Best Golfing in Northern Utah

Tips for Valley View Golf Course

I played high school golf for two years, and our home course was Valley View.  This is for sure one of my top choices for a round, and is located in East Layton. Its beautiful scenery coupled with its difficulty in elevation change is a Sunday delight. Here are three tips to shoot lower scores.

Number 1 is a somewhat intimidating downhill dog leg left. You can easily be psyched out by the water on the left rough. Although it may be scary, as long as you can carry a decent drive, you can aim directly over the water, and if you do carry, you will be about 50 yards out for your approach shot. Hit with confidence. 

Number 5 is a long par 4, with an elevated green. My biggest tip here would be to aim for the left side of the fairway. It is severely sloped, and any shot you hit (especially with a fade) is going to kick hard right after it hits the fairway. I can’t tell you the amount of times I have hit one straight up the middle, and ended up in the right rough, or even in the water hazard. 

Hole 15 is a par 4 with a massive water hazard in the middle of the fairway. It is deceiving, and many peoples first instinct is to grab driver on this hole. DO NOT DO THIS. Although you may need to hit directly over the water for your approach shot, it is far to easy to hit one in the hazard. My club of choice is a 4 hybrid, or a 5 iron. Lay up and you’ll be in good shape.

-Jonah

Tips for The Barn Golf Course

This course is the opposite of Mt. Ogden in the sense that I play here when I want to feel good about my game. It is a very forgiving course, and you can typically save your shots even from the deep rough. This course is in North Ogden, and gives you beautiful views of the mountains. This Barn Golf Course is currently where I have shot my personal best round (68). Here are some tips for The Barn:

1. First off are the greens. On pretty much every hole you can be more aggressive here than other places. They will typically roll a little slower on the green, and you can play the breaks less than they look. Before starting your round, make sure to spend some time on the putting green, because they are much different than the surrounding courses.
2. Hole 4 is a par 3 that seems to be somewhat level. It’s a lie, it is uphill. Make sure you club up from whatever you would hit at that distance. You will be happy you did so.
3. Hole 13 is a dog leg right, and it is wide open in the rough to cut the corner. This is a hole you can be as aggressive as you want to be. It’s also one of the most beautiful holes on this course, because the tee box directly faces Ben Lomond peak. Aim right and you will be surprised how great your approach shot will be!

-Jonah