On this fabulous starting hole, play your tee shot short or right of the fairway bunker. Your approach shot requires proper club selection to avoid the hazards short right and left as well as to reach the correct location on this large green.
Check the wind on the par-4 second hole; there is plenty of air movement with water left and around the back of this green. Tee shots need to avoid the fairway bunkers right and lake to the left. The approach shot to this semi-peninsula green requires just the right touch.
Lake Saugahatchee awaits shots hit short or left on the par-3 third hole. The pot bunker and swale to the right of the green are not much better. Good luck on this picturesque par-3.
Hole No. 4 is a par-5 that provides an opportunity to make up a shot or two. Take extra club for uphill approach shots inside 225 yards. The undulating putting surface requires a delicate touch.
Do not lose focus while taking in the beautiful view on the elevated tees at the par-4 fifth hole. Three cross bunkers force you to deal with many tee shot options. Proper club selection is a must on the approach shot to a multi-tiered green.
Hole No. 6 is a short par-4 with many challenges. Tee shots need to stay left of the fairway bunker and short of a hidden lake straight away. The green is a double green shared with Hole No. 1 and is very deep.
Placement of each shot will determine your score on the par-5 seventh hole. Strategically placed bunkers and the lake will collect errant shots. Three plateaus on this green will test your putting skills.
There is no let up on the par-3 eighth hole. The green is not easy to hit, especially if your tee shot is from the back tees. Be aware the front of the green is considerably lower than the rest of the putting surface.
The elevated green on the uphill, par-4 ninth hole is hidden from the fairway. If your tee shot finds the fairway bunkers left, you will have difficulty reaching the green on your second shot. Keep approach shots short of the flagstick.
Hole No. 10 is one of the most difficult holes on the course. Tee shots need to find the fairway because the elevated green is difficult to hit. Take extra club on the approach shot as the fairway bunker fronting the green gives a false sense of the true yardage.
Conservative play is generally rewarded with a lower score on the par-4 eleventh hole. This multi-level fairway slopes away from the tees and will add yardage to tee shots. Second shots are slightly uphill and into the prevailing wind. This green slopes from back to front.
Take out the camera on this short, beautiful par-5. Lake Saugahatchee frames the entire left side of the hole. Aim all shots slightly to the right of where you think they should be played.
The thirteenth hole is a difficult par-4 that plays uphill and into the prevailing wind. The fairway drops off sharply to the right. Attempt to keep your ball in play, avoiding the fairway bunker. Take extra club on your approach shot.
Take a chance off the tee on the par-5 fourteenth hole and you will either be rewarded or penalized. This small green may be difficult to hit, but it does offer you the chance to one putt.
The par-3 fifteenth hole is the signature hole at Grand National. The island green and swirling winds make this a difficult tee shot. Check the yardage, select your club, then trust the shot.
Hole No. 16 is nothing fancy; just a fun, short par-4. Placement of the tee shot take priority over length. Approach shots need to avoid the marshy inlet fronting the green.
The green on the par-3 seventeenth hole has lots of movement. Shots landing on the putting surface will roll to the left. Try to stay right of the flagstick.
Tee shots need to find the fairway on the closing hole. A collection area left of the green is a safe spot for your approach shot. Several ridges running through the green will make your final putts a challenge.