Plan your round at Sand Valley

A gentle opener off the tee, with plenty of room to land the first drive across open sand-barren ground. The approach is the hard part: it plays uphill to a small, tiered green with deep bunkers on both sides, so pick the right level.

The drive offers a choice between a shorter line and a better angle into the green. The second plays uphill over two big cross bunkers to a green that tilts from high back right to low front left, with steep falloffs left, right and long.

A long par 3 to a green guarded by a big mound short right and a bunker that starts short of the green and runs its full length on the left. Shots missed right tend to kick into a collection area below the green.

The longest hole and the number 1 handicap, climbing over rumpled ground to a green set just below a high point. The green is subtly contoured and ringed by bunkers and slopes, and it accepts both high approaches and shots run in along the ground.

A short par 3 played from a hilltop tee down to a domed green that sheds anything slightly off line. There are no easy putts on this surface, so par is a good score.

A strong par 4 through a rumpled fairway where staggered bunkers set up different lines and angles. The large green has a bunker in front on the right and slopes and runoffs all around it.

A big sand dune runs down the right side, and the uphill fairway is angled so longer hitters can't see where the drive lands. A long, angled bunker splits the fairway, and a mound and bunker front right make a back-right pin hard to get at.

The shortest hole plays uphill to a green on the skyline, with a deep bunker short right waiting for anything that comes up short. The green is deeper than it looks and divided into sections, so club for the correct tier.

A short, driveable par 4. The fairway heaves, but there are flatter spots left and right that set up a cleaner pitch in; a bunker sits on the right, and the right position depends on the day's pin.

A downhill par 5 to a fairway split by a large centerline bunker. The big green sits in a bowl with several distinct sections, and a large bunker on the right ties into the open sand barren.

A cape-style par 4 where the hole narrows as it approaches the green. The right side of the green falls away sharply, so a slightly missed approach can finish 20 or more paces down the slope.

A shorter par 5 where long hitters can carry the trees in the middle of the hole. A bunker sits front center on the approach to the elevated green; the high slope on the left can feed balls toward the middle, but going long leaves a deep runoff.

A par 4 that bends gently left and climbs to a green perched on the skyline. Take enough club on the uphill approach.

A downhill par 3 with sand on three sides of an angled, tilted green. The elevated tee is exposed to the wind while the green sits where it swirls, and the green's tilt and internal contours make two-putting a challenge.

A gentle dogleg left over fairly flat ground. Two humps sit in front of the green, so plan the approach around where the pin is relative to them; the green has some of the most interesting contours on the course.

Two centerline bunkers define this par 4, one in the drive zone and one guarding the skyline green. Some pins are easier to reach by playing long and using the slope at the back left to bring the ball back.

A long par 3 that rises over a hill and drops into a large punchbowl green, a nod to classic punchbowls such as Chicago Golf Club's. The green is split into plateaus and hollows, so the lag putt can be tougher than the tee shot.

The finisher climbs back up to the high point of the property along a bunker-lined fairway. The huge, multi-tiered green wraps around a large bunker on the right, so know which tier the pin is on before hitting in.