This hole is my first ever ace! I threw a 10X KC Pro Eagle forehand from the whites back in probably 2003 or 2004.
I have a soft spot for this course, as it's one of the first ones I ever regularly played (as a barefoot chucker, probably carrying more beers than discs). When this course opened in the early 2000's it was one of the best courses in the area. It's been left behind a little bit by the newer ones (Highland Park, The Canyons), but it's still a fun course. Nice gently rolling terrain and big mature trees, lots of shot variety and little chance of losing discs. It's been a while since I played there, but this is what I remember:
The basket is tucked behind a big clump of bushes and there's sort of a ditch running perpendicular to the hole, right behind the basket. There is a line of trees along this ditch, you can see one of them in the upper-left of the basket picture.
The route on the left side is relatively clear but you don't want to hyzer out and end up in the bushes over there. It's likely that a missed putt will blow too far past the basket and into the ditch for a long come-back.
My preferred play is to throw a midrange (Gravity Ghost) high and to the right, and let it crash down over the top of the bushes. The goal is to sneak in right behind them if possible. It's a bit of a gamble how you'll bounce around in the bushes and end up, but usually you're within the circle and putting uphill. The risk is that if you put too much juice on your throw, you'll hit the trees running along the ditch and get knocked down. I basically do the same thing from the long tee but throw a stable fairway driver (Pinnacle Rival).
