THE EAGLE RIDGE RESORT HAS FOUR SCENIC AND CHALLENGES
GOLF COURSES.
GOLF COURSES. THE GEM OF WHICH IS NAMED AFTER
GALENA'S MOST FAME RUSS
RESIDENT, THE GENERAL.
THE NAME OF THIS GOLF COURSE IS
THE GENERAL.
THE GENERAL. OBVIOUSLY, GALENA IS GENERAL
GRANT'S, PRESIDENT GRANT'S HOME
TOWN, AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAME
UP WITH THE THEME.
ROGER PACKARD AND ANDY NORRIS
DESIGNED THIS COURSE IN 1997 AND
IMMEDIATELY IT WAS AN AWARD
WINNING GOLF COURSE, AND IT HAS
CONTINUED TO WIN AWARDS EVERY
YEAR SINCE.
YEAR SINCE. ROGER PACKARD IS REALLY KNOWN, I
THINK, MOST FOR HIS BALANCE.
EVERY GOLF COURSE HE MAKES IS
NOT A BUNCH OF DOG LEGS RIGHT OR
DOG LEGS RIGHT, OR TOO MUCH OF
THIS.
THIS. HE WORKS WITH THE NATURAL
TERRAIN.
TERRAIN. IF I PICKED OUT ONE THING, HE
WAS ONE OF THE GREATER BUNKER
ARCHITECTS.
ARCHITECTS. GLACIERS DIDN'T HIT HERE, WE
HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ELEVATION,
AND THIS MAKES THE GOLF COURSE
EASIER FROM THE ELEVATION
CHANGES.
CHANGES. ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE VERY
DEMANDING OFF THE TEE, THE
GREENS ARE AMPLE.
THE FAIRWAYS ARE FAIRLY WIDE,
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOY
MOST IT IS THE BENT GRASS
FAIRWAY. IT IS IN TREMENDOUS
CONDITION.
CONDITION. FROM THE DAY WE OPEN TO THE DAY
WE CLOSE, WE MOW THE GRASS THE
SAME HEIGHT AS TEES AND KEEP IT
IN TOUR CONDITION YEAR ROUND.
ALL THE WHOLE THEMES, NO
BURNINGERS, THIS LAKE YOU CAN
SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.
BUT ON THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE
WIND IS BLOWING RIGHT TO LEFT,
CAN YOU START TO SEE THE TREE
LINE AND IT IS UPHILL.
PAR FIVE YOU WANT TO PLAY WELL
ON.
ON. IT PUTS A LITTLE EXTRA PRESSURE
ON YOU, AND THERE AREN'T PLAIN
JANE HOLES IN THIS COURSE.
THE GENERAL CAN BE A LITTLE
DECEIVING!
DECEIVING! A DOG LEG RIGHT 505 YARDS, I HIT
A LITTLE CUT SHOT IN THERE,
DIDN'T QUITE GET IT TO THE
FAIRWAY.
FAIRWAY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE IN THE
FAIRWAY IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A
CHANCE TO GET TO THIS GREEN IN
TWO.
TWO. WHEN PEOPLE GET ON THIS HOLE,
500 YARDS, THEY HIT A PRETTY
GOOD DRIVE, 240 YARDS.
TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF THINGS,
KNOCK IT ON THE GREEN AND GET AN
EAGLE.
EAGLE. IT IS MUCH WISER CHOICE TO HIT
AN IRON OR LAYUP SIX YARDS
SHORT.
SHORT. YOU DON'T HAVE THE TOUGH LIE,
LEAVE IT NICE AND SHORT.
YOU WILL MAKE PAR AND SOMETIMES
BIRDIE ACTION WHO KNOWS, MAYBE
YOU WILL GET LUCKY AND KNOCK IT
IN FOR AN EAGLE.
I WOULD SAY THE GREENS ARE VERY
NORMAL SIZE.
NORMAL SIZE. WHAT YOU SEE HERE WITH PACKARD,
AN EXTREMELY GREAT ARCHITECT,
WHEN YOU HAVE A SHORTER EASIER
PAR FOUR, THE GREEN WILL BE
SMALLER AND MORE SEVERE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A LONG DIFFICULT
PAR FOUR, YOU WILL HAVE A LARGE
GREEN SUBSTANTIALLY FLATTER.
ALL THE HOLES ARE CHAMPAIGNING IN THE GENERAL, AND THAT'S WHY
IT IS RANKED NUMBER TWO IN THE
STATE.
STATE. IF I WOULD SAY WHAT IS MOST
DECEIVING WOULDN'T 17.
WITH ELEVATED TEE, YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU HAVE TO HIT IT MUCH FURTHER
THAN YOU REALLY NEED TO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIT DRIVER. DRIVER WILL PUT YOU IN A SEVERE
UP SLOPE.
UP SLOPE. IF YOU ARE ON THE UP SLOPE, YOU
WILL HIT IT HIGHER AND THE WIND
WILL AFFECT IT AND WILL SPIN.
ONE OF THE FEW GREENS ON THE
GENERAL THAT HAS A FALSE FRONT.
THE BALL WILL SPIN AND ROLLBACK
WARDS COMPLETELY OFF THE GREEN!
TAKE ONE, MAYBE TWO EXTRA CLUBS ON THIS HOLE FOR YOUR APPROACH
SHOT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET IT UP
TO THE HOLE AND STAY ON THE
GREEN.
EAGLE RIDGE HAS 6 ABOUT GOLF HOLES, THREE AWARD WINNING
CHAMPIONSHIP COURSES AB ONE FULL
LENGTH NINE HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP
GOLF COURSE.
GOLF COURSE. IN OTHER WORDS, IT HAS WON
AWARDS AS WELL, A IT ONLY NINE
HOLES.
HOLES. ALL THE GOLF COURSES HAVE SOME
SIMILARITIES.
SIMILARITIES. CONSIDERING THE FACT THEY HAD
THE SAME ARCHITECT, ROGER
PACKARD, THEY ARE BOUND TO HAVE
SAME CONFIGURATIONS.
SAME CONFIGURATIONS. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT TERRAIN EACH GOLF
COURSE IS BUILT ON, IT BUILDS
THEIR OWN CHARACTER.
GENERAL, UP AND DOWN THROUGH THE
TREE LINES, THE NORTH COURSE
GOES RIGHT UP AGAINST GALENA
LAKE, A WE HAVE THE SOUTH
COURSE, TREE LINE THROUGH THE
CREEKS, THREE VERY DIFFERENT
COURSES WITH SOME SIMILARITIES.
SCENIC, TONS OF WILD LIFE,
HARDLY A ROUND GOES BY WHERE YOU
DON'T SEE WILD TURKEY, DEER,
BALD 11, LOTS OF HAWKS, YOU NAME
IT, YOU WILL SEE IT.
BEAUTIFUL VISTAS.
BEAUTIFUL VISTAS. THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED TO PLAY
THE GENERAL GOLF COURSE SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK, AS WITH THE NORTH
AND SOUTH GOLF COURSES.
EAGLE RIDGE RESORT AND SPA HAS
WIDE ARRAY OF PACKAGES DEPENDING
ON THE TIME OF YEAR OR PACKAGES.
WHETHER STAYING AT THE INN OR
CHOOSE ONE EXECUTIVE HOMES UP TO
EIGHT BEDROOMS!
EIGHT BEDROOMS! >>
EAGLE RIDGE RESORT AND SPA OFFER SEVERAL GOLF PACKAGES AND A
VARIETY OF LODGING.
IN ADDITION, THE MAIN LODGE IS
LOCATED ON A LARGE LAKE WHICH
OFFERS BOATING AND FISHING.
TO FIND OUT ABOUT GOLF PACKAGES OR LEARN MORE ABOUT AMENITIES
OFFERED AT EAGLE RIDGE RESORT
AND SPA, LOG ON TO THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.EAGLERIDGE.COM OR
1-800- 892-2269.