, Tucson, Ariz., Hole 18, 469 yards
• Desert Highlands, Scottsdale, Ariz., Hole 14, 417 yards
Region 3 – North-central U.S.
• Big Fish Golf Club, Hayward, Wis., Hole 14, 440 yards
• Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kan., Hole 8, 430 yards
• Wild Rock Golf Club, Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Hole 13, 453 yards
Region 4 – Northeast U.S. and Gulf Coast
• Butter Brook Golf Club, Westford, Mass., Hole 17, 416 yards
• Cyprian Keys Golf Club, Boylston, Mass., Hole 13, 362 yards
• Ocean Course, Palm Coast, Fla., Hole 9, 437 yards
Region 5 – Eastern U.S.
• Bulls Bay Golf Club, Awendaw, S.C., Hole 18, 465 yards
• Copper Hills Golf & Country Club, Oxford, Mich., Hole 9, 453 yards
• Creek Club at Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Ga., Hole 5, 474 yards
Region 6 – Canada (excluding Quebec)
• Highland Country Club, London, Ontario, Hole 16, 443 yards
• Lethbridge Country Club, Lethbridge, Alberta, Hole 13, 397 yards
• Pleasant Valley Golf Club, Belmont, Manitoba, Hole 16, 355 yards
“These finalists are golf holes that players talk about all season long,” says Steve Knutson, director of golf leasing for John Deere Credit. "John Deere Credit is proud to provide course owners and superintendents with leasing programs for equipment they need to maintain golf holes that are beautiful and brutal."
John Deere Golf distributors can arrange demonstrations of equipment that will help golf courses maintain Beautifully Brutal Golf Holes. To find your local John Deere Golf or Consumer & Commercial Equipment distributor call 1-800-537-8233 or visit www.JohnDeere.com/Golf.
For full contest rules and to see descriptions and photos of the finalists and other nominated holes, visit www.JohnDeereCredit.com/BrutalGolfHoles.
