Rainier, OR

Trojan Park

3.335(based on 27 reviews)

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Tip #1
Tip by:radsnowsurfer Added on: Hole:#5
Hole five is only about 100 feet from the basket of four. Hole five is the longest hole at Trojan and the sole par four. The basket is not visible from the tee, but if you follow the line of the creek/rough on the right, the hole is tucked in to the right side of the fairway, where the rough ends. The right side of the hole has a semi-hidden creek that can play OB when there is a lot of water. Either way, the rough is so thick that it plays as de facto OB. As far as I understand, the walking path on the left is not OB, though the lake on the far left does play OB if you make it out there.

A good drive on this hole essentially cuts the hole in half, you want to make it as far down the fairway as possible to set up for a chance to play a RHBH turnover shot in to the green. Take care around the green to avoid the rough short of the pin as it's thick.
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Tip by:radsnowsurfer Added on: Hole:#4
After you finish hole three, you turn right and walk about 150 feet to the next tee, which then plays back toward the tee of hole three to the basket tucked under a large tree.

This hole is accurately listed as 335. A strong right-hand forehand shot works here. As can a long turnover backhand drive. Though it's unorthodox, a RHBH roller shot can also work if you have one in your arsenal.
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Tip #3
Tip by:radsnowsurfer Added on: Hole:#3
Hole three is easy to find and is only about 100 feet to the left of the basket. The hole plays over a small rise which obstructs the view of the hole. My understanding is that the walking path that surrounds the left side and wraps behind the basket plays OB on-and-beyond.

For this long par 3 the best play is to ensure that you clear the initial rise, trying to get as far into the open field as you can, setting up an easy up shot to the pin. For big arms, a ~400 foot drive can get you into putting range, the hole is listed as 390, though it plays a big longer with the shift in elevation.
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Tip #4
Tip by:radsnowsurfer Added on: Hole:#2
Hole two plays from the South side of the entry road. Hole two is one of the only holes where it is no immediately apparent which direction the hole plays, it plays toward the highway. Walking a few paces up the fairway can reveal the pin which is tucked in among the grove of trees. It should be warned that directly behind the basket is a creek that is generally boggy and fairly deep. The entry road is out of bounds.

Generally, a low right-hand back-hand hyzer skip shot can reach the pin, though it requires a lucky kick and skip. The stronger play is to take a right-hand fore-hand shot up the middle finishing right to the pin.
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Tip #5
Tip by:radsnowsurfer Added on: Updated on: Hole:#1
Just for information, I'm going to be leaving tips for each hole at Trojan, and some will focus on navigation, my hope is that this can supplement the course map for Trojan, which is listed here on dgcoursereview, and is generally pretty good. Trojan lacks any tee signs or navigational markers, so while most of the holes are relatively straightforward, there can be issues navigating the property.

Unfortunately, Hole one is likely the trickiest hole on the course to find. When you drive into the park, you want to park along the main road, near the port-a-potty. On the north side of the road (facing *in* to the park, this would be the left side of the road, the side that is largely empty field). You walk across the open field to the small concrete rise that has a number of wooden benches. The tee for hole one plays from the edge of the concrete rise and there is at times a spray painted line demarcating the teeing area. There are two pin positions for this hole, the usual position is in the field near the port-a-poppy, no special rules for this position except that the road beyond the hole, and the parking lot to the right of the hole are OB.

The other position, commonly put in for events, is in an old dog-park-esque fenced in area. In this position, the fenced in area plays as an OB island, the ivy and all concrete play OB. If a shot goes out of bounds, there is an approximate drop zone near the wooden sign at the edge of the concrete.

Hole 2 then plays on the other side of the entry road, there is a normal concrete tee pad to look for.
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