WPCF 2BVG Z Pica?xxx x6X@X@Intel FAX Pop-upEPFX85.PRSx  @dX@Њ24D#|x Beaver Creek Resorts Comments and Notes The Beaver Creek Resort is located in the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon. Three 18 hole championship courses comprise the resort's golfing complex. Hunting, hiking,horse back riding, whitewater activities and fishing take up most of the visitors other leisure time. Winter time activities are growing each year. The Mt. Bachelor Winter Sports Area is not far to the east. Beaver Creek - Silk 18, Satin 18 and Lace 18. are the three championship courses. Three lakes, namely Silk, Satin, and Lace have been developed through the damming of Three Creeks which is not far from the entrance of the resort. The Chasing Rainbows Development Corp is responsible for the operations at the Resort. A fourth course The Denim 18 is in the planning stages. Beaver Creek meanders through the Three Sisters Wilderness in west central Oregon. The Wilderness area is situated between Bend and Eugene off Hwy 242. Portland is only 162 miles by road. The Beaver Creek Resort is nestled in the valley between North Sister, elevation 10,085 ft and South Sister, at 10,358 ft. Mid Sister is to the east. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail cuts through at the eastern edge of the Resort. To reach the Beaver Creek Resort fly to either Eugene or Redmond. Eugene is served by several major air carriers such as Alaska, American, United, and USAir. Bend is served by Horizon Air. Then rent a car and take Hwy 242 east from Eugene or west from Redmond's Roberts Field. From Redmond you can take the west entrance off Hwy 20. Accommodations in the Wilderness Area, away from the resort complex are sparse. h)0*0*0*Ԍ You can try the Sisters or McKenzie Bridge, on Hwy 242 or Bend to the east of the area. During the summer months the Mt Bachelor area also has accommodations. The Sunriver Resort is also a short distance down the road. In Sisters, Oregon, at the crossroads of Hwys 126 and 20 stay at the Hotel Sisters, and enjoy some of the 'old west' atmosphere. To learn more about Central Oregon call 800-800-8334 or write Central Oregon Recreation Association, P.O. Box 230, Bend, Or 97709 for their Central Oregon vacation guide. Beaver Creek Resort - Silk 18 Comments and Course Notes Course Name: Beaver Creek Resort - Silk 18 Location: Near the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon Length\Par: 7284 yards\ par 72 - championship tees Wind: Strong, northeast wind Design: JNSE design by Jim Morrow. Original design layout done as JNUG course - never completed. During August, 1992 completed as JNSE design. Source: 'The 1992 Viewers Guide to Professional Golf' published by Intergolf. Objects and Backgrounds: The background comes from Brain Silvernail's Rolling Evergreen course; objects can be attributed to Scott Chesney, Dan Raftery, Lee Ritze, Mark Willett, Gene Rodriguez, Keith Holzapfel and Bob Polin among others. If I missed someone, I sincerely apologize. Quite frankly, I don't feel I have the artistic ability to design backgrounds and objects that the above folks quite obviously. If it wasn't for their ability I would still be using the original JNSE objects (blah). Special thanks to: Bill Claybourn,Bob Polin, Rod Harris and Lonn Iris who play tested the course, gave me good advice - some of which I may have too stubborn to accept. h)0*0*0*Ԍ All of four courses at Beaver Creek have its origins from other famous courses in the USA and Canada. The 'best' or the most exciting holes were not selected, but mainly hole layouts that fit into the lake and mountainous surroundings. All hole layouts have a close resemblance to the specific hole selected; however, the elevation and length of the green will vary. So will the shape of the green and the fairways. Then I added objects, mostly trees to strategic areas. In most cases, the trees have no semblance to the original hole. Championship, pro, men and ladies tees were set up. Since the layouts were originally set up for JNUG and the length to compensate for the distance off the tee, the yardage at 7284 yards is probably too long for JNSE. The course is much shorter from the mens and pro tees. I believe a championship course played from the 'back' tees should be a challenge, and as you move closer to the target, you challenge is decreased. Thus I left the tees as 7284 yards. For the BC Silk 18, the designers at Chasing Rainbows used the following hole layouts to develop the championship course: 1 - Riviera - # 9 10 - Wykagl - 17 2 - TPC Prestancia - 18 11 - Saucon Valley - 14 3 - TPC Michigan - 3 12 - Castle Pines - 11 4 - Atlanta CC - 6 13 - Kingsmill - 8 5 - Bellerive - 2 14 - Mission Hills - 9 6 - Kingsmill - 4 15 - Saucon Valley - 14 7 - Forest Oaks - 13 16 - Innisbrook - 9 8 - Kapulua - 8 17 - Kapulua - 15 9 - Kingsmill - 4 18 - Glen Abbey - 178 The Beaver Creek- Silk 18 yardage card: Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 36 Champ 434 389 560 232 464 397 501 229 442 3648 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN Total Par 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 4 36 72 Champ 392 426 210 429 541 197 442 544 458 3636 7284 If you are looking for the 'caddy card', I hate to disappoint you, but you will have to develop your own. We all play these courses much differently. Some hit fades - right or left, some hit through the power bar, and some play conservative. I believe on Silk 18, you will have to hit fades on some holes, hit very conservative on others and gamble with the power bar on others. Its now up to you to determine which holes play to strengths and which to your weaknesses. My favorite hole is # 14. Every time I've played the course I just enjoy the challenge on this hole. Watch the center line on # 6. There are two fairways. I thought about placing the CL in the ravine, but that wasn't fair - so its on the right fairway - if you gamble on the left side, its shorter! I hope you enjoy your round(s) and can't wait until the Beaver Creek Denim 18's are complete. The Denim 18 is on the drawing board. The holes have been selected, it just needs to be laid out. I may delay its release to finish the Cut & Shoot Golf Ranch. Its now routed but needs elevation work. The stables are up, so is the bunkhouse. The Chasing Rainbows Development Corp. is also urging for the completion of their second Bahamas course. That's not far away, but I sent the bull dozers back in with only three more holes to complete. It needs work! In fact both could be released before the Silk 18, depending upon the PCGA tourney. Jim Morrow 3574 Ridgebriar Drive Dallas, Tx 75234 DTWK84A on Prodigy