Glenwild Golf Club

Quick Facts

Designer:  Tom Fazio in 2001

Cost:  Private Club (Forecaddie provided)

Contact Information:  Phone: (435) 615-9988 - Ken Weyand, Head Professional

Course Website:  Official Website - Visit Glenwild Golf Club's official website by clicking on the link provided.

Directions:  Get here! - 7600 Glenwild Dr., Park City, Utah

Photos:  See additional photos of Glenwild

Accolades:  Ranked 1st in Utah on Golf Digest's 2007-08 Best in State list.

Signature Hole:  17th - 245 Yard Par 3 - A beautiful par 3 that begins with tee boxes set at the course's highest point giving a fantastic panoramic view of the back 9 and surrounding mountain valley. Featuring length, a difficult green, well placed pines as a backdrop, and an attractive water element in front and to the left of the green makes this jewel a great representative of fabulous course.

17th Hole at Glenwild Golf Club (245 Yard Par 3)

What to Expect:  Utah's finest golf offering, Tom Fazio's only creation in the Beehive State, country club conditioning, and terrific design variety. First-class from the facilities to the fairways, Glenwild's presence radically raised the bar for the characteristically value-oriented Utah golf scene.

By the Numbers:

Individual Hole Analysis

Best Par 3:  #17's status as the signature hole also qualifies it as the best par 3 on the course. A front right pin tempts the testosterone to dictate a tough forced carry with a lot of risks. However, a bailout area to the right, can provide the more cautious, and perhaps more sensible, a low risk landing zone with a legitimate chance to get up and down for the desired par.

17th Hole at Glenwild Golf Club (245 Yard Par 3)

Best Par 4:  The back 9 bookends split the honor of best par 4. As dissimilar as 2 holes of the same par on the same course can be, numbers 10 and 18 uniquely provide challenges that should appeal to the design-conscious golfer. 10 is a risk-reward, drivable opportunity that should get the back nine started off well. 18 is a veritable leviathan with an undiscriminating vicious streak, as it plays at 456 yards from the men's forward tees! Together, these two opposites attract an opinion from all and provide a unique contrast that is seldom experienced on the same side of the score card.

Best Par 5:  #7 is a great, short-by-comparison par 5. 539 yards in Park City's light mountain air, provides a putting surface that is uncommonly reachable in two shots. However, several very well placed Fazio-style bunkers add flavor to the overall entrée. The first comes into play on the inside corner of the initial dogleg right design. While carrying it would be the best case scenario, the more prudent choice would be to stay left of it, but be long enough to see around the corner. A second bunker lies on the right side of the fairway, narrowing the landing area and forcing a decision of whether to lay up in front of it, or to try to carry it an effort to get close to the green. The final bunkers lie greenside in defense of the of a angled surface that is most easily approached from the high left side, and is split in half by a horizontal ridge through the middle. A great par 5 that advocates shot making over length.

Birdie Time:  Holes 10 and 12 offer yardages that should give you a chance to hit a wedge at the pin and have a chance for a short putt. With water fronting both greens to the front right, take the club off of the tee that leaves yourself with your personal favorite distance to the pin. The green on number 10 is extremely wide with a ridge running vertically through the middle resulting in the need hit it to the correct side to avoid a very lengthy putt. Of course, after the Gurus visited Glenwild in July 2006 an arguement could be made that Glenwild's 220 yard par three 11th hole is your best chance to score. The left pin placement yielded a birdie to Mike and a hole-in-one to Bill!

11th Hole at Glenwild Golf Club (220 Yard Par 3)

Bogey Beware:  With three par 3s over 220 yards and a whopping seven par 4s at or greater than 449 yards, Glenwild provides numerous occasions to place a box or two around multiple marks on your scorecard. The most difficult of the bunch lies in the fiendish finishing hole. While some courses choose to throw out an underhand softball at the end of the round to make you feel good about the round and to keep you coming back, Glenwild throws its nastiest slider. Measuring 538 yards from the back tees, and alongside a large lake, this closer has a way of challenging your sense of self. Play for the bogey and be thrilled with a par!