THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: 8,296! — The Links looking to make another splash as one of the longest golf courses in the world
MARK NELKE/Press A view from the new black tees to the green on the 15th hole, an uphill par-3 with a pot bunker guarding the green, at The Links Golf Club in Post Falls. The hole measures 258 yards from the black tees. In the distance are players on the green. Just ahead is a player taking practice swings from the blue and white tees, which measure "only" 177 and 168 yards, respectively.
MARK NELKE/Press A look from the new black tees at the ninth hole at The Links Golf Club in Post Falls — an 888-yard par-6 which previously played at "only" 740 yards from the tips, where golfers are preparing to hit. From the blacks, it takes a poke of some 256 yards to clear the front tees. To the left is out of bounds.
MARK NELKE/Press Director of Golf Darrell Hull stands on the new black tees on the 16th hole at The Links Golf Club in Post Falls. To his left is the aiming point for the tee shot, which requires a carry of 256 yards to reach the fairway. From the blacks, 16 is a slight dogleg left. The white tees, which are 372 yards from the hole, are behind him and well uphill, just to the right of the golf carts.
When it opened in 1999, The Links Golf Club in Post Falls created a buzz as a links-style golf course — far from the sea, where most links courses reside.
No trees or water, but plenty of fescue, sand and, of course, wind to protect the course built on 160 acres on the Rathdrum Prairie.
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