The Kokopelli Golf Stance

The Dunes course is a Pete Dye design.  RR Ties everywhere, diabolical water hazards, mounds ... I’m not going to post all the pictures .

I was back to my old self on the front 9, but then for 7 holes on the back it was there again ... 2 over par ... then 6 over on the last two.  88 total (87 adjusted), two birdies.

#6, 173 yards.  Took 2 in the bunker there.


#8, 3 putts from 27 feet.


#9, but there are a few more tee shots like this


17 and 18 are doglegs around the lake.  They have unmown grass between the fairways, thick, about a foot tall, and they said don’t bother looking for a ball, play it as a lateral hazard.  Like the desert rule.  I hit a couple into that, and they’re right, don’t bother looking.

I heard on the radio 100 miles of I-80 are closed due to wind, semi’s are getting blown over.  Supposed to be 70 mph gusts here tonight and tomorrow.  I hope it clears up by Thursday.  Or maybe that course will be sheltered, too, like this one was on the leeward side of the mountains.

 2nd Tee, short par 5
 2nd tee zoom: landing zone pinched by bunkers at dogleg



 #3 par 4

 #4 par 3


 #5 par 4


 #6 par 4
 #8 par 5 (#7 is 200 yd par 3)
 #9 par 4


 #1 Par 4 Tee
 #1 zoom
 #10 par 4
 #10 zoom

 #11 par 4 tee
 #11 zoom from tee

 #12 par 5 tee
 #12 zoom

 #13 par 3
 #13 zoom

 #14 par 4
 #14 zoom

 #15 long par 4
 #15 zoom

 #16 par 3
 #16 zoom
 #17 par 5
 #17 zoom


 #18 par 4
 #18 zoom

#1 short par 4, sharp dogleg right
#1 Zoom

#2 par 3
#2 zoom

#3 par 5
#3 zoom

#4 fairway

#5 long par 4
#4 zoom


#5 par 4
#6 par 3
#6 zoom

no. 7 par 4
no. 7 zoom
no 8, par 5 , hcp1
no 8 zoom
no. 9 par 4
No. 10 short par 4 downhill

no. 11 par 4, blind tee shot
no. 11 zoom

No. 12 par 5 tricky/awkward . . . the trash cuts off the fairway. . . basically can't reach it, but it blocks the vision of the next shot. . . fairway double dog-legs left around more trash . . . reachable in 2 . . . but poor risk-reward . . . but 3 shots is difficult to judge too.
No. 13 long par 4
no. 13 zoom . . . flat hole

no. 14 par 4



up on a hill . . .
looking around
no. 15 short par 3 massively downhill

no. 16 par 5
no 16 zoom. . . dogleg is awkward to navigate
traps & trash everywhere
then uphill to the green
no. 17 -- another massively downhill shot much longer than 15, to one of two greens

no. 18 wide open par 4