SUNBROOK GOLF CLUB
Location: 12366 W. Sunbrook Drive, St. George Directions: Exit I-15 at exit 6, Hilton Drive, then turn right at Dixie Drive, 4 miles to course.
Head pro: Reed McArthur. Superintendent: Jerome Jones. Course designer: Ted Robinson/John Harbottle. Year opened: 1990, new nine 1998.
Cost: Summer rates $16.50-$26, carts $7 per person per 9. Sr. and Jr. discounts. Range $3-$5. Reservations: 435-627-4400, two weeks at pro shop, 60 days on Internet (sgcity.org)
Easiest time to get on: Summer is fairly wide open with afternoons and evenings less busy.
Course record: 64, Milan Swilor
Course description: For years, Sunbrook was considered the premier course in Utah and it's still among the best. The course has several elevation changes, mostly on the original nines, and a cart is recommended on The Pointe nine. The flatter Blackrock nine added in 1998 isn't quite as memorable as The Pointe and Woodbridge nines, but does have fairways going through the black lava rock on several holes. Water comes into play on more than a third of the 27 holes, and the bunkers featuring red sand dot the course. The greens are smooth and you get a nice view of St. George from various points on the course.
Fun fact: The "red sand" in the bunkers actually consists of small pieces of crushed cinder manufactured north of the course.
Holes to remember: No. 4 on the Woodbridge nine, the par-3 over the water to an island green, is still the one everyone talks about. From the back tee it's not an easy shot, with water on three sides and a bunker to the right. The next hole, the par-4 dogleg right, requires an elevated tee shot and water to navigate on the approach. It also features the wood-covered bridge the nine gets its name from. On The Pointe nine, the short par-4 No. 5 is a dogleg left that tempts golfers off the tee. On the Blackrock nine, No. 7 meanders through the lava rock to a green with bunkers in front and to the right of the green.
— Mike Sorensen