Hole 10
Par 4 | 437 Yards | 400 Meters
This is a fairly straightforward short par 4. It’s got a generous enough fairway, so most players will hit driver which will leave a gap wedge or sand wedge into the green. There’s a bit of a knuckle in the mid-left and mid-right half of the green where the ball does roll from the middle of the green to the back section of the green. It’s a genuine birdie chance, you’d be disappointed if you made bogey here.
Hole 11
Par 4 | 401 Yards | 367 Meters
Players would opt for an iron off this tee or even a lofted wood, as a bunker is positioned at 275 yards down the left, so laying up short of that would be the normal play. That would leave in the region of a nine iron in, but the approach is blind, with the green running from front to back. It’s a straight forward hole and a birdie opportunity.
Hole 12
Par 4 | 476 Yards | 435 Meters
The 12th is quite a long hole but you’ve got a generous enough tee shot aside from the big bunker on the left waiting for you – it will be in the region of a drive and a mid-iron, maybe 4,5, or 6 iron. The second shot plays around 10-12 yards uphill and it’s a blind shot with a big bunker short left of the green, where it’s 15 yards carry to the left section of the green. There are two or three sections of slopes on this green, so it’s about getting on the right part of the green whether it be the front, middle or back. The back pins are quite difficult to get close to because there’s a couple of humps and hollows on the right side especially – if you’re not on the correct section it’s a tough two putt. It’s a real tough hole and you’ll see a few bogeys.
Hole 13
Par 3 | 204 Yards | 187 Meters
The 13th is a par 3 in the region of a six iron to maybe a four iron to a back pin if it’s into the breeze. The front left section of the green is really small where you will have a pin normally on Sundays. That section of the green is only around 12 yards deep and maybe 10 yards wide, so it’s a real small green within a green. That’s the toughest pin on this hole. The back section of the green runs away from you a little bit with slopes on the right and left side – it’s about getting the ball on the right collateral. It’s a strong par 3 so you’ll always be happy with a three here.
Hole 14
Par 5 | 626 Yards | 572 Meters
The 14th hole can be played off two tees – the back tee is probably a lay-up for most guys, using a driver and mid iron which would leave a wedge for the third shot. If it’s off the front tee, everybody can get home in two. There is water down the right side of this green from 150 yards short all the way down to the green. The green runs front to back with a lot of different humps and hollows left and right of the green which make the sections pretty tricky, especially the middle-right section which is a plateau that slopes down to the right side, enticing you to go at it but it brings the water severely into play. A lot of guys will bail out left and short left because the green does run away from you front to back and it has quite a narrow back section. If the pins are off the front it’s a definite birdie chance, but you can see a couple of big numbers on this hole with guys trying to force a 3 wood into the green and putting it in the water. It’s an interesting par 5 where you need to have your wits about you.
Hole 15
Par 4 | 371 Yards | 339 Meters
The 15th hole is certainly drivable for everybody off the front tee. If it’s off the back tee, the real big-hitters can fly the last bunker at 295 yards and leave themselves 20-30 yards short of the green and a chip. Most guys will hit a 2-3 iron up the left-hand side of the fairway leaving a nine iron or wedge. It’s severely uphill, you can’t see the bottom of any of the flags and it’s probably another 10 yards to carry the left half of the green over the deep bunker at the front. The green has two or three different plateaus so it’s about landing your ball on the right one. It is a birdie hole whether laying up or driving it.
Hole 16
Par 4 | 486 Yards | 444 Meters
The 16th hole is arguably one of the toughest holes on the golf course. It’s a real difficult drive with four bunkers out there off the tee – two in the middle of the fairway which you try and escape through the right or left side, depending on how you see the hole or where the pin position is. The green runs lengthways left to right rather than back to front – it’s a real wide green and the right side, which will have two pin positions, is over water all the way while the middle section will have one pin position. The left section is only 10 yards deep and probably 8 yards wide, which makes it a green within a green. There’s a lot of trouble on this hole so you’re always happy with a par.
Hole 17
Par 3 | 195 Yards | 178 Meters
The 17th can be a 5 iron to a back pin or a 7 iron to a front pin. The first 20 yards of the green is quite wide and offers birdie chances, but when you get to the back section, where there is going to be two-three flags, it gets a lot harder as the green is around 12 yards wide and 20 yards deep. It’s a real small green with a run-off left that trickles down towards the water and a big bunker on the right half waiting for you. It’s a really tricky tee shot to the back-left section of the green, so you’ll be more than happy with a three here.
Hole 18
Par 5 | 620 Yards | 567 Meters
The 18th is a jigsaw puzzle to say the least, with the creek running up the centre. If you are long enough, you can bang it up the right side but it’s a 280 yard carry. Normally off the back tee you are just hitting it short of the two bunkers up the left-hand side, as it really is a three-shot hole. From there you would hit something in the region of a four iron up the right-side fairway to set up your approach to the three-section green with a false front. The front section of the green is quite wide but there is a tier that runs left to right in the middle of the green and a 30-yard carry to the back left section, which plays like a green inside the green! So, finding the right plateau is essential once again.
Off the front tee you are looking to make birdie, but there is a lot of trouble on this hole and sixes, sevens and eights aren’t uncommon. You must do your homework to pick your way through this jigsaw finishing hole.
