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Round 51: Sharon CC

July 07, 2021 by Sean Melia in Golf in Mass

Sharon CC was my 51st course in my quest to play them all. And my first ten hole course…⠀

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The first eight holes on the course are the same on each loop you play, but the 9th and 18th are two different holes. Voila! You have ten holes. ⠀
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The course has a nice mix of holes that offer some options off the tee. Small, sloped greens and some rather large bunkers offer most of the challenge as you plot your way around. ⠀
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Hole 3/12 was the hole that grabbed my attention first. It's a short hole with a creek running across the fairway. The approach is uphill to a severe green guarded by two big bunkers in the front. Trees on both sides of the fairway make hitting the fairway a must to really have a good look at the green. ⠀
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The best stretch of holes is 6, 7, 8 in my opinion. ⠀
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6/15 is a tricky dogleg left that is protected by a water hazard on the far side of the dogleg. Straight shots with too much juice might never been seen again. Two good shots are required on the 6th to have a look at birdie but the sloped green with some back-to-front slope makes it a tough spot to make a putt.
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7/16 might have been the best use of two tee boxes on the course. When it was our 7th hole, it was a driver and gap wedge. But when it was the 16th hole, the tees were about six yards back and tucked along the tree line. Driver and 6-iron were required to reach the green. The green is massive, in stark contrast to the rest of them on the course. I didn't understand why until I played the hole from the second set of tees. It has to catch mid to long irons. ⠀
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Eight is a reachable par 5 with two good shots, but a pond in the front will make you think hard about a lay up. On the first time around I laid up, but the second time from a forward tee, I was able to hit one up on the green.⠀
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It's sometimes tough playing a nine hole course as 18 holes, but Sharon CC does a great job moving tee boxes around so there's variation. I hit different clubs off a few tee boxes, so it wasn't a mindless second trip around. And the 9th and 18th being different, while is confused the hell out of me on the tee box, was a clever touch, too.

THE FACTS

Date: June 2021

Playing Partners: PJ, Ned, and Mike

Tees: Blue/White mix

Game: None… but watched a ladder match (match play)

Birdie Count: 1 (55 total)

July 07, 2021 /Sean Melia
Golf in Mass
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