Course of the week: Paradise Golf Course

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 9:47 p.m. MDT
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Location: 1025 N. Main, Fillmore

Directions: Leave I-15 at east Fillmore exit, go under freeway, golf course is on right, near motel.

Director of golf: Ron Abegglen

Superintendent: Stuart Bailey

Course designer: Kris Abegglen

Year opened: 2001

Cost: $12 per nine, $8 for juniors, carts $5 per person

Reservations: 435-743-4439, four days in advance

Easiest time to get on: Mornings are usually wide open, and weekdays are less busy than weekends.

Course record: 65, J.C. Fillmore

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Course description: If you've ever driven I-15, you couldn't have missed the Paradise course just to the east of the freeway as you pass Fillmore. The layout is flat with a lot of mature trees along a creek that runs through the course. The greens are large, and most holes have plenty of driving area. The par-3 No. 4 hole has tees from two completely different angles depending on the day, and No. 5 can stretch to 610 yards. "We have a lot of flexibility with the tee boxes," said Ron Abegglen. "We can make the course short and comfortable or make it long and tight."

Fun fact: With its location right by the freeway, about 65 percent of the business comes from people who stop coming or going from Salt Lake. Abegglen says a lot of truckers will park in the large parking lot and play a round.

Holes to remember: No. 8 is the "moat" hole with water in front and on both sides of a large, wide green. The hole is a risk-reward hole, short enough at under 300 yards that long hitters might be able to drive the green, but there's not much leeway with water on three sides. No. 9 is the par-5 that parallels the freeway with three lakes along the left side and an undulating green.

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