Thornapple 4

4
Par 4, 335 yards

The ample Thornapple River becomes visible as you round the bend to the 4th tee--one of the most scenic corners of the course.

I power my driver straight up into the air -- I thought teeing high would help my contact, but this is a fly ball. Then I top my 5-wood and leave an 8-iron on the front edge. That leaves me a testy 50-plus-footer. I slam it at the hole and fear it will run over the green, but then the ball bonks the pin and sits 5 feet to the right. 5.