| Finding the right golf course to consider your | | | | chipping area and sand trap for more practice |
| home course is often a matter of finding the one | | | | before hitting the first tee. Bent grass of each |
| closes to the home and playing on it on a regular | | | | green offers straight putting chances and will grab |
| basis. | | | | a lifted ball onto the green and hold it for the first |
| However, even the poorest golfers will tire of | | | | putt. |
| playing the same course over and over and after | | | | The first hole, a Par 5 of 465 yards, all the way |
| a few dozen trips down the same fairway. | | | | the white tee of the 18th hole at 386 yards, each |
| However, may find they play better when they | | | | hole offers a view of nature. |
| hit a different course on occasion and the Black | | | | Water Hazards |
| Rock golf club is such a course. | | | | Water hazards come into play on four holes, |
| About the course. | | | | beginning with number four. The short hole may |
| With a slope rating of 121 from the white tees | | | | appear easy but any ball that sails over the green |
| and 124 from the blue, the multiple tees at every | | | | will end up swimming on the bottom of a lake. |
| tee box makes the course challenging and yet fun | | | | Lakes? |
| for golfers of every skill level. | | | | Hole number 8 has a small lake around the green. |
| The holes | | | | This 396 yard par 4 hole and on hole 13, a double |
| The 18 holes course cuts through the Shenandoah | | | | dog leg to the right has water on the left side of |
| Valley for the front nine. Then through the | | | | the front of the green. This is also guarded by a |
| Appalachian Mountains on the back nine, creating a | | | | trio of sand traps. |
| scenic view of western Maryland. Not many | | | | The final hole is a straight run to end the round. |
| courses can boost a difference in areas to play | | | | The 386 yard par four has water immediately in |
| on. | | | | front of the green. The second shot will need to |
| The fairways | | | | sail the water or lay up and use a wedge to place |
| Each fairway is carved into the landscape and | | | | the ball on the green for a good finish. Those who |
| Black Rock golf club offers an amazingly large | | | | miss this shot may find themselves swimming. |
| practice green. They also boast a complete | | | | |