Show Thousands of Began Golf Careers On Nine-Hole Nine Municipal Course at Nibley A I I I Ninth Hole Proves Toughest to Par Paron Paron Paron on Level Links Editors Editor's Note Whether your handicap Is 30 or five you'll find some helpful tips In The Telegrams Telegram's ms m's series on how professionals say the Salt Lake City golf gol courses should be played The fifth of a series of six articles today describes Nibley park By SID HARMON ION Nibley Park Golf Golt Professional As Told to Bill McCrea The site for Nibley park Salt Lakes Lake's first municipal golf gol course was presented to the city January 9 9 1922 1022 by the late C. C W. W Nibley Tho Thousands of Utah and men women women wo wo- men have learned to to play golf golt over the level fairways i at Nibley y a course courso 11 f which h is a fairly fairly X j easy par ft for the r 4 E 4 2 1 good golfer The links gets more 1 play t than h a n any J h Iother other course Inthe in inthe i f. f y the state t j There is little littles IJ t chance to lose golf Ie f balls or suffer Y t. t i s Harmon m n penalty shots as a number of the fairways parallel paralle each other This also makes possible a fairly good score eve even for tor the player who Is a 11 hooker or Because of its comparatively comparative flat surface the business man can play 27 to 36 holes hols at Nibley without becoming becoming becoming be be- coming tired whereas at other courses 18 holes is usually sufficient for one da day p. p No 1 Yards Par 5 To start play pinyon on Salt SaIL Lakes Lake's first municipal golf course we have an easy par hole and one which is birdied frequently For the first yards the fairway is slightly down down- hill A hooked or a sliced shot is Inno Inno in inno no particular danger on this thili hole holo as a hook will vill get over on No 2 fairway and a slice will reach No 9 fairway both of ot which parallel No 1 However a bad slice will reach a water hazard The green Is open and has only two traps both on the right side Several trees are close to the left side Although the hole is easy to reach with two long wood shots it takes most players three shots to reach the green The average golfer will wll take two woods a spoon on OR the second and a short iron No 2 Yards Par 4 This is a rather difficult par hole particularly because of a clump o of trees on the right side of ot the tho green greenwhich greenwhich greenwhich which catches sliced shots and a double trap behind the green Forthe Forthe For Forthe the player who can seldom drive over yards ards it requires two wood woodS S Continued On Pale Page 18 13 Thousands Learn Golf at Nibley Continued From Pa Page Pace e 16 15 shots to reach the green because of ofa a slight rise in the fairway There is little chance of going out of bounds or entailing any penalty strokes The trees on the right of the he green often prove as stymies No 3 Yards Par 3 This is an easy par hole if the player can land his tee shot on a agreen agreen green which is trapped on oct the left and has a number of trees on the right side A hooked shot if it it is hit hard enough may even make the lake and a slice off the tee tec means trouble trouble trou- trou ble DC in a series of bunkers just off the right side of the green The hole requires anything from froma a No 5 to 8 iron shot The Nos G 6 Gand j jand and 7 irons are recommended The Theall ball all should be played with enough backspin so it will hold the green when it hits No 4 Yards Par 3 This lake hole is without doubt one of ot the most fascinating holes of any course in the state and by all odds one of ot the most picturesque The rhe mental hazard is the big bugaboo bugaboo buga- buga boo oo as the carry carryover over the lake is slightly less than yards from the temporary tee which is being used this season A dubbed shot will land in the theatter water atter a slice will make the lake on the other side of the bridge and a hook will ill be bo In a small forest forest for for- est Ct of trees on the left side of the green The hole requires a short straight shot to get over o the water Its It's hard to recommend any club for or the pla player er on this hole hoIe Everything Every- Every thing from a to a No 5 iron is used Some of the timid use a awood awood awood wood club but a wood should never be used on this hole I suggest the use of a No 3 or 4 iron for most golfers and in some cases even a The green is open in front but has las a deep trap in back which catches many tee shots A ditch will also get the badly overplayed overplayed overplayed over over- played shots and a penalty results No 5 Yards Par 4 t. This hole is a rather simple par at present but a new tee will make maket it t more difficult From the new teethe tee the he shot must carry yards over 14 poplar trees Shooting now from an elevated tee tec teea teca a fairly good drive and an iron shot will get got the player on the green providing his second shot is straight I The green has no traps but being elevated necessitates a careful second second sec see ond shot No 6 Yards Par 4 With the exception of No 9 this hole Is made in par figures less than titan any other on the entire course A badly sliced shot makes a trap and a hook is over a fence and out of bounds The second shot must be bo played straight or orwill wilt will make a n grove of trees on the left and some rough on the right The green is open and l there are areno areno no traps trap For most golfers I am speaking now of or those who shoot from 85 to it is necessary to use a spoon or a long iron for the second shot This is a tough green to make in two shots No 7 Yards Par 3 This is one of the most deceiving distance holes on the course From rom the tee tec it appears appear easy to land a ball ballon ballon on Oil the green but I believe I am safe in saying saing about one out of every five drives makes the green A hooked shot will be bo in no particular particular particular par par- danger but a bad slice from the tee makes a difficult second shot The green is open in front but completely trapped on the other three sides No 8 Yards Par 4 The tee on this hole is near a fence on the left side which means out of bounds for a hooked drive It is best to play safe and shoot to the right although it does docs cut down some sonic of ot the distance With a yard drive the hole is an easy par liar The second shot should be played with wilh n a No 5 5 G di or 1 7 Iron l according to the individual play ers er's own preference The green Is open in front and well trapped in back No 9 Yards Par 4 This is the most difficult par on the course particularly because of the location of the green The carpet carpet carpet car car- pet is elevated to the right is a awater awater awater water ditch and to the left a fence A ball over the fence or in the ditch entails a penalty Very few average golfers reach this green in two shots I recommend recommend mend a spoon or a long iron for the second shot providing the thc drive is not more than yards |