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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Tot
Par 5 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 36 4 5 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 36 72
Blue Tees 574 405 215 538 355 165 406 392 385 3435 335 555 193 574 439 163 323 402 432 3416 6851
White Tees 530 395 198 517 334 142 341 382 360 3199 325 535 169 540 389 145 323 402 400 3228 6427
Gold Tees 509 333 170 475 308 132 329 330 320 2906 315 463 130 478 318 129 296 368 390 2887 5793
Red Tees 443 306 145 425 304 125 316 314 250 2628 300 463 95 428 318 110 275 368 378 2735 5363
Handicap 6 2 12 4 16 18 14 10 8   13 5 11 1 7 17 15 9 3    
Ladies Handicap 4 8 10 2 6 18 14 12 16   13 7 15 3 11 17 9 5 1    

Yardage:
Blue Tees: 6851 yds
White Tees: 6427 yds
Gold Tees: 5793 yds
Red Tees: 5363 yds

Average Green Size: 5800 ft
Championship Tees Rating and Slope: 73.6 / 138
Rounds Per Year: 17,000

Primary Grasses:
Greens: Crenshaw Creeping Bentgrass
Tees: Some Zoysia / Some Bentgrass Mix
Fairways: Meyer Zoysia
Rough: Fescue / Bluegrass / Ryegrass Mixture

Course Terrain: Hills and Valleys
Property Acres: 168
Fairway Acres: 25
Rough Acres Maintained: 80
Sand Bunkers: 61
Water on Course: 10 acres – 3 lakes – 1 creek in play

Greens Construction: USGA Sand / Peat Mixture
Irrigation: Lake water, Automatic
Drainage: Good

Wildlife on Course:
Fox, Coyote, Rabbit, Squirrel, Deer, Quail, Wild Turkey, Eagles, Blue Heron

Birds on course: Numerous housing projects being implemented

  • Bluebird housing project started 1999 – 15 houses placed throughout course
  • Blue / Grey Heron have been spotted
  • King Fisher
  • Osprey
  • Numerous Hawks

Superintendent Information:

Mike Daugherty, Golf Course Superintendent, is originally from Mascoutah, Illinois. He attended college in the Danville area, graduating with a degree in Turfgrass Management. Prior to joining the Sunset Hills staff in 2002, Mike had the position of Superintendent at Bogey Hills Country Club in St. Charles, Missouri. He also served as Assistant Superintendent of Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton, Illinois from 1988-1996 and as Superintendent of The Ridge Golf Course in Waterloo, Illinois from 1996 to 1999. Mike is a member of the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America and Past President of the Mississippi Valley Golf Course Superintendent's Association.

Tim Johnson, Assistant Superintendent, joined our golf course team in 2003. A long-time resident of this area, Tim graduated from Edwardsville High School in 1979 and from Belleville Area College in 1993 with a Horticulture / Turf degree. His past experience includes ten years with Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton, Illinois, serving as Assistant Superintendent for six years and as Head Golf Course Superintendent until 2003. Tim is a current member of the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America.

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2525 Highway 157 South
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
Phone: 618-656-9380
Fax: 618-656-9482
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