Sheep Ranch confirmed for tonight's Tourist Sauce. I'm excited to see it, I think it's my favorite course out there. I failed at my trip report, but here are some pictures from August.
Tee box to#3 green, 113 yards. Nasty, NASTY cross wind, and two of our foursome putted it off the tee. I didn't; tried a knockdown but had too much club, and while I landed pin high, I rolled all the way down the hill through #16 green (they're shared greens, pretty much) before settling in the tall stuff right on the bluff. Actually made par.
Tee box on #6. That's the green in the distance over those bluffs. Wind was in our favor, but no one tried to cut it.
Pretty much how the flagsticks were looking all day:
#7 green
Standing on 16 green with 17 fairway in the distance. Caddie says a popular tee box when Sheep was "choose your own adventure" was just on the edge there, over the gap. Said the caddies call that spot the "unofficial championship tees."
Side story: when we made the turn one of our playing partner's dad (waiting at the clubhouse) said a six-some teed off, and he asked the ranger if they usually allow six-somes. Ranger's response: "100% of the time when you own the place." So yeah, Mike Keiser was out there with some USGA folks, and that's him walking up the path on the right. We're putting on 16, and a group of guys with caddies, not playing, comes walking through. The main group walked on by, but Keiser and one of the USGA guys just stand on the edge of the cliff right off the green and chat for a bit while we play out.
Fun tree on 17 green.