NOTES ON BLACKWOLF RUN (MEADOW VALLEYS) COURSE.    

     Course Name:  Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)
     Location:     Kohler WI
     Length/Par:   7,142/72 
     Designer:     Pete Dye.
     Difficulty:   Moderate.  Fairway are wide, but greens are tough.
     
          
     The Yardage Card:
                   OUT                  IN 
             HOLE  PAR  YARDS     HOLE  PAR  YARDS
               1    4    392       10    4    382      
               2    4    402       11    5    522
               3    3    179       12    4    461
               4    5    565       13    4    341
               5    4    383       14    4    423
               6    4    470       15    3    227
               7    5    520       16    5    550
               8    3    240       17    3    165
               9    4    462       18    4    458
                   ___  _____           ___  _____
                    36  3,613            36  3,529


This is my first attempt at putting out a course that I have created and that
I feel I have done a relatively good job at creating.  I'm not as good as a Lee
Ritze or a Scott Chesney, but one has to start out small.  I used the standard background on
this course, I should have built my own, but my artistic abilities leave much to be desired
when it comes to backgrounds.    

Blackwolf Run is a local course built in Kohler WI by Pete Dye and was ranked the best
new public course in the nation in 1988 by GOLF Digest.  The Meadow Valleys course used to
be two separate nines that were combined as an afterthought.  

The Meadows nine is characterized by gentle, rolling terrain of the Southeast watershed
of the Sheboygan River.  The prairie meadow and woodland backdrop creates a subtle, expansive
and wide open environment for golf.  The openness is deceiving though as the challenge is
much more than is first thought.  This is the longest of the nines at Blackwolf Run and has
four lakes and many unusual bunker shapings to draw one's concentration off of the golf game.

The Valleys nine is characterized by deep ravines and dramatic changes in elevation carved
out by the Sheboygan River and Weeden's Creek.  Water comes into play on six of the nine
holes.  Changing winds are prevalent.  

Comments, criticisms and suggestions for new course settings are always
welcome, through the Accolade BBS, 19th Hole BBS, America Online or mail. 
My address is:


Ken Knabe
4335 Liberty Ct. Apt. Z108
Sheboygan WI, 53081
(414) 452-4135

I need your suggestions on my weaknesses and other potential problems with these designs. 
I want to become a better designer and need honest feedback....