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Smith Tradition

Tradition was designed by Rick Smith to be a links-inspired golf course notably different from the four courses already at Treetops. Smith spent time in Ireland and Scotland to gain inspiration for Tradition as well as his first design, the award-winning Signature.

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Consistently ranked with 4½ stars from Golf Digest.

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Hole 1 - Par 4

372 345 320 273

Hole Tips

  • The biggest challenge here is not screwing up the second shot that’s often played from a downhill lie. The green slopes away, so give your shots some room to run out to the pin.
  • Big hitters will get close to this green, but a downhill lie is their reward. To ensure a flat lie, put down that protein shake and hit less club off the tee.
  • Also, there’s much more room to the right off tee than the left. Hint, hint.

Hole 2 - Par 4

384 369 366 347

Hole Tips

  • Slices and hooks will leave you drowning in the bunker or blocked out by some unfriendly trees.
  • It’s a task to see where the pin is exactly on this ocean of a green. No, Google Maps won’t help you this time around. But here’s a hint: the difference between a front pin or back pin could be as many as 3 clubs.

Hole 3 - Par 5

525 461 454 395

Hole Tips

  • As the only par 5 on the front nine, there’s miles of room to the right off the tee and the left weeds have claimed so many victims we’ve lost count.
  • You can make it home in two, but the road to the green gets skinnier as you get close to the hole. A big ol’ bunker guards the left and its little brother guards the right. Take your shot to the green or run it up the narrow approach to victory.

Hole 4 - Par 4

402 381 359 300

Hole Tips

  • Fido and his dogleg to the right might give you a run for your money if you get cocky. The best tee balls are hit to the right center of the fairway.
  • This green never ends, so check your pin location and match your club to the approach. A quartet of bunkers on the left side will stare you down, so be ready.
  • Onlookers in the homes behind you might sneak a few glances at your play so it might be time to bust out those corduroys from the 70s.

Hole 5 - Par 4

435 410 392 341

Hole Tips

  • Looks can be deceiving as there is a lot of room off the tee and a bit more room right than expected. You can probably park a plane on this green so check your pin before hitting the approach.
  • Length might be a challenge, but there’s plenty room to let ‘er rip. We’re talking about the swing here. Nobody wants to smell what you had for lunch.

Hole 6 - Par 3

179 161 158 137

Hole Tips

  • This may seem like a typical par 3 but the guarded tee makes it hard to feel those sneaky winds aiming to ruin your shot. This hole also shares a black tee box with hole 2.
  • It’s a bunker party to the left and right, but your ball is not on the guest list. Keep in mind that the wind might swirl up behind you to mess up your shot.

Hole 7 - Par 4

369 309 284 256

Hole Tips

  • The green is deeper than it looks from the fairway, so you won’t need Terminator-level precision in your shot.
  • You can give that left side a bear hug with your ball, but you’ll pay for it as there’s less room and that creates a tougher angle on the approach.
  • Big hitters can get close to this green but getting too close means you’ll be praying your ball can grow wings as you flip your shot over the bunker.

Hole 8 - Par 4

313 300 276 236

Hole Tips

  • Long and moderate hitters won’t have trouble getting to this hole on their tee shot. If you’re thinking about driving the green, that’s a risky move. Kiss your ball goodbye if you miss left or right into the woods.
  • Pin locations present their own challenge. The bunker glaring at you from the left makes life harder if you take that route. A front pin makes it hard to keep your ball from zipping past it.
  • This hole is go big or go home scenario. Hit a good tee ball and cage that birdie. Hit a bad drive and it’ll be a long walk to the next hole.

Hole 9 - Par 3

167 152 133 95

Hole Tips

  • Welcome to the least aced par 3 hole out of the 28 par 3 holes at Treetops. No pressure.
  • Most won’t take enough club here. Trees overhang, looking to guard shots heading to the right side of the green. Balls hit past the pin will be rewarded (or not) with a quick putt downhill.
  • Bust out your favorite club because you’ll need to hit it all the way to the pin since your chances of a run up shot are slim.

Hole 10 - Par 5

537 481 455 405

Hole Tips

  • Start off with a good shot if you want to get home in two. Left is the lesser of two evils. If bunkers give you flashbacks of Indiana Jones in quicksand, keep your approach slightly to the right.
  • Light wind might help you get to the green in two. Bunkers rule the left on this lengthy and difficult green. There’s plenty room long so make sure you take enough club on your second shot.

Hole 11 - Par 4

491 458 428 403

Hole Tips

  • Here we have the hardest hole on the course. Thanks to the constant wind blasting you in the face, you’d think the par for hole 10 (5) and 11 (4) would be opposite.
  • You’ve got room for days on either side, but don’t overswing and hit it in the woods as this hole is already challenging enough.
  • Making par gets you a stroke on the field here and birdie gets you a couple more.

Hole 12 - Par 3

190 160 141 108

Hole Tips

  • Of the 3 par 3’s on the back side, this one’s the problem child.
  • Like panning for gold, trouble hides just off the green to the left and it’s hard to notice. If you miss too far left, you might not find your nugget.
  • This hole is naked to the elements so expect some wind to mess with your swing. Don’t get fooled by the false front on this green.

Hole 13 - Par 4

319 293 275 257

Hole Tips

  • You’ve got two choices here chum: drive the green or lay it up. If you lay-up, get your ball to a position that give you a full wedge into the green. The green complex is tough to judge, especially with a tweener.
  • You had a shot to drive the green 5 holes ago on #8…did you?  Well here’s your chance again. Missing left is trouble and missing right leaves you a tricky pitch.  Is it worth the reward? I think so!
  • Show those lookie-loos from the road that professional swing. Come on, put your back into it.

Hole 14 - Par 4

409 388 388 273

Hole Tips

  • Don’t fall prey to this hole that wants you to hug the left side. Nothing but trouble over there. Stick to the tons of room on the right for the safest play although left in the fairway does cut a little mileage off.
  • Be sure you have enough club to carry the bunker fronting the green….that’s not a pretty one to be in.
  • You can’t finish the course if you’re a pancake. Please be careful crossing the road.

Hole 15 - Par 3

138 123 119 100

Hole Tips

  • Don’t be a hero on the hole. Stick to the right of the green and avoid the pain on the left.
  • There’s a minefield of breaks on this green so don’t get cocky with putting. Hitting tight is hitting right.
  • There’s nothing simple about this hole except looks. The pin’s location is a hard one to figure out, so don’t fall victim to a bad shot.

Hole 16 - Par 4

427 403 381 361

Hole Tips

  • Lay back with a club that can’t reach the cross bunkers on the left side from the tee and double up on your landing area.
  • Staying down on the right side of the fairway gives you a chance to shorten this hole if you’re precise. Getting greedy with a back left pin might win you a ticket into the left side bunker.

Hole 17 - Par 3

160 138 115 91

Hole Tips

  • Here we have the last par 3 of the group on the back side.
  • This green is a tricky beast as you may be drawn to skirt the left bunker with a left pin. Not so, young grasshopper. Check the depth of the pin with the locator on the tee sign or the laser.
  • You don’t have all the room in the world between the back of the green and the long heather rough behind it. If you go hard on your shot, that ball’s not going home.

Hole 18 - Par 5

540 502 486 430

Hole Tips

  • The fairway is the biggest tease on this hole with its wideness, so stay alert Goldilocks and don’t overswing. Not going for the green in two? Keep your second shot left for an easy angle in.
  • A closing par 5 that gives you that last chance for birdie……or eagle.  It will take two great shots and if the pin is right, you’ll have to carry it to the green and stop it on this shallow part of the green.

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Treetops Testimonial

We loved our one night stay and round of golf!! We golfed the Tradition course and loved it! Definitely will be back. — Stephanie J.

My 3 sons and I played the Tradition. We are below average golfers and had a great time. Course is very playable and the amenities were outstanding. — Matt C.

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