Suncadia Opens New Jacobsen-Hardy Golf Course

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(ROSLYN, WA) -- Suncadia, a year-round mountain resort community 90 miles east of Seattle, recently celebrated the opening of its third golf course, Rope Rider.  The new course, designed by the Jacobsen Hardy Golf Course Design team, challenges experienced golfers with more than 7,300 yards from the back tees and accommodates family golfers with youth tees on every hole and shorter three and six-hole loops.

Built along the site of historic Roslyn Mines No. 9, No. 10 and Tipple Hill, the course was named in honor of the miners who precariously balanced themselves on the roped coal cars that maneuvered the steep mine shafts. The front nine and holes 11 and 12 were completed in 2006 and the remaining holes completed in 2010.

The golf course maintenance team completed grow-in of all 18 holes last month when the course officially opened August 12th.

The par-72 course features family-friendly shorter loops and youth tees with distances of 80 to 150 yards from the center of greens. Holes one through six can be played in a short loop that returns to the clubhouse located at Swiftwater Cellars, while holes seven through nine can be played for a three-hole loop and the traditional nine-hole loop can be played from holes one through nine.  Rope Rider also features a five-acre-plus short game area with a large practice putting green and three chipping greens designed to allow players to practice a wide variety of short game shots.  The chipping greens can be played as a reversible three-hole course with distances ranging from 80 to 110 yards.

"We at Suncadia, as well as our property owners and guests, have eagerly awaited the opening of Rope Rider," said Jared Jeffries, club manager and superintendent of Suncadia Club and Tumble Creek Club.  "Rope Rider is the perfect resort course with a unique combination of features that cannot be found at many other properties - championship-style play for experienced golfers, youth tees for family play and a set of tees for all levels in between. The convenient shorter loops are ideal for families and company outings and require less time commitment than traditional four hour golf rounds."

 Rope Rider complements Suncadia's award-winning resort course Prospector and private club Tumble Creek.  Created by the Palmer Course Design Co., Prospector's par-72 layout stretches out to 7,100 yards and its 18 holes are lined with Douglas firs and Ponderosa pines, with strategically placed lakes and ponds for risk-reward golf.  Tumble Creek, the par-71 plateau layout private course open exclusively to Tumble Creek Club members, was crafted by Tom Doak and stretches 7,070 yards from the back tees and the holes resemble classic parkland golf clubs with natural-edge bunkers, bent grass fairways and undulating greens.

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