(great drives ) Fiddlestix Golf Course Isle No. 1 » par 5 » 460-482 yds. Opened 1987 (nine holes), 1996 (18 holes) Architects Harvey and Harley Exsted Superintendent/Manager Harley Exsted Course Record 67 (several golfers), 2011 F ( Stroke Saver " For the average golfer, your tee shot has to be in the fairway. Lay up short of the green (70-yard range) and take a chance of making a putt on the green that is fairly easy to putt on. " - Harley Exsted iddlestix opens with a short par 5 that is designed t o help golfers get their round rolling. But it still requires decent shot-making to not leave the green with a disappointing par. " We wanted people to have a chance to make a birdie right off the bat, " says manager Harley Exsted (who is also the co-architect with his father, Harvey). " Put them in the right frame of mind where they can enjoy their round. Th ey'll have more than enough problems once they get going. " Hitting to the corner of the dogleg right at 230 yards should keep you short of a pond on the right and prevent you from running through the fairway left into the trees. Th e approach shot narrows near the green, which is r elatively fl at but guarded on three sides by woods and a bunker front left . " You're either in the fairway to make birdie, or you are not making birdie, " says Exsted. " It's that simple on this hole. " -Joseph Oberle 8 MINNESOTAGOLFER Spring 2013 www.mngolf.org - Lay up short of the green PHOTO BY MATT SEEFELDT ILLUSTRATION BY DEAN LAVATOhttp://www.mngolf.org