Lake View Country Club

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[edit] Lake View Country Club

Lake View Country Club features a 9-hole golf course, clubhouse, pool and tennis courts located in Lake View, Alabama, in northeast Tuscaloosa County. The course affords excellent views of the Ski Lake, has two holes on the lake and has a brick silo on holes 6 and 7.

The course is semi-private, offering both memberships and daily fee play. LVCC is located just off hwy. 216 about 3 miles west of I-20/59, exit 100. About 12 miles southwest of Bessemer, the course is halfway between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, about 30 miles from each.

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White Tees — par 36, 2,860 yards
Blue Tees — par 36, 3,044 yards
18 Holes (White, Blue) — par 72, 5,904 yards
18 Holes (Ladies Tees) — par 72, 4,688 yards

[edit] Course Preview

Hole 1 - par 4, 328/309/265
The tee shot is downhill to a flat area with trouble on the left, followed by an uphill approach to a long, thin green with a steep dropoff on the left side.

Hole 2 - par 3, 101/94/86
This short par 3 is an uphill shot to a large green that slopes away from the player.

Hole 3 - par 4, 369/356/272
A wide open teeshot sets up the approach to a wide green that slopes sharply from right to left.

Hole 4 - par 3, 190/144/130 (photo 1 above)
With the Ski Lake in the background, this par 3 is the course's most scenic hole.

Hole 5 - par 4, 271/255/180
An iron shot into the fairway is followed by an approach up to a large, flat green on a plateau with a bank on the left and steep dropoffs short and right.

Hole 6 - par 5, 493/473/397
The fairway slopes from right to left, and OB is close by on the right. The green is very long with a bank on the right and a slope on the left.

Hole 7 - par 5, 502/491/416 (photo 1 above)
A draw from the tee works well on this dogleg left, with the brick silo on the left and trees on the right.

Hole 8 - par 4, 412/371/303
The fairway slopes to the left with rows of trees on both sides and a large pine in the right-hand side. The green is large and elevated.

Hole 9 - par 4, 378/366/278
Rows of trees left and right guard the fairway. The green slopes sharply from right to left and has a dropoff on the left.

[edit] External Links

[1] United States Golf Association (USGA)
[2] USGA rules site
[3] The R&A
[4] Alabama Golf Association
[5] PGA, Nationwide and Champions Tours
[6] European Tour
[7] LPGA Tour

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