davidp
19th January 2005, 02:30 AM
Hi guys,
Finally got around to writing these up. *My ADSL provider doesn't have an FTP site, so sorry about the long post here.
These notes are neither definitive nor comprehensive. *The measurements of distances to hazards, out of bounds etc.. are approximate and were not precisely measured.
Where I have referred to left hand side or right hand side, it is from the perspective of looking from the tee. *ie. a bunker on the right of the green is looking at the green from the tee.
I'm far from a strategist or golf course architect. *These notes are a true hacker's impressions. *Use them at your peril.
1st – 314m par 4
No fairway bunkers.
Fairway doglegs slightly left to right. *Trees left and right. *New plantings of unstaked pines on the left 190 mtrs from the tee has made an approach from the left hand rough more difficult. *Best line is down the middle with a hint of fade.
Out of bounds 10 – 15 metres on the left hand side.
If you want to bounce your approach shot it short of the green, beware. *There's a spongy patch just short of the green that tends to stop balls dead unless you hit a low trajectory approach.
Bunkers left and right of the narrow green. *The green falls away at the back with overhanging trees protecting the back, making a recovery bump and run or pitch difficult.
2nd – 170m par 3
This hole plays uphill and often into the wind. *The green is two tiered with a 175m carry to the top tier, 160 m to the front of green but can roll off down the fairway. *Bunkers protect the front and middle left portion of the green. *Small bushes & spongy rough protect the right hand side.
3rd – 365m par 4
This hole plays downhill. *Trees right and left. 2 bunkers left covering about 150mtrs to 90mtrs from green. *New plantings of unstaked pines in the last 9 months has toughened up the left hand rough. *Finding the right hand side means a chip out sideways. *Having a shot to the green from the right hand trees is rare.
270 m to the creek, OOB 15 – 20m to the left of the fairway.
Ideal tee shot distance is 240m. Bugger of a green has a front right bunker with the green shaping behind it and a back left bunker. Whatever you do be on the same half of the green as the pin.
4th – 180m par 3
OOB on the left 25m off the left edge of the fairway. Small trees and plantings are a pita on the right.
New green in play. *Bunkers left and right and front right with grass bunkers around as well. *Green has a huge swail running diagonally to the centre then back away again, creating at least 3 zones on the green. *You wanna be on the correct one.
5th – 319m par 4. As of this week now a 347mtr par 4.
**Edit**
Slight dogleft right par 4 to a fairway that will kick the ball right. 2 fairway bunkers on right from about 150mtrs from green to about 100mtrs.
Greenside bunker protects the front right of the green. *Tall tree will block out an approach shot from a well-hit drive down the left hand side big time now, as the green is further away amd you can no longer take a lofted club over it.
Righthand trees are death. You used to be able to punch a shot to the green and the fairway would lead it the right way, or you could even get a clear shot at the green. With the new green there is no chance.
Don't miss long, or right, big drop off - really don't miss right, you'll need absailing gear to get down to your ball and then back up to the green.
6th – 345m par 4
Straight par 4. *All trouble is evident from the tee. *Fairway bunkers 140m out. *Fly the left hand edge of the bunkers with a driver and the fairway opens up. *Bunkers protect the green. *A bump and run shot is possible.
7th – 322m par 4
If you've got a draw shot in your bag, use it here if playing driver. *Aim for the right and draw to the middle.
A tee shot down the left will partially block an approach shot to the green, unless you draw your 2nd. *Best line is the middle / right of the fairway. *If venturing into the right hand rough, be content to chip out sideways.
A bunker protects the front left of the green. *It's preferable to be short of the green rather than long as the rough is long at the back and the green slopes back to front.
8th – 132m par 3
If you plan to lay up short of the creek here, pick up your sticks and go home.
Two tiered green slopes back to front, with a ridge running pretty much through the middle of the green. *Bunkers left and back of green.
9th – 380m par 4
Dogleg left to right. *Ideal line is the right hand trees with a draw to the middle of the fairway. *Left are trees until 100m from the green, but the rough is still quite thick. 2 fairway bunkers on left from about 170mtrs out. *Bunkers left and right protect the undulating green which slopes back to front. *OOB is 15m to the back of the green.
10th – 439m par 5
Yes, it's possible to reach the green in 2, but it's a long way up the hill. *The members don't call it Heart Attack hill for nothing. *Fairway bunkers 240 – 250m from the tee protect the left hand side of the generous fairway. *A grass bunker (old sand trap) 230m from the tee protects the right hand side of the fairway. *Trees on the right, but it is possible to advance your ball up the fairway playing from them.
Trees left and sparser trees right protect against a wayward lay-up.
Bunkers protect the front left and front right of the green that slopes severely back to front.
No danger at the back of the green except rough. *It is a tricky chip down the sloping green though…
11th – 347 m par 4
Ideal tee shot is right hand side of the fairway. *The slope will kick the ball to the middle.
No bunkers guarding the green.
12th – 364m par 4
Ideal line left middle of the fairway with the fairway camber kicking the ball to the middle or to the right side. *A two-tiered green with a severe step makes finding the correct tier important to avoid the specter of a three putt.
Sand bunker front right of the green. *Grass bunker front left.
Rough can be a little thick once off the apron of the green making chipping difficult. *To hold the green chipping from the left rough is difficult.
13th –350m par 4
Dogleg right to left 220 m from the tee with the fairway descending to a green protected right and back by bunkers. *Long hitters may cut the corner of the dogleg. *The fairway will kick balls from the right hand side of the fairway down. Fairway bunker left from 150m out protecting 3 woods off tee, another on the left 30m further down for drivers.
14th – 346m par 4
Fairway bunkers protect the corner of the 90* left dogleg. *Approx 210m carry is required to carry the right most bunker. *245 – 250m required to carry the left most bunker. *Sand in the fairway bunkers is fairly soft making an approach shot more difficult.
Bunkers protect the green left, back and back right. *Green is two-tiered and slopes back to front and is approx 20 metres long.
15th – 140m par 3
The oldest hole on the course, the 14th can be tricky to club especially if the wind is blowing, as it is a very exposed slightly downhill par 3.
Bunkers protect the green right, front and left. *Over the back of the green is 5-10 metres of light hard rough before the 15th tee is reached. *The front bunkers here are quite deep.
16th – 367m par 4
Driving from a protected tee, this par 4 doglegs 90* at approx 260m from the tee. *Out of bounds is 15 m on the left hand side of the fairway that is the safe side to miss on. *A drive into the right hand rough often means a chip out sideways. *A line of moderately thick trees right offers further deterrence to a "pronounced fade".
The green is well protected by bunkers front left and front right. *Further bunkers left and right and a steep drop off the back offer further hazards. *Out of bounds 25 metres left of the green
17th – 480m par 5
This par 5 plays uphill making it difficult, but not impossible to find the green in two.
Fairway bunkers 230 – 240 metres from the tee on the left hand side. *Thickly covered mounds protect the right hand side of the fairway. *Out of bounds 20 -25 metres off the left edge of the fairway.
For a layup the fairway narrows slightly 120m from the green. *Trees left and further right off the fairway.
Bunkers front left and front right protect the green. *Further bunkers on the right hand side. *The bunker on the left is 2.5m deep. *The green falls sharply away at the back into thick rough making a recovery chip difficult.
18th – 406m par 4
The closing hole is a downhill par 4 with fairway bunkers on the right hand side. *A carry of approx 220 is required to carry the left most fairway bunker. *Further bunkers guard the right hand rough until the 150m markers. *Trees right and left. *Out of bounds is less than 10 metres from the left edge of the fairway.
The green is large and two tiered, sloping back to front. *Bunkers left and right guard against an errant approach shot which is played across a creek 10m short of the front edge of the green. *Spongy rough at the back of the green makes judging a chip back down the green difficult.
Finally got around to writing these up. *My ADSL provider doesn't have an FTP site, so sorry about the long post here.
These notes are neither definitive nor comprehensive. *The measurements of distances to hazards, out of bounds etc.. are approximate and were not precisely measured.
Where I have referred to left hand side or right hand side, it is from the perspective of looking from the tee. *ie. a bunker on the right of the green is looking at the green from the tee.
I'm far from a strategist or golf course architect. *These notes are a true hacker's impressions. *Use them at your peril.
1st – 314m par 4
No fairway bunkers.
Fairway doglegs slightly left to right. *Trees left and right. *New plantings of unstaked pines on the left 190 mtrs from the tee has made an approach from the left hand rough more difficult. *Best line is down the middle with a hint of fade.
Out of bounds 10 – 15 metres on the left hand side.
If you want to bounce your approach shot it short of the green, beware. *There's a spongy patch just short of the green that tends to stop balls dead unless you hit a low trajectory approach.
Bunkers left and right of the narrow green. *The green falls away at the back with overhanging trees protecting the back, making a recovery bump and run or pitch difficult.
2nd – 170m par 3
This hole plays uphill and often into the wind. *The green is two tiered with a 175m carry to the top tier, 160 m to the front of green but can roll off down the fairway. *Bunkers protect the front and middle left portion of the green. *Small bushes & spongy rough protect the right hand side.
3rd – 365m par 4
This hole plays downhill. *Trees right and left. 2 bunkers left covering about 150mtrs to 90mtrs from green. *New plantings of unstaked pines in the last 9 months has toughened up the left hand rough. *Finding the right hand side means a chip out sideways. *Having a shot to the green from the right hand trees is rare.
270 m to the creek, OOB 15 – 20m to the left of the fairway.
Ideal tee shot distance is 240m. Bugger of a green has a front right bunker with the green shaping behind it and a back left bunker. Whatever you do be on the same half of the green as the pin.
4th – 180m par 3
OOB on the left 25m off the left edge of the fairway. Small trees and plantings are a pita on the right.
New green in play. *Bunkers left and right and front right with grass bunkers around as well. *Green has a huge swail running diagonally to the centre then back away again, creating at least 3 zones on the green. *You wanna be on the correct one.
5th – 319m par 4. As of this week now a 347mtr par 4.
**Edit**
Slight dogleft right par 4 to a fairway that will kick the ball right. 2 fairway bunkers on right from about 150mtrs from green to about 100mtrs.
Greenside bunker protects the front right of the green. *Tall tree will block out an approach shot from a well-hit drive down the left hand side big time now, as the green is further away amd you can no longer take a lofted club over it.
Righthand trees are death. You used to be able to punch a shot to the green and the fairway would lead it the right way, or you could even get a clear shot at the green. With the new green there is no chance.
Don't miss long, or right, big drop off - really don't miss right, you'll need absailing gear to get down to your ball and then back up to the green.
6th – 345m par 4
Straight par 4. *All trouble is evident from the tee. *Fairway bunkers 140m out. *Fly the left hand edge of the bunkers with a driver and the fairway opens up. *Bunkers protect the green. *A bump and run shot is possible.
7th – 322m par 4
If you've got a draw shot in your bag, use it here if playing driver. *Aim for the right and draw to the middle.
A tee shot down the left will partially block an approach shot to the green, unless you draw your 2nd. *Best line is the middle / right of the fairway. *If venturing into the right hand rough, be content to chip out sideways.
A bunker protects the front left of the green. *It's preferable to be short of the green rather than long as the rough is long at the back and the green slopes back to front.
8th – 132m par 3
If you plan to lay up short of the creek here, pick up your sticks and go home.
Two tiered green slopes back to front, with a ridge running pretty much through the middle of the green. *Bunkers left and back of green.
9th – 380m par 4
Dogleg left to right. *Ideal line is the right hand trees with a draw to the middle of the fairway. *Left are trees until 100m from the green, but the rough is still quite thick. 2 fairway bunkers on left from about 170mtrs out. *Bunkers left and right protect the undulating green which slopes back to front. *OOB is 15m to the back of the green.
10th – 439m par 5
Yes, it's possible to reach the green in 2, but it's a long way up the hill. *The members don't call it Heart Attack hill for nothing. *Fairway bunkers 240 – 250m from the tee protect the left hand side of the generous fairway. *A grass bunker (old sand trap) 230m from the tee protects the right hand side of the fairway. *Trees on the right, but it is possible to advance your ball up the fairway playing from them.
Trees left and sparser trees right protect against a wayward lay-up.
Bunkers protect the front left and front right of the green that slopes severely back to front.
No danger at the back of the green except rough. *It is a tricky chip down the sloping green though…
11th – 347 m par 4
Ideal tee shot is right hand side of the fairway. *The slope will kick the ball to the middle.
No bunkers guarding the green.
12th – 364m par 4
Ideal line left middle of the fairway with the fairway camber kicking the ball to the middle or to the right side. *A two-tiered green with a severe step makes finding the correct tier important to avoid the specter of a three putt.
Sand bunker front right of the green. *Grass bunker front left.
Rough can be a little thick once off the apron of the green making chipping difficult. *To hold the green chipping from the left rough is difficult.
13th –350m par 4
Dogleg right to left 220 m from the tee with the fairway descending to a green protected right and back by bunkers. *Long hitters may cut the corner of the dogleg. *The fairway will kick balls from the right hand side of the fairway down. Fairway bunker left from 150m out protecting 3 woods off tee, another on the left 30m further down for drivers.
14th – 346m par 4
Fairway bunkers protect the corner of the 90* left dogleg. *Approx 210m carry is required to carry the right most bunker. *245 – 250m required to carry the left most bunker. *Sand in the fairway bunkers is fairly soft making an approach shot more difficult.
Bunkers protect the green left, back and back right. *Green is two-tiered and slopes back to front and is approx 20 metres long.
15th – 140m par 3
The oldest hole on the course, the 14th can be tricky to club especially if the wind is blowing, as it is a very exposed slightly downhill par 3.
Bunkers protect the green right, front and left. *Over the back of the green is 5-10 metres of light hard rough before the 15th tee is reached. *The front bunkers here are quite deep.
16th – 367m par 4
Driving from a protected tee, this par 4 doglegs 90* at approx 260m from the tee. *Out of bounds is 15 m on the left hand side of the fairway that is the safe side to miss on. *A drive into the right hand rough often means a chip out sideways. *A line of moderately thick trees right offers further deterrence to a "pronounced fade".
The green is well protected by bunkers front left and front right. *Further bunkers left and right and a steep drop off the back offer further hazards. *Out of bounds 25 metres left of the green
17th – 480m par 5
This par 5 plays uphill making it difficult, but not impossible to find the green in two.
Fairway bunkers 230 – 240 metres from the tee on the left hand side. *Thickly covered mounds protect the right hand side of the fairway. *Out of bounds 20 -25 metres off the left edge of the fairway.
For a layup the fairway narrows slightly 120m from the green. *Trees left and further right off the fairway.
Bunkers front left and front right protect the green. *Further bunkers on the right hand side. *The bunker on the left is 2.5m deep. *The green falls sharply away at the back into thick rough making a recovery chip difficult.
18th – 406m par 4
The closing hole is a downhill par 4 with fairway bunkers on the right hand side. *A carry of approx 220 is required to carry the left most fairway bunker. *Further bunkers guard the right hand rough until the 150m markers. *Trees right and left. *Out of bounds is less than 10 metres from the left edge of the fairway.
The green is large and two tiered, sloping back to front. *Bunkers left and right guard against an errant approach shot which is played across a creek 10m short of the front edge of the green. *Spongy rough at the back of the green makes judging a chip back down the green difficult.