Crane Field Hole - 9 -
Par: 4 (Four)
Yardage: 360 yards from Black Tees
Course Rank: 1st in overall difficulty
Green Surface: 3,150 Square Feet
Distinguishing features: Fairway has a severe dogleg right. Shortcut guarded by an extremely wet wetland and a white sand bunker. The elevated green is more extreme movement than most others.
*The Great Egret is partially migratory, with northern hemisphere birds moving south from areas with colder winters. It breeds in colonies of trees close to large lakes with reed beds or other extensive wetlands. It builds a bulky stick nest.
The Great Egret is generally a very successful species with a large and expanding range. In North America, large numbers of Great Egrets were killed around the end of the 19th century so that their plumes could be used to decorate hats. Numbers have since recovered as a result of conservation measures. It adapts well to human habitation and can be readily seen near wetlands and bodies of water in urban and suburban areas. In 1953 the Great Egret in flight was chosen as the symbol of the National Audubon Society, which was formed in part to prevent the killing of birds for their feathers. Photo and article by Wikipedia.org
