PAR 3 - 186 Yards

As the only blind tee shot on the golf course, you'll have to trust the yardages. Make sure to allow for one or more club for being uphill and check the hole location. A collection area will gather any shots missed tot he left.

"This uphill par-3 will play much longer than it reads on the scorecard, and you don't see much of the putting surface from the tee. A set of bunkers guard the right side while a bailout bentgrass collection area is ready to grab the shots that go long & left. The green slope runs front to back, making club selection crucial to hitting the green in regulation."
--Course Architect D.A. Weibring

History

Erskine Wilson settled on this property in 1838, a year after John Deere started building plows in Grand Detour, IL. He started by purchasing a section of land from the US Government for $1/acre, and eventually acquired nearly 1800 acres before he died. He farmed on both sides of the river here, and therefore operated the ferry that the Col. Davenport killers used for their escape.

While living in a nearby log cabin, Wilson built the Stone House that sits between the 2nd and 3rd holes. The stone for the 10-room house was ferried from a quarry a half-mile upriver. The walls of the house are 2 feet thick in the basement, and one and 1.5 feet thick above ground.

Sadly, Wilson never got to live in the house. He died shortly before it was completed. Today, the Stone House serves as headquarters for the tournament staff of the John Deere Classic.