RIO SALADO GOLF COURSE



A design for a Training Golf Course located by the Arizona State University
Campus.

This course layout is a design by Bob McGowan, originally designed for Nicklaus
Unlimited Golf and revised for play with Jack Nicklaus Golf & Design - 
Signature Edition.  The course is sited in the Salt River Bed, as a conceptual
design for the Rio Salado Park area planned by the East Valley Communities.

This challenging 18 hole course has a par of 73 and a course length of 6963
yards.  It has a number of raised greens and numerous hilly fairways which
require careful club selection to reach the best landing areas.  The Spring
runoff has provided the course with more water hazards than usual and
Conservative play within normal club distance restraints is required to achieve
Par or less.  The combination of trees and desert shrubs, combined with
naturally occurring cactus provide additional hazards for the errant drives.

Read the hole quotations closely for hints on achieving par.  Long drives or
approach shots will result in some unexpected ball action, so take your time.

Benchmark scores for Ladies and Men in the Novice class were established in May
1992, and are shown below:

HOLE     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
PAR      4  4  3  4  4  3  5  5  4  5  3  4  5  3  4  4  5  4  73

TEES
Ladies   4  3  3  5  4  3  5  4  4  5  2  5  4  3  4  4  4  3  69
Mens     4  3  3  4  4  3  4  4  4  5  3  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  68


Competition Play vs [Computer] Professionals on 5/26/92, 5/27/92 & 5/29/92
Bob      4  4  6  4  4  4  3  3  5  5  4  2  4  4  3  4  5  5  73
Dan P.   5  4  6  5  5  5  3  4  5  6  4  5  4  4  4  6  5  7  87
Marlene  3  4  3  4  3  2  5  4  4  5  2  3  4  1  4  4  4  3  62
Hannah   4  4  3  5  4  4  5  3  4  4  2  4  5  4  6  5  4  6  76
Bob      4  4  2  3  5  2  4  4  4  5  2  4  4  3  3  4  3  3  63
Dean J.  4  4  3  7  4  5  4  5  4  5  3  5  6  3  3  4  4  4  77


Note:  The Expert Game Players, Dan Phoenix and Dean Joffrey had difficulty
with the holes with Bunkers at their Optimum Tee shot distance, and especially
Bunkers which bisect the fairway.  Dan also tends to putt short on all greens.
Dean consistently hooked his drives & approach shots.  Hannah Luce was usually
accurate on Tee shots and did well on the greens.  None of the computer players
seemed to discern Bunker locations, nor did they aim for the middle of the
fairway.  By using proper clubs, staying within the normal club distances and
measuring the approach shots at each hole, Bob and Marlene managed under Par
rounds.

When you play any hole, use the Auto Caddy to measure your shots to insure you
choose the proper club.  All greens have five pin placements, some play shorter
than the Pin 1 placement.


Bob McGowan 5/29/92