{"id":239,"date":"2009-06-01T10:31:15","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T14:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2009-07-18T15:57:52","modified_gmt":"2009-07-18T19:57:52","slug":"champion-hill-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/?p=239","title":{"rendered":"Champion Hill Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flickrTag_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3562\/3612768511_029f16d4ed.jpg\" class=\"flickr\" title=\"Champion Hill - Hole 3 - From the blue tees this is a monster, taking all you've got to get it up and over the rising hill and ominous bunkers. From the white tees the bunkers aren't much threat, and the closer you get to this green, the better. There are some real mystifying pin placement possibilities on this green.\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18594295@N07\/3612768511\/in\/set-72157619449295549\/&quot;&gt;view&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;flickr&amp;raquo;&lt;\/a&gt;\" rel=\"lightbox[844d8e23a5cf9a028bbf3dc1fe5e0829]\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3562\/3612768511_029f16d4ed_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"flickr_img square set\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3625\/3613583462_7af7db17e8.jpg\" class=\"flickr\" title=\"Champion Hill - Hole 6 - The first of four longish par 3s (they average 170 from the whites and a whopping 223 from the blues). This one presents a nice amphitheater, uphill slanting green. The danger is not getting it up to the hole -- be bold.\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18594295@N07\/3613583462\/in\/set-72157619449295549\/&quot;&gt;view&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;flickr&amp;raquo;&lt;\/a&gt;\" rel=\"lightbox[844d8e23a5cf9a028bbf3dc1fe5e0829]\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3625\/3613583462_7af7db17e8_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"flickr_img square set\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2466\/3612762031_87e2016d67.jpg\" class=\"flickr\" title=\"Champion Hill - Hole 8 - At 185 yards, this can be a daunting drive. You may have to swallow your pride and pull out a wood on some of these par threes. This green is long enough to runway a Cessna, so reaching the front edge leaves you plenty of work to do. A magnificent, three-county view from here.\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18594295@N07\/3612762031\/in\/set-72157619449295549\/&quot;&gt;view&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;flickr&amp;raquo;&lt;\/a&gt;\" rel=\"lightbox[844d8e23a5cf9a028bbf3dc1fe5e0829]\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2466\/3612762031_87e2016d67_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"flickr_img square set\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3663\/3613574116_a1e8b27979.jpg\" class=\"flickr\" title=\"Champion Hill - Hole 11 - Hole number 11 may come to be known as one of the finest par 3s in the area. The British flair continues, with a Redan-style green complex surrounded by a veritable showcase of beautifully sculpted bunkers. Pots, waste, and snake-shaped traps guard the elevated green. A Classic.\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18594295@N07\/3613574116\/in\/set-72157619449295549\/&quot;&gt;view&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;flickr&amp;raquo;&lt;\/a&gt;\" rel=\"lightbox[844d8e23a5cf9a028bbf3dc1fe5e0829]\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3663\/3613574116_a1e8b27979_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"flickr_img square set\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3585\/3612753933_13cfb19206.jpg\" class=\"flickr\" title=\"Champion Hill - Hole 15 - Hole number 15 is the signature hole in my book. This one really impressed me with an elevated tee, rolling fairway, and the prettiest green view on the course, with a classic pot bunker and another old apple tree completing the still life. Also the most interesting green design, with a surprise back half that slopes away. This is the kind of hole you never forget.\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18594295@N07\/3612753933\/in\/set-72157619449295549\/&quot;&gt;view&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;flickr&amp;raquo;&lt;\/a&gt;\" rel=\"lightbox[844d8e23a5cf9a028bbf3dc1fe5e0829]\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3585\/3612753933_13cfb19206_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"flickr_img square set\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3612\/3613563624_7282b0ae45.jpg\" class=\"flickr\" title=\"Champion Hill - Hole 18 - Hole number 18 is the longest and toughest of the par 5s. It's a zinger of a finishing hole, with a large pond to carry at the end. The water is bermed, so only balls that deserve it get wet, but that's the only break you get. The giant maple behind the green is the best finishing tree you'll ever see.\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;www.golfmichigan.net\/championhill&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18594295@N07\/3613563624\/in\/set-72157619449295549\/&quot;&gt;view&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;flickr&amp;raquo;&lt;\/a&gt;\" rel=\"lightbox[844d8e23a5cf9a028bbf3dc1fe5e0829]\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3612\/3613563624_7282b0ae45_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"flickr_img square set\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}