Before approaching the green, players face a tee shot over a gorge where a lone tree on the left side of the fairway rests 250 yards from the tee. Signature Hole: 5th Hole – 535 Yard Par 5 – The greensite on the 5th epitomizes everything Tot Hill Farm is about wild and crazy fun that you've never seen anywhere else. While I wouldn’t want Tot Hill Farm as my home course to play everyday, it is without question a course you should make a priority of experiencing when making a golf trip to North Carolina and the Pinehurst area. Artistry truly is apparent at Strantz courses more so than virtually any other designer in golf’s history which results in more than a golf game it is an experience. The par threes don’t play long which helps keep the total yardage down and the par fives are all reachable if you are willing to take the risky line off the tee where big rewards await. The course tips out just over 6500 yards so the scratch golfer can go low, but it is the high handicapper that can get intimidated by Stantz’s extreme design features and artistic character. In reality though, Tot Hill Farm is much more intimidating visually than it actually plays given the generous widths the fairways offer and large putting surfaces on the greens. One of the features that players will instantly notice is how much rock is found throughout the routing with outcroppings framing tee boxes and greens and are quick to ricochet balls that sail off their intended lines. There was a brief period where Tot Hill flipped the nines, but that was short lived since ownership believed that the original 1st hole provided a more impressive start than the scenic 10th hole. Never is that more apparent than with the opening hole that plummets to the fairway below and drops so far, so quickly that you can’t see much of the fairway from the back tee box. The terrain features some extreme elevation changes which leads to dramatic tee shots and testing approaches. As opposed to the more subtle and more universally appreciated layout Mike did at Caledonia near Myrtle Beach, Tot Hill Farm is one of Strantz’s most extreme designs which results in a wild, fun ride. What to Expect: Mike Strantz was one of the polarizing designers in golf you either loved his work or couldn’t wrap your head around it.
Photos: See additional photos of Tot Hill Farm Golf Grade A- Quick FactsĬost: $35.00 - $100.00 (includes cart) Click for current ratesĬourse Website: Official Website - Visit Tot Hill Farm Golf 's official website by clicking on the link provided.ĭirections: Get here! - 3185 Tot Hill Farm Rd, Asheboro, North Carolina 27205 – UNITED STATES While not a course I'd want to play everyday, Tot is highly memorable, uniquely fun, and certainly worth adding to a Pinehurst area itinerary. The Takeaway: Often regarded as Mike Strantz' most extreme design, Tot Hill Farm's huge elevation changes and rock outcroppings are visually stimulating.
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