Saturday, August 16, 2014

Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

The Eagleglen Golf Course was an 18-hole, Par 72 course that measures 6,687 yards from the back tees, and has a rating of 71.6 and a slope of 126.  The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and was built by the Corps of Engineers, and opened in 1970.

While the golf course was open, it was nestled in the ship wreck drainage basin.  The Eagleglen course can play to your liking depending on your selection of tees.  The golf course takes the golfer on a journey through part golf course, part arboretum, and part national park all-in-one.  The designer utilized the natural terrain and the meandering river that adds an additional challenge. This tree lined course is more traditional golf with “risk and reward” challenges throughout the course.  The best word I can us to describe the course is Majestic.  It has beautiful mature trees throughout the course.
 

Built for the military personnel of Elmendorf Air Force Base, the golf course was one of the premier golf facility in Alaska.  Unfortunately, the golf course was closed in May 2014 and became the Eagleglen Fitness Park.


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