Hole by Hole description of Valhalla

No. 1, 446 yards, par 4: Hole is playing 30 yards longer than '96, but most players still will hit 3-wood on the dogleg left with no bunkers. Short iron into a slightly elevated green, with deep swale on the front right.

No. 2, 535 yards, par 5: Can be reached in two, but requires a drive between fairway bunker to the right and rough that borders a branch of a stream called Floyd's Fork on the left. Second shot is all carry to a green that slopes away from the fairway, making it difficult to hold.

No. 3, 208 yards, par 3: Difficulty depends on hole location. Any shot to the right will come close to Floyd's Fork. Huge bunker will catch anything left.

No. 4, 350 yards, par 4: Short dogleg left that tempts players to carry a bunker 250 yards away down the left side. Two bunkers guard the left front of the green, a third bunker to the right. Floyd's Fork could come into play behind the green.

No. 5, 465 yards, par 4: Right side of the fairway is ideal for an approach into a slightly elevated green guarded by a massive bunker to the right and a collection area to the left.

No. 6, 421 yards, par 4: Sharp dogleg right with fairway sloping to the right. Approach is a carry over Floyd's Fork to a green that has a collection area extending along the right side and behind the green. Left of the green is a deep bunker and rough that slopes toward Floyd's Fork.

No. 7, 597 yards, par 5: Two fairways, two options. The left fairway is a shorter route and makes the green reachable in two, but it is surrounded by rough and a gnarly hazard. The safe route is the right side, laying up and leaving a wedge to an elevated green protected by two bunkers. The left side of the fairway was not in play in '96.

No. 8, 166 yards, par 3: Two deep bunkers and high rough to the right, and a steep slope leading to Floyd's Fork to the left. Large swale on left side of the green.

No. 9, 418 yards, par 4: A bunker down the left side has been added, making the landing area more narrow. Preferred shot is down the right, carrying a bunker 250 yards away, although bluegrass and tall fescue await shots too far right. Cavernous bunker guards the entire right side of the green, which slopes drastically toward the front.

No. 10, 551 yards, par 5: A double dogleg with a premium on the tee shot. Best angle is from the right side to the elevated second dogleg of the fairway. Pin position on the left might tempt some to try to reach the two-tiered green in two.

No. 11, 168 yards, par 3: Two large, deep bunkers nearly surround the elevated green, which has two tiers that each measure 51 feet in depth. Getting on the right tier is imperative to avoid bogey.

No. 12, 467 yards, par 4: Played as the most difficult in '96. Green is protected by one of the deepest bunkers on the course and plenty of bluegrass rough. The contours of the narrow green slope toward the center, making a par a difficult chore from anywhere off the green.

No. 13, 348 yards, par 4: Iron off the tee to a fairway that lies 70 feet below the tee and features four bunkers to the left, one large bunker to the right and a lot of thick, bluegrass rough. Wedge to an island green elevated on huge boulders.

No. 14, 217 yards, par 3: Two-tiered, rolling green is one of the most penalizing if missed with an errant shot. Bunker guards entire front of the green. Long or left leaves an intimidating chip, while right and long goes down a steep slope.

No. 15, 402 yards, par 4: Fairway wood or iron off the tee to avoid bunker on the right. Brush Run, a 15-foot wide waterway, skirts the right of the green, and two deep collection areas are left.

No. 16, 444 yards, par 4: No bunkers on this dogleg right, just a tight, tree-lined fairway and plenty of rough. Brush Run goes down the entire right side of the hole. Hourglass green is narrow and elevated. Bluegrass-covered slopes border the green.

No. 17, 422 yards, par 4: Drive must carry about 255 yards for a prime shot at birdie. A collection area and two staggered bunkers surround the undulating green.

No. 18, 542 yards, par 4: Should be plenty of action on a final hole that can easily be reached in two - but not without risk. Three-tiered, horseshoe-shaped green is protected by a large bunker. Easier to get up-and-down from the bunker than from the rough-covered mounds behind the green.

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