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Garland Lodge & Golf Resort - Swampfire Course
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Garland Resort in Lewiston boasts four championship courses. Swampfire is considered a true shot maker's golf course that will have you using every club in your bag. The course features carefully sculpted fairways lined by mature pines and hardwoods leading to large, gently undulating greens, most of which are raised. It's one of the tightest layouts at Garland Resort and measures 6,854 yards from the back tees, demanding both distance and accuracy off the tees. Water has a prominent role on the Swampfire course, you'll find it on 15 holes. With tricky doglegs and strategically placed bunkers also coming into play, Swampfire is easily one of the resort's toughest layouts. Though it's a challenging golf course, players of all skill levels can approach Swampfire with confidence since the toughest portions of the hazards are mostly taken out of play on the forward tees.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6854 yards | 73.2 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6422 yards | 71.2 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6140 yards | 69.8 | 127 |
| Gold | 72 | 5358 yards | 66.5 | 115 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5358 yards | 71.4 | 132 |
| Red | 72 | 4791 yards | 68.3 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.2/138 | 406 | 553 | 160 | 439 | 174 | 544 | 409 | 503 | 199 | 3387 | 505 | 196 | 443 | 406 | 527 | 383 | 380 | 185 | 442 | 3467 | 6854 |
| Blue M: 71.2/133 | 382 | 523 | 136 | 414 | 151 | 521 | 386 | 485 | 182 | 3180 | 494 | 173 | 420 | 365 | 482 | 357 | 359 | 167 | 425 | 3242 | 6422 |
| White M: 69.8/127 | 366 | 506 | 126 | 403 | 120 | 509 | 364 | 475 | 152 | 3021 | 487 | 165 | 411 | 352 | 469 | 344 | 346 | 150 | 395 | 3119 | 6140 |
| Gold M: 66.5/115 W: 71.4/132 | 361 | 498 | 88 | 313 | 113 | 502 | 271 | 402 | 131 | 2679 | 415 | 123 | 348 | 336 | 457 | 336 | 338 | 147 | 352 | 2852 | 5531 |
| Red M: 64.6/107 W: 68.3/123 | 263 | 383 | 68 | 309 | 100 | 415 | 269 | 398 | 125 | 2330 | 413 | 118 | 348 | 265 | 367 | 236 | 225 | 139 | 350 | 2461 | 4791 |
| Handicap | 7 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 10 |
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Garland - Swampfire
Garland Resort's Swampfire Course was challenging and a joy to play for me, but also provided a reasonable test from the red tees for my wife; who carries a 30 Index. She was able to navigate the course without frustration, at least.
There's water in play on 15 holes and almost every fairway is cut tight to the woods. But, there's usually a bailout side and there are very few bunkers. Precise tee shots are required to score and the rough, while penal, is not ridiculous.
Greens Stimpped about 11-12, were tough to hold hitting from rough and undulated within reason. Again, a bailout is available on all of them if you're in position on the fairway. Par 3's were all fun shots, no crazy elevation changes, but some. Doglegs on the 4's & 5's were evenly spread right & left. So, working the ball both directions will help lower scores.
Very picturesque, holes wind through swamps, hence the name, and few, if any, holes can be seen from another. The perception was we had the course to ourselves and we finished our round in 3 hrs 25 min; typical for us.
Bring your bug spray; it's the north woods. But, worth playing, IMO.
Garland Swampfire
Very challenging. Tight and not long, even from the blue tees, and a test of course management. Must keep the ball in play. In good shape despite the tough winter.
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