Golf Course of the Week: Ogden Golf and Country Club

Location: 4197 Washington Blvd.

Directions: Go to south end of Ogden's Washington Blvd., west side of street

Head Professional: Craig Sarlo

Superintendent: Ryan Huntington

Course Designer: Unknown (1914)

Cost: Membership required, $59 for guests

Reservations: 621-2063

Easiest time to get on: As a guest of a member

Course record: Ernie Schneiter, Tommy Williams, Jerry Comer, 63

Course description: The site of this week's Women's State Amateur, Ogden Golf & Country Club is one of the state's oldest courses, having been built in 1914. With three par 5's on the back, it's a par 37 and one of the few par 73 courses in the state. The course is a traditional style layout with tree-lined fairways, smaller greens and no gimmicks. Most of the holes are fairly straight with only one sharp dogleg (No. 5). Bunkers around most greens, make precision approach shots a premium. The par 4's on the course are especially strong, while four of the five par 5's are under 500 yards, even from the back tees.

Holes to remember: Not many courses finish with a par 3, but the 18th hole, which stretches from 192 to 129 yards from four different tees, is a great finishing hole. The green is slightly elevated and the tee shot is all carry. You can still hit short shots — you'll just have an extremely uphill second shot, perhaps from the bottom of the gully. A bunker in front and one behind catch a lot of stray shots. The 421-yard par 4 9th is a slight dogleg right, downhill off the tee, which rises gradually to a two-tiered green surrounded by five bunkers.

    
            

        	
		
        
                
Hole      Par      Yards*
    
            

        	
		
        
                
1        5        472
    
            

        	
		
        
                
2        3        131
    
            

        	
		
        
                
3        4        442
    
            

        	
		
        
                
4        4        345
    
            

        	
		
        
                
5        4        333
    
            

        	
		
        
                
6        5        515
    
            

        	
		
        
                
7        3        150
    
            

        	
		
        
                
8        4        396
    
            

        	
		
        
                
9        4        421
    
            

        	
		
        
                
Out       36       3205
    
            

        	
		
        
                
10        4        393
    
            

        	
		
        
                
11        5        447
    
            

        	
		
        
                
12        5        474
    
            

        	
		
        
                
13        4        321
    
            

        	
		
        
                
14        4        424
    
            

        	
		
        
                
15        3        167
    
            

        	
		
        
                
16        5        476
    
            

        	
		
        
                
17        4        388
    
            

        	
		
        
                
18        3        166
    
            

        	
		
        
                
In       37       3256
    
            

        	
		
        
                
Total      73       6461

Difficulty: OOO

Layout: OOOO

Scenery: OOO

Enjoyability: OOOO

    
            

        	
		
        
                
5=Highest 0=Lowest
    
            

        	
		
        
                
--Mike Sorensen