Golf, Kit Carson and Railroads

Golfing Carson City, Nevada
"The Divine Nine"
Part 2

by Anthony Scaggs
Golf Clubs, Golf Resorts, Golf Courses

Silver Oak Golf Club

Silver Oak Golf Club, located along the Sierra Foothills, is one of the newer courses. . This par 71, 18-hole championship course sports yardage from 4,725 yards to 6,564 yards.. The course rating and slope ranges from 64.2/112 to 70.8/130.

With the terrain and layout of the front nine and back nine so different

it is like playing two courses.

I found that very appealing. The front nine weaves its way through open areas and homes. Needlessly to say, the holes winding through the neighborhood are tight, lush and filled with water hazards. The back nine is a trek through the foothills.

In the front nine, I particularly liked holes 4, 5, 6 and 9. From the championship tees, Hole #4 is a 417-yard, par 5 and is the number 1 handicap. It is long and narrow. Course management is paramount on this hole. A water hazard stretches the full length of the fairway just in front of the green. Can you do it in two, hoping that the green will hold your second shot and go for an eagle? Do you use your driver then a mid-iron to lay-up in front of the water and a short iron or a wedge to pitch onto the green for a birdie or par? Decisions, decisions -- what is a golfer to do?

Hole number 5 is a 173-yard, par 3. After hole #4, it looked like a simple birdie, at most a par. So much for simple, I drove over the green. Thank goodness the grass on the backside of the green was lush or my ball would still be rolling.

Golfers not

suffering from hydrophobia,

might by the time they finish with holes 6 and 9. Hole #6 is a 544-yard, par 5 with water, water everywhere. It is the number 5-handicap hole. The number 3-handicap hole is #9. It is a 542-yard, par 5 with an island green. To score an eagle on this hole, I hope that your drive is 300 plus yards and you can hit a 7 or 8 iron the remaining distance in order to stick the ball on the green.   

Silver Oak Golf Course Hole #12

Silver Oak Golf Course Hole #15