Indian Wells Golf Club near Myrtle Beach, S.C.
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. -- Indian Wells Golf Club has been egging on golfers since 1984, serving up heaping helpings of thought-provoking holes.
Designed by Gene Hamm, water is a frequent nemesis, with some huge trees showing up in a few places. The creativity is breathtaking, evoking grins on a few tee boxes. That's the case on No. 1, with a fairway that ends abruptly at water then sidles over to the right. Closer to the green, there is a huge tree obnoxiously planted in the middle of the fairway.
There are several more similar predicaments, including a ribbon of water that splits the 18th fairway down the middle, creating a conundrum for plotting a path to the green.
From start to finish, Indian Wells doesn't let up.
Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 10
Trees and bunkers work in concert often at Indian Wells Golf Club.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 14
The green on the par-3 14th hole at Indian Wells Golf Club hides a bunker on the far left side.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 15 approach
A lone tree makes it tough to go for it in two on the par-5 15th hole at Indian Wells Golf Club.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 15 tee
The 15th hole at Indian Wells Golf Club features two large trees in the middle of your path to the green.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 17
If playing from the front tees, a tree could cut off access to a right-placed pin on the 17th hole at Indian Wells Golf Club.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 18
Water splits the 18th fairway at Indian Wells Golf Club, and a tree makes the left path more difficult.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 1
The fairway is thin on the first hole at Indian Wells Golf Club. Wander right and you could be punching out.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 1 approach
A large tree narrows the window to the first green at Indian Wells Golf Club.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 2
The second hole at Indian Wells Golf Club involves a sharp left turn to the offset green fronted by water.
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Indian Wells Golf Club - No. 5
Water starts at the tee and follows you up the right side of the par-5 fifth hole at Indian Wells Golf Club.
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