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What a beautiful area Jeremy Ranch Country Club is located in.
The course is located near Park City, Utah below Parley’s Summit near Interstate 80.
I visited there a few weeks ago for a mountain bike ride and caught some beautiful aerial photos at sunrise before any golfers were out on the course.
I’ve been flying drones over golf courses and other objectives since around 2013. These days I’ve got so many great birds for capturing media and I’m making a concerted effort to do much more flying and capturing of photos and videos. So rather than just calling a post a “HOG World Tour” post I’m trying to come up with something similar but which includes the aerial component… Best so far is HOG Aerial World Tour.
Riverbend
Riverbend Golf Course is about a 10 minute drive from HOG World Headquarters. The course has some interesting holes and some not-so interesting holes. When the lighting is right and the photos are from the sky, even the not-so interesting holes become interesting. Below are a few of the more interesting shots.
This intersection of holes is intriguing:
Riverbend Golf Course – © 2020 by Tony Korologos, All rights reserved
Dueling Greens:
Riverbend Golf Course – © 2020 by Tony Korologos, All rights reserved
Par-3 15th (I think)
Riverbend Golf Course – © 2020 by Tony Korologos, All rights reserved
Golf Course Drone Photography and Videos
Aren’t these shots cool? Sure everyone and their dog has a drone these days, but if you’d like to have someone with photography skills and an eye for golf aesthetics shoot your course, contact me.
How many golf clubs do we really need to use in a round of golf? When I was president of my local men’s association for seven long years, we did a 4-club tournament every season. The player scores in the 4-club tournament were practically identical to the events in which they could play the full 14 clubs. I’m going to experiment with lightening the load and walking the course with fewer clubs. The new Sunday Bag from Sunday Golf is the perfect solution. Compared to this bag my “medium-small” stand bag seems gigantic!
About
The new Sunday Bag is a super small bag designed to hold up to eight clubs. Eight is plenty to get the job done, but I managed to cram 12 into the bag with minimal hassle this afternoon. Must be because it is Sunday! I may settle in on 10 clubs with this setup eventually.
The bag I chose is the sharp looking “Loma” gray bag. It features an amazing number of pockets for such a small footprint, and tons of space. No, it isn’t as much as a full sized bag but there is way more space than most bags I’ve used in this genre. The zippers are waterproof and there is a lined pocket called the “Frosty Pocket” for keeping beverages cool.
Did I mention this is a stand bag? Most bags of this type that I’ve checked out do not have a stand.
Review Pending
I just put this bag in play today. Switched out my whole bag. That damn hybrid I can’t hit didn’t make the cut and neither did my 50 degree wedge. Hoping just 3 wedges is enough. I may also can one long iron and maybe leave the 3-wood and/or driver in the trunk depending on the course or the tees I’m playing that day.
When I’ve had ample testing time for a bunch of golf rounds I’ll post my full review and findings.
Stay tuned.
The downturn in the golf industry the past several years has taken a toll on Utah golf courses. We have been shrinking here. Fortunately there’s some good news on that front. A new course called Copper Rock opened this past February. Copper Rock is located in Hurricane, Utah. Hurricane is the home of one of Utah’s best golf courses, Sand Hollow. Also located in Hurricane is one of Utah’s best municipal courses, Sky Mountain.
The Course
I have yet to play Copper Rock. In fact I didn’t even know about it until I heard some discussion on my trip to Sand Hollow.
The course plays to a par of 72 (36/36) with a maximum yardage of 6,823 yards. Not long for a new golf course. The course rating is 72.9 with a slope of 134. Translation: it can be a challenge but won’t beat you to death.
The course architect is Dale Beddo.
It’s a Real Estate Play
I saw the master plan. This is a real estate play. There are dozens and dozens of lots for homes lining most of the holes. Play it now while it is still mostly a natural setting. In a few years that won’t be the case.
HOG World Tour Visit Soon, Hopefully
I hope to bring the HOG World Tour down there and check out Copper Rock Golf Course soon. A couple of buddies of mine have played it and said they liked it.
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