Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 12
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Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 12
The par-5 12th is a great example of Crosswater's beauty and brawn. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 2
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Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 2
The second hole on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver is a long par 5 that plays around a lake. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 5
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Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 5
The tee shot on the difficult par-4 fifth hole of the Crosswater Course at Sunriver is certainly intimidating. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 6
The no. 1 handicap hole on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver Resort is the par-5 sixth, which plays over hazards and is 635 yards from the back tee. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 8
The par-4 eighth hole on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver crosses the water in front of the green. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 9
The tee shot on the long par-4 ninth hole on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver crosses water to set up a difficult approach. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 10
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Crosswater golf course - Sunriver resort - no. 10
Water looms right of the green on the dogleg-right, par-4 10th on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Crosswater G.C. - Sunriver resort - no. 14
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Crosswater G.C. - Sunriver resort - no. 14
Nicknamed Big Deschutes, the par-4 14th hole on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver is a dogleg right that hugs the water. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Crosswater G.C. - Sunriver resort - no. 16
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Crosswater G.C. - Sunriver resort - no. 16
The par-5 16th on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver has an especially tricky green. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Crosswater G.C. - Sunriver resort - no. 18
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Crosswater G.C. - Sunriver resort - no. 18
Water comes into play on the approach of the par-4 finishing hole on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Crosswater G.C. - Sunriver resort - chipping green
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Crosswater G.C. - Sunriver resort - chipping green
Practice facilities at Crosswater, which includes this chipping green, are exceptional. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Perennial site of PGA Professional National Championship, Sunriver's Crosswater Course as beautiful as it is challenging

SUNRIVER, Ore. -- Certainly one the best golf courses in Oregon, Sunriver's Crosswater Course is a Bob Cupp gem with a tournament pedigree.

It has already played host to the PGA Professional National Championship three times and will again for the 50th edition in 2017. It was also the site of the Champions Tour's JELD-WEN Tradition from 2007-10; the 2006 NCAA men's Division I Championship and the 1998 Western PGA Professional Championship.

Laid out over 600 scenic acres of woodlands and carefully preserved wetlands, Crosswater is threaded by the gently flowing Deschutes and Little Deschutes Rivers. In fact, depending on tee selection the rivers can come into play as often as seven times in a round.

The design is traditional heathland style, and the golf course features five tee placements for each hole as well as bentgrass fairways and greens and closely mowed chipping areas around the green. In 1999, Crosswater was designated as a certified Audubon Sanctuary.

Ranked no. 51 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Public Courses list, Crosswater is open to its members and guests of the Sunriver resort.

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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Perennial site of PGA Professional National Championship, Sunriver's Crosswater Course as beautiful as it is challenging