The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 15
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The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 15
The par-3 15th might be the signature hole at The Club at Spanish Peaks, but it's certainly not the only great view. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 1
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The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 1
The opening hole at The Club at Spanish Peaks gives golfers a great backdrop from the very beginning. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks GC - No. 2
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The Club at Spanish Peaks GC - No. 2
The par-5 second at The Club at Spanish Peaks is very reachable in two, but the second shot has to be spot-on. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks G.C. - No. 3
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The Club at Spanish Peaks G.C. - No. 3
The 231-yard par-3 third at The Club at Spanish Peaks plays 75 feet downhill, but it's still a tough tee shot. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 4
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The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 4
The key to the 398-yard, par-4 fourth at The Club at Spanish Peaks is finding the fairway. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 5
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The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 5
The dogleg right par-4 fifth at The Club at Spanish Peaks presents a forced carry to the green. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks - No. 8
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The Club at Spanish Peaks - No. 8
The par-3 eighth at The Club at Spanish Peaks is short at 175 yards, and it's certainly memorable. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks - No. 9
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The Club at Spanish Peaks - No. 9
Big hitters can try to drive the downhill 396-yard ninth at The Club at Spanish Peaks, but there's plenty of risk. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 11
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The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 11
The uphill par-5 11th at The Club at Spanish Peaks is reachable in two by long hitters. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks - No. 12
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The Club at Spanish Peaks - No. 12
The No. 4 handicap hole at The Club at Spanish Peaks is the 458-yard 12th. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks GC - No. 14
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The Club at Spanish Peaks GC - No. 14
The long uphill par-4 14th at The Club at Spanish Peaks is a challenge off the tee and on the approach. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks - No. 16
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The Club at Spanish Peaks - No. 16
The par-4 16th at The Club at Spanish Peaks plays over a ridge down to a difficult target. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 17
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The Club at Spanish Peaks golf course - No. 17
The 17th at The Club at Spanish Peaks is Tom Weiskopf's signature risk-reward drivable par 4. Mike Bailey/GolfPass
The Club at Spanish Peaks G.C. - No. 18
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The Club at Spanish Peaks G.C. - No. 18
The finishing hole at The Club at Spanish Peaks is another good risk-reward par 5. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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The Club at Spanish Peaks is a big hit in Big Sky, Montana

BIG SKY, Mont. -- Perched on the edge of the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem less than hour from Bozeman, The Club at Spanish Peaks, a private golf course that offers resort packages to the public, is a true escape from the everyday hustle and bustle of life.

Designer Tom Weiskopf got to pick the best part of this 5,700-acre expanse that's set among Yellowstone, the Gallatin National Forest, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness and the Spanish Peaks. It could be argued that this 7,200-yard, par-72 course, which opened in 2007, has 18 signature holes. Almost any of them would have worked on the front of the scorecard, but they chose the beautiful downhill par-3 15th, which provides a 40-mile view from the tee box.

Mike Bailey is a former Golf Advisor senior staff writer based in Houston. Focusing primarily on golf in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America with an occasional trip to Europe and beyond, he contributes course reviews, travel stories and features as well as the occasional equipment review. An award-winning writer and past president of Texas Golf Writers Association, he has more than 25 years in the golf industry. He has also been on staff at PGA Magazine, The Golfweek Group and AvidGolfer Magazine. Follow Mike on Twitter at @MikeBaileyGA and Instagram at @MikeStefanBailey.
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