Inside the course: Shadow Hills Country Club

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Sep. 16, 2008

The Nationwide Tour will remain in the West for the Oregon Classic presented by Kendall Automotive Group. Learn more about the course:

Fast facts

Original architect	Alex Kindsvater (1961)
Course remodel	Bill Robinson (2001-2002)
Course superintendent	Randy B. Marshall
Number of Nationwide Tour events as host venue	10 (including 2008)
Course ranking	Ranked 24 (out of 34) in difficulty on the Nationwide Tour in 2007
Par value	72
Yardage history	7,007 yards (1998-2001)
	7,104 (2002)
	7,020 (2003-present)
Grass	Bermudagrass, perennial ryegrass (tees); Poa annua (fairways, greens); Perennial ryegrass, Poa annua (rough)
Tournament Stimpmeter	11.5-12 ft
Sand bunkers	66
Water hazards	6
Course tour	Click here

Course record

Player
Jeff Quinney

Year
2004

Round
4th

Finish
WON

Holes-in-one

There have been three aces recorded at the Oregon Classic presented by Kendall Automotive Group.

Player	Hole	Year
Mark Keating	12	1999
Andy Dillard	4	2002
Barry Cheesman	12	2003

2007 Rankings

Most Difficult Hole

	The par-4 17th This 433-yard hole played 0.272 strokes above par in 2007. Players must avoid a large lake left of the hole that spans from halfway down the fairway to the green. 2007: 0 eagles, 44 birdies, 276 pars, 122 bogeys, 18 double bogeys, 4 others
Easiest hole in 2007
	The par-5 18th This 541-yard hole played 0.509 strokes below par in 2007. It was on this hole last year where eventual winner Kyle Thompson made a 60-foot eagle putt to force a playoff. 2007: 20 eagles, 232 birdies, 179 pars, 31 bogeys, 1 double bogeys, 1 others

Shadow Hills CC			2007 rankings		Last 9 years
Hole	Par	Yards	Avg. Score	Rank	Avg. Score	Rank
1	4	423	4.091	6	4.085	7
2	4	397	3.933	12	3.987	14
3	4	402	3.931	13	3.996	12
4	3	182	3.149	3	3.152	5
5	5	555	4.698	16	4.778	16
6	4	428	3.946	11	4.061	9
7	4	438	4.073	7	4.160	4
8	3	192	3.047	8	3.111	6
9	5	578	4.724	15	4.826	15
10	4	362	3.897	14	3.991	13
11	4	374	4.119	5	4.039	10
12	3	174	2.966	10	3.079	8
13	4	408	3.978	9	4.030	11
14	4	403	4.246	2	4.249	1
15	5	533	4.657	17	4.724	17
16	3	197	3.138	4	3.179	3
17	4	433	4.272	1	4.221	2
18	5	541	4.491	18	4.605	18

NOTES: The 17th hole was the fourth hardest penultimate hole on the Nationwide Tour in 2007.
• Last season, the front nine had a scoring average of 35.592 (0.408 strokes below par) and the back nine had a 35.764 (0.236 strokes below par).

Course origins

Shadow Hills Country Club is a relatively flat, tree-lined golf course that is surprisingly difficult. Dog-legs on many holes force golfers to work the ball both directions off the tee. Moderate summer winds can play havoc on the players as well. Six lakes come into play on seven holes to further the challenge for every level of player.

The new 12th hole opened in the spring of 2002 and the remodeled No. 11 opened in 2003. The changes include a new green, enlarged lake in front of the green and 30 additional yards. This created a greater challenge on what had been the easiest par-4 on the course.
-- Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Tournament course history