PAR 3 - 158 Yards

As our signature hole, this shot will challenge even the best of the short iron players. Try to place your tee shot on the correct side of the ridge that runs through the middle of the green.

"Most likely the signature hole at TPC at Deere Run. This picturesque short par-3 is all carry and sits on a bluff 40 feet above the Rock River. It is guarded in front by a shale outcropping topped with a huge bunker, and to the right by another large bunker. To the left is the Rock River, but it should be out of play except for only a complete hack."
--Course Architect D.A. Weibring

History

This view has the kinds of features that have drawn people to this property for centuries. Archaeological evidence proves that Native Americans settled & lived on this property as far back as 5,000 years ago.

To Native Americans, the land is a living being, Mother Earth - who cares for all her children, providing them with food, shelter, beauty & a place for contest and play. These early inhabitants enjoyed many sporting activities. Games ranged from lacrosse, which was played in the summer on the large, grassy expanses on the property, to snow snake races in the winter, where a crooked stick called the "snake" was thrown down a steep hill, each player attempting to send his snake the farthest.

The 16th hole is dedicated to these earliest inhabitants, and the spirit of respect and competition they 1st brought here.