My visceral response. As I drive up and approach the 6th tee of Coral Canyon golf course here in St. George I get the immense feeling of beauty and intimidation all at the same time. This tee shot is a par 3 120 yard shot with an island green surrounded by beautiful red rock. Almost looks as if your playing a round of golf on mars where the entire course is engulfed in red rock and little mountains. The view on this particular tee shot is intensely stupefying and you can't but appreciate the beauty of what it takes to build and maintain a course such as this one. In this picture you can begin to appreciate the different colors that are present. Beginning with the tee box where it is a stunning shade of green cut to the perfect length of grass to set up what you need to be a perfect shot. As you place your ball on the tee you look up and out at what you see is 100 yards of red rock with nothing in between you and your target which leaves little room for error. The feeling when you look up from the tee and you see the beautiful island green with the flag waving knowing you have to hit a perfect shot is exhilarating to me. When I see this picture I get that feeling of when I'm on the tee box about to tee off. As I tee off and my ball launches into the air you see this beautiful mountain nestled in the background surrounded by gorgeous blue sky which tends to give me goosebumps while I watch my ball soar through the air. As I await the landing of my shot I am able to observe the colors of blue, green, and red which is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Once the ball lands you observe a heavy amount of green with a red mountain backdrop. You identify your ball placed on the circular green and if its a pleasing shot you cant help but smile because you feel accomplished for what you achieved in the face of this holes difficulty and beauty, however you still have a birdie put that you need to sink.

Golf is a passion of mine I have played sense I was young and always enjoyed the beauty and uniqueness of every course. I feel as if golf courses are a work of art the way that they mold in with there surroundings is amazing and beautiful to me. I get goosebumps every time I play a course because the work that it takes to keep up something so beautiful as golf courses is something I really appreciate.