Hole #10     Mack’s Hole 
This medium-length par-4 (401 yards) is cut from a forest. Positioning off the tee is important, lest the bordering trees impede your approach, especially from the right rough. A good drive should land close to the large oak in the back-left portion of the landing area. From this point the ball will feed down the slope to the center of the fairway, where an unfettered approach to a beautiful green awaits.  

Hole #11     Boomerang 
Another wonderful, short par-4 that fits the terrain like a glove. At 345 yards, the direct route on this sharp dogleg left is the risky route. A creek cuts across the fairway landing area, creating a classic risk/reward opportunity from the tee. Several bunkers are cut into the creek bank, but the two bunkers randomly placed in the fairway’s center are your safest targets. The green is tucked into a narrow, flat area adjacent to the same creek you see from the tee. 

Hole #12     Top of the World 
Prepare to thread the eye of the needle. Who can pass through with par? This par-3 is the jewel, the most dramatic hole so far, with its 180º views looking down on the remainder of the course, the river, the resort and the distant horizon. One wants to be accurate on this 155 yard hole. Not long. Not left, nor right. Just accurate. 

Hole #13     Around the Corner 
The thirteenth is the first of the lower holes that play within the Colorado River corridor. Framed by large, stately pecan trees, this 470-yard par-4 plays to an elevated green which is an extension of the hillside that borders the right side from tee to green. A bunker appears to guard the green closely but don’t be fooled. In reality, it’s 20 yards short of the putting surface. Challenge it and you’ll be rewarded with the prospect of putting on a deceptive green.  

Hole #14     Waters Crossing 
The Wolfdancer features three par-5s in excess of 580 yards, but the 586-yard fourteenth is the only one with a green set beside water. To reach the putting surface safely, avoid the pecan trees — especially the large one left of the first landing area. And mind the pond, which creeps up into the second landing area.  

Hole #15     Narrow Pecan 
Let it rip here. An aggressive tee shot over the pecans has a chance to threaten the green on this memorable hole that measures only 333 yards. Most golfers enjoy short par-4s. This hole sets a new standard for the genre. The corner on this gentle dogleg is easily cut. The green is small and raised up. Two good, aggressive shots and a birdie chance awaits. 

Hole #16     Random Long 
One of the hallmarks of outstanding courses is the pattern of holes, or the relationship between one hole and the next. Here the very short fifteenth is followed by the gargantuan sixteenth. Both are par-4s. However, sixteen is some 150 yards longer (478) and your score here may well depend on how well you play around the green. For most players, the third shot will be the true approach. 

Hole #17     On the Bluff 
At 207 yards, this par-3 will intimidate even the finest long-iron players. The green, guarded left by two bunkers, hangs on the edge of the steep hillside which falls down to the Colorado River. The views are remarkable, the test supreme. A terrific hole that lays groundwork for the Wolfdancer’s crescendo.  

Hole #18     Up the River 
This dramatic closing par-5, measuring 535 yards, is picturesque and strategic. The home hole is framed by the river on the right and pecans on the left. A unique, narrow trench bunker runs down the right side, warning golfers to keep their drives away from the river hazard. Big hitters can reach this green in two, but beware the small green and the ever-present Colorado at right. Conservative players will find the second landing area bisected by a ridge speckled with random bunkers. Golfers can play it safe,  left of the ridge, and leave themselves a semi-blind approach — over the ridge — to a small green. Or they can challenge the right side, and the river, leaving a short, unimpeded pitch.