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GRE E N VAL L E Y COUNTRY CLUB Ra y ong Gr een Va l l ey Count r y Cl ub ha s embedded i t s el f wi t hi n a bea ut i f ul ba c k dr op of hi l l s . T he c our s e i s c a r v ed met i c ul ous l y t hr ough a bed of l a r ge r oc k y boul der s a s wel l a s na t i v e f a una , gi v i ng t he c our s e a pl ea s a nt f eel t o i t . S t r a t egi c a l l y pl a c ed bunk er s a r e wa i t i ng f or y ou on a l mos t ev er y hol e , t ea s i ng y ou t o go t ha t l i t t l e e x t r a wi t h y our dr i v er . Of c our s e t hos e l es s da r i ng wi t h t he dr i v er c a n opt t o l a y up a nd a v oi d c er t a i n pr obl ems i f t hey c hoos e , t he bunk er s a r e f or gi v i ng enough t o a l l ow y ou t o pl a y s a f e . T he c our s e wa s des i gned by Pet er T homps on i n 1992 t o a c c ommoda t e pl a y er s of a l l a bi l i t i es . Ni c k na med “ t he hi l l y gol f c our s e ” i t i s a s i t ’ s na med, hi l l y . T he gr eens a r e r el a t i v el y s ma l l i n c ompa r i s on t o mos t c our s es s o y our a ppr oa c h s hot needs t o be s pot on. T he gr eens ha v e been des i gned i n s uc h a wa y t ha t i t i s ha r d t o r ea d t he s l ope s o be s ur e t o get a s muc h i nf or ma t i on a s y ou c a n f r om y our c a ddi e or wa t c h our pr o t i ps v i deo on how t o get t he bes t out of ev er y s hot y ou pl a y . Ra y ong Gr een Va l l ey Count r y Cl ub i s one of t hr ee c our s es i n t he gr oup, t he ot her t wo c our s es bei ng S t Andr ews 2000 a nd S i l k y Oa k Count r y Cl ub, a l l offer i ng t hei r v er y own uni que c ha l l enges t o gol f er s . But a s wi t h t he ot her t ow c our s es , y ou c a n be a s s ur ed t ha t t he c our s e i s wel l ma i nt a i ned a nd up t o t he l ev el e x pec t ed of a n E a s t Coa s t Gol f Cour s es Ma na gement As s oc i a t i on member . T he c l ubhous e i s per f ec t l y s i t ua t ed ov er l ook i ng t he c our s e . I dea l f or r el a x i ng i n a f t er a ha r d da y s gol f , a nd wi t h a f ul l dr i nk s a nd f ood menu a v a i l a bl e y ou a r e i n good ha nds . As ment i oned bef or e Ra y ong Gr een Va l l ey Count r y Cl ub i s pa r t of a gr oup of t hr ee c our s es a nd t hos e wi s hi ng t o s t a y l onger a nd pl a y a l l t he c our s es t her e i s a c c ommoda t i on a l s o a v a i l a bl e i n t he gr ounds . WWW. ASI AGOLFCOURSES. COM