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, Big 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. The Little Satin 18 is now located outside the environs of the resort area. 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. You can also try the accommodations in 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 - Big Satin 18 Comments and Course Notes Course Name: Beaver Creek Resort - Big Satin 18 Location: Near the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon Length\Par: 7349 yards\ par 74 - championship tees Wind: Strong, west wind Design: JNSE design by Jim Morrow. Original design done in May, 1992 as JNUG course, adapted as in July and August, 1992 as a JNSE design. Source: 'The 1992 Viewers Guide to Professional Golf' published by Intergolf. Objects and Backgrounds: I believe the background comes from Gene Rodriguez III; objects can be attributed to Scott Chesney, Lee Ritze, Mark Willett, Gene Rodriguez, Keith Holzapfel among others. If I missed someone, I sincerely apologize. Special thanks to: Bill Claybourn, Rod Harris and Lonn Iris who play tested the course, gave me good advice - some of which I may have been too stubborn to accept and encouraged me to upload this course to one of the BBS. Also, to Paul Conrad who previously told me how to fix my water... yes some of my streams did flow uphill! 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 and the trees. In other words, I only used the hole layout, perhaps some traps and water... nothing else! 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. I then added a fifth tee box at the advice of Rod Harris. Since the layouts were originally set up for JNUG its length to compensate for the distance off the tee, the yardage at 7349 yards was probably too long for JNSE. The original pro tee distance was 7184 for JNUG. As a compromise, I added the fifth tee box. Some of the par threes may not have five. The default is to the longer yardage; if you want to change to the shorter course... just play from the pro tees or change the tees to best suit your pleasures... with your Designer it may take ten minutes! For the Big Satin 18, the designers at Chasing Rainbows used the following hole layouts to develop the championship 18: 1 - Riviera - # 18 10 - PGA National - 18 2 - TPC Prestancia - 8 11 - TPC Prestancia - 4 3 - Doral CC - 12 12 - TPC Woodlands - 13 4 - Innisbrook - 4 13 - Riviera - 10 5 - Bay Hill - 16 14 - TPC Michigan - 11 6 - Mission Hills - 6 15 - Weston Hills - 17 7 - Kingsmill - 16 16 - Pebble Beach - 8 8 - Glenn Abbey - 3 17 - Innisbrook - 16 9 - PGA National - 16 18 - Kapula - 17 The Beaver Creek- Big Satin 18 yardage card: Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT Par 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 5 37 Pro 448 402 586 205 506 416 456 202 530 3751 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN Total Par 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 37 74 Pro 410 205 520 352 456 237 450 480 488 3598 7349 Note: # 18 was originally a 4, but I changed it to a par 5; then changed it to a 4; then back to a Par 5. A little indecision perhaps! You may want to change it back to a Par 4 - depending on which tees you play. Also, for hole # 15, the championship tees is not the farthest tee box. The hole originally played over 266+ yards from the championship tees; its now at approximately 237 depending on the pin placement for your round. If you want an even greater challenge you could move the tees back! I believe the last tee box is about 256 yards. If you are looking for 'caddy notes' I'm sorry but I'm going to disappoint you. I think everyone plays just a bit different than the next guy, so my notes probably won't help you much. Thus my only suggestion would be to jot down your own as you play it the first time, perhaps it will quench your thirst to come back for more. Two other courses are nearly complete. The Beaver Creek - Lace 18 is in the final stages now, although its release could be delayed until mid September. Another Bahamas course is almost complete, too. The Beaver Creek - Silk 18 is in the course layout stage. I hope you enjoy playing Beaver Creek - Big Satin 18. Jim Morrow Prodigy DTWK84A 3574 Ridgebriar Drive Dallas, TX 75234