Photo: Brian Oar 15 The tenth hole also has a 20-mile view down the river, all the way towards the town of Pateros. “On the Sands, the river is on an oblique angle – you don’t get to see all the way down,” said Kidd. “That is very different on Scarecrow.” Another aspect that separates the courses is the topography. “The fourteenth green has a very steep slope that doesn’t exist on the Sands,” said Kidd. “The original course is on a much softer piece of land; there aren’t any holes that are significantly uphill or downhill. But on Scarecrow, there is significant elevation change; the fifth hole is 40 feet uphill, the tenth is around 40 feet downhill.” For more photos and additional insight from Kidd, visit the GCA website.
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