Pic of the Month-Prairie Landing
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
Prairie Landing #12
Par 3
218-208-195-172-103
West Chicago, IL
Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Yes, it’s all carry. And not just any carry. We are talking long iron/hybrid/fairway wood type of carry. I usually play the 195 yard tee and have hit everything from a four iron to a driver one blustery day.
This is Prairie Landing’s version of Amen Corner. The preceeding hole, number eleven of course, is a short, tricky par four where you go something like four iron - eight iron. Granted, that’s nothing like Augusta, but read on.
When you’re on eleven green you can look across the water and see twelve green, kind of like Augusta. As you’ve seen above, twelve is all carry over water, kind of like Augusta. Then thirteen is a sinister par five with a tight driving area and a creek running at an angle in front of the green, also like Augusta. It’s a little different because the creek angles from the front right to back left, but the comparison is not much of a stretch. Of course, there aren’t any azaleas and Georgia pines, but damn if I don’t hear Jim Nantz’s voice softly whispering in my ear as I contemplate my second shot…
