That challenge starts on the first hole, a par four measuring 385 yards from the tips that requires a blind tee shot over a hillside.
~Baxter Spann, Black Mesa Golf Club Architect.īlack Mesa Golf Club is built with a degree of visual intimidation on every hole to challenge a player’s skills, courage and ability to problem solve. Long hitters may even try to drive the green in a strong southwest wind.” There is plenty of room to the right, but the closer the tee is played to the native ravine on the left, the shorter the approach will be to the green. Players familiar with the course learn to use the bunkers as points of alignment to reach the most favorable part of the fairway. The mental strategy begins with the opening tee shot which requires a blind shot over a native ridge which houses two signal bunkers, unless the very forward tees are being used. “A great course tests both the mind and the body, and this holds true for Black Mesa Golf Club.
