Play Heron Lakes Great Blue Course Like You've Seen It 100 Times
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This is NOT a yardage book. This CaddyTips® guide delivers hole-by-hole written strategy, telling you exactly where to aim, what to avoid, and how to think your way around the course—before you ever step onto the first tee.
Whether you're a low-handicap player looking to fine-tune your approach or a higher-handicap golfer trying to avoid big numbers, CaddyTips® gives you the playbook to attack every hole with confidence.
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This guide combines years of firsthand caddy experience into a proven strategy for navigating narrow fairways, ever-present water hazards, prevailing winds, and Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s small, fast greens—helping you make smarter decisions and play every hole with confidence from the opening tee shot to the unforgettable finishing stretch.
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AI-powered analysis uncovers the strategic patterns that make Great Blue at Heron Lakes such a demanding championship test. From wind-adjusted club selection and ideal tee-shot positioning to smarter approach angles, water-risk management, and green-section strategy, every recommendation complements the insight of experienced local caddies.
Here is a snippet from the Heron Lakes Great Blue CaddyTips®
HOLE 1 - Straight Away
Your links-style journey begins
Par 4 - 413 / 381 / 351 yds.
Tee shot
On your way to the first tee, take a quick detour past the 9th and 18th greens located near the clubhouse to catch a peek of the daily pin placements. This will help you visualize your approach shots into these greens.
Heron Lakes is situated on a flat basin next to the Columbia River, so Robert Trent Jones Jr added some mounding to give it some contour. You will see such mounding in the right rough off the tee here, which will promote a left-center target line. There is a reachable bunker in the left rough, so do not over-aim to the left.
Low handicap: Driver is recommended off the tee and will leave you a short iron or wedge into a small, challenging green. Mid/High Handicap: A fairway wood or hybrid short of the bunker on the left will find a flat lie in the widest portion of the fairway.
The prevailing wind from the northwest will create a left-to-right crosswind and, in some instances, also a headwind. CaddyTips® recommends teeing the ball lower into a headwind to help lower the trajectory.
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