Editor’s note: This review is part of a series, in which TNT sports reporter Jon Manley is playing and reviewing every public golf course in Pierce County. Reviews published so far: Eagle’s Pride (DuPont) | The Classic (Spanaway)
I’m not good enough at golf to pass up a chance to swing for the fences on a drivable Par 4. So when I stepped up to the 11th hole at Cedar Irons last Friday afternoon and could see part of the green on the 276-yard hole from the tee box, the thought of laying up and playing smart never crossed my mind.
I pulled the driver out of my bag, swung true and the shot was pure, clearing the tree line on the right side. I had no doubt it had the distance, but it wasn’t until I rounded the fairway’s corner that I saw the little white dot on the green, 10 feet or so from the pin…