I'm in Meridian, MS this week for the Adam's Tour Championship which is the final event of the regular season. The course we're playing this week is Northwood Country Club located just north of town. I drove up yesterday afternoon and was able to get in a full practice round. Today, there was a pro-am in the morning so for most of the day I worked on my short game and then played nine holes late this afternoon. After two days, here is my preview on the course.
My initial thought is this is a course I could play everyday year round. It's in excellent condition, well designed and just enough hills and elevation to keep things interesting. The scorecard says this course totals just over 6,300 yards from the back tees, but it seems to play longer. Many holes shape right-to-left or vice versa so it's advantageous to be able to work the ball off the tee. This course requires you to be able to hit just about every shot which is one of the main reasons I think I like it so much. It's one of those places where you get to use every club in your bag and allows you to be creative when playing shots.
If there is ever a course where the person with the best short game will win it's this one. Northwood just re-did all their greens so they're all extremely hard and fast. Add in the fact that they're small and undulating and you can see why putting and chipping will be key to shooting a good score. My game plan is to play smart off the tee...not get too greedy by hitting driver everywhere....and keep the ball below the hole no matter what when approaching the green. I feel good about my game right now so I've actually got some real confidence going into this tournament. Most of that is due to how I played last week during the Viking Classic qualifier so hopefully I can build off that and have even better success this week.
My tee time tomorrow is 8:00 off #1.
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