D.A. Weibring & Friends

Course Par Value: 71, Course Yardage: 7,415
In case you get the call as an alternate this weekend, here is how the folks in "Bean Town" say you should play the TPC Boston. As usual, you'd better bring your long game because number seven is 600 yards long and three of the four par threes are over 200 yards. Other than that it is a piece of cake. Number one is the only short par four and number three is the only short par three. All in all, it looks like a place Tiger can let the big dawg eat and when he is hitting it long, who can compete with that?

Hole 1 Par 4 365 Yards
No need for white knuckles here! We start the round with a no nonsense, straightaway short par 4. Keep tee shots close to bunkers on right, to set up an easy approach away from the deep menacing sand bunkers guarding the left side of the green.

Hole 2, Par 5, 554 Yards
Bring your "A" game to this par 5. Three well-placed shots will be required for a good score here. The tee shot is over a small stream with bunkers guarding the landing area to the right. The second shot is a lay up short of the lake. A three-tiered green awaits your third shot, but pay attention to the pin placement. Hit your mark and you're home free. Miss and you're looking at a double bogey on the rocks.

Hole 3, Par 3, 184 Yards
After the demanding second hole, a picturesque par 3 is just what the doctor ordered. From the tee you must hit over a large natural area to a green that slopes right to left. Large boulders in front and behind the green frame this 184-yard hole.

Hole 4, Par 4, 425 Yards
Standing on the tee of this sharp dogleg right, it is apparent that a well-placed tee shot is necessary. "Cutting corners" is not allowed on this tree-lined hole. With bunkers lining the fairway left and right of the landing area, short grass is the only option. After a steady second shot with a short iron to an elevated green that is protected both left and right with bunkers, you're ready to move on.

Hole 5, Par 4, 475 Yards
A less severe dogleg than the fourth, this time to the left. As you stand on the tee, you notice the now familiar large trees that ring this hole. Bunkers steer us away from the left side of the fairway. A natural, rock-lined wetland crosses the fairway some 300 yards from the back tee. A well struck 8- or 9-iron should do the trick to land safely on this slightly elevated, three-tiered green with sand on both sides.

Hole 6, Par 4, 464 Yards
Let the big dawg eat! After five relatively short holes, we move into the meat of the golf course. This long, 465-yard par 4 invites a big drive that skirts the bunkers on the right side of the fairway. A pond guards the left pin. The safe play is to the right side of a large green that slopes from right to left with a long iron.

Hole 7, Par 5, 600 Yards
Not for the faint of heart! Think straight and long here. At 600 yards, the par-5 seventh hole requires an excellent drive over a natural area to a fairway with bunkers on the left. The second shot requires careful placement due to bunkers that encroach into the fairway on the right 120 yards short of the green. Approach the green with a short iron avoiding bunkers on the left side of the green. If you make birdie here, it's well deserved.

Hole 8, Par 3, 213 Yards
You guessed it! Another long par 3, at 213 yards, allows little rest. Tee shot is over a stream and natural area to a generous deep green that is bunkered left and right. Three is a good score here.

Hole 9, Par 4, 480 Yards
No rest for the weary! The front side ends at the well-bunkered ninth. This dogleg left hole is well guarded on the inside by a series of sandtraps. The tee shot is a true "risk/reward." Playing over the inside of the dogleg and the bunkers produces the preferred shorter iron approach to the green. The greens complex is dominated by multiple bunkers. Staying out of sand is the only way to make the turn unscathed.

Hole 10, Par 4, 425 Yards
The start of the backside beckons us with a "big drive" hole. This straightaway par 4, with its wide bunkerless fairway, makes us think that our final nine hole will be more restful than the first. Be careful here on the second shot because of the water front left of green.

Hole 11, Par 3, 231 Yards
Any thoughts of an easy back nine are quickly dashed on this 235-yard par 3. An incredibly beautiful hole that is completely tree-lined with a slight uphill tee shot. Three large bunkers in front of the green stand menacing -- daring you to hit over them to the elevated green. You had better make a confident swing here to have any chance of a good score.

Hole 12, Par 4, 461 Yards
This hole, like the 11th, demands accuracy and distance. The tee shot is to a plateau fairway notched into a hillside. Aiming bunkers are placed to the right side of the landing area. The second shot is a long to mid iron downhill. The green, with its rock wall, sits on a wetland that is located in front on the right. The green is shaped to accept any well struck shots from the fairway.

Hole 13, Par 4, 443 Yards
At last, you can breathe again! This short par 4 provides a little breather. From the tee we notice a rock ledge that extends from the left side of the hole to the right, defining the plateau fairway. The fairway at the landing area is quite generous, with no bunkers. The second shot is a short iron to a small green with one thumbprint pot bunker in front of the dividing green. Don't be long on this hole or you face a challenging pitch back.

Hole 14, Par 4, 495 Yards
Will the real ball strikers please stand up! This hole, with its wide fairway, invites a big swing with the tee ball. You must the bunkers left of the landing area with a good drive. The green accepts good shots with no trouble left and four small bunkers short right.

Hole 15, Par 4, 426 Yards
Another beautifully wooded hole, the 15th beckons back to traditional golf courses of old. Bunkers short right and long left help frame the landing area. A good straight drive should set you up for a mid iron shot to a two-tiered green. Two bunkers guide the right side of the green. Aim left to steer clear of any trouble.

Hole 16, Par 3, 211 Yards
The Tournament Players Club of Boston will be known for its picturesque and challenging par 3s and the 16th is no exception. Measuring 200 yards from the back tee, your tee shot is over water. The green is high on the right side, dropping down to lower plateau on the left. Rock outcroppings add to the overall beauty of this hole.

Hole 17, Par 4, 420 Yards
For a good score on this hole, you must be wary of the three bunkers which guard your tee shot to the left. Play to the right and a open shot awaits you. The second shot is across a rocky stream bed between the landing area and green. The bunkerless deep green is accepting to fairway shots. This hole allows the opportunity to score well before heading out to the challenging home hole.

Hole 18, Par 5, 543 Yards
A perfect finishing hole, No. 18 provides a true test of golf for most mortals. This par 5 incorporates all of the native features that make this course great. Wetlands, rock outcroppings and terrain are all present on perhaps the most beautiful hole on the course. The tee shot is across a wetland with a plethora of rock croppings and masses of indigenous boulders peppering the left side of the fairway. Carry the large bunker complex to the right and you have set yourself up for a possible two-shot par 5. Play cautiously to the left and sacrifice one shot for a safer route to the green. The second shot should be played over the fairway bunkers to lay up just short of the wetland that crosses the hole in front of the green. A short wedge is all that is required to reach the well-protected green from here. Putt out and finish your day.