Crimson Ridge Golf course, Sault Ste. Marie.Named for the striking fall colours of the surrounding forested areas, Crimson Ridge was built with one goal in mind-to create a public golf course that would rival the destination golf resorts located in Northern Michigan This article is about the region; for the university, see Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan - or more properly Northern Lower Michigan - is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan, popular as a tourist destination. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MBTW Golf Design was charged with the responsibility of bringing this goal to fruition. The result, an award-winning, semi-private, par 72, 6,800-yard championship golf course that is routing twists and plunges through the rugged and challenging terrain of Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it . Granite outcrops typical to the Canadian Shield Canadian Shield or Laurentian Plateau (lôrĕn`chən), U-shaped region of ancient rock, the nucleus of North America, stretching N from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean. , steep valley corridors, mature hardwood hardwood: see wood. hardwood Timber obtained from broad-leaved, flower-bearing trees. Hardwood trees are deciduous trees, except in the warmest regions. forests, picturesque natural waterfalls, winding cold-water creeks and magnificent vistas are all integrated into a design that emphasizes playability while maintaining environmental sensitivity. Highlights during a round at Crimson Ridge include hole 8, a hole that exemplifies the course's risk and reward design philosophy. The shallow green of this short, downhill par five is guarded by a rock wall and meandering creek that challenge golfers daring enough to attempt reaching it on their second shot. Hole 17 is Crimson Ridge's signature hole. This spectacular par three plays across an 80-foot deep gorge and dramatic waterfall waterfall, a sudden unsupported drop in a stream. It is formed when the stream course is interrupted as when a stream passes over a layer of harder rock—often igneous—to an area of softer and therefore more easily eroded rock; the edge of a cliff or to a green framed by natural stone outcrops. Phase 2 of the golf course includes a third regulation 9-hole course. |
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