Hole 3 - Percheron*
Par: 5 (Five)
Yardage: 457 yards from Black Tees
Course Rank: 11th in overall difficulty
Green Surface: 7,040 Square Feet
Distinguishing features: A dogleg left that can be confusing for right handed golfers. The "Remuda Triangle" will devour your ball and you probably won't find it if you slice hard right. Two grass bunkers guard the right side at 150 yards out and 50 yards out.
Professional Advice: Stay away from the left side of the fairway. Notice the trees and the people on the tee box at 17 or the putting surface of 16. They won't appreciate you taking that shortcut you really don't need. Target your tee shot down the middle of the Fairway. If you teed from the appropriate tee box you will have a good look at the green. Go for it! A good birdie hole.
A breed of draft horse that originated in the Perche valley in northern France. Percherons are usually gray or black in color. They are well-muscled, and known for their intelligence and willingness to work. They were originally bred for use as a war horse. Over time, they began to be used for pulling stage coaches, and later for agriculture and hauling heavy goods. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Arabian blood was added to the breed.
In World War I, the breed was used extensively by the British. In the 1930s, Percherons accounted for 70 percent of the draft horse population in the United States. Purebred Percherons are currently used for forestry work and pulling carriages, as well as under saddle work, including competition in English riding disciplines such as show jumping. Photo and article by Wikipedia.org
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