Golf Course

Hole #2

A good challenging hole for all standards. Like many great golf holes, it is not the length that makes them great. The tee shot should be hit 180 metres to 220 metres, as close to the right-hand fairway bunker as possible. The further you go the tighter the fairway becomes. If the tee shot is played up the left-hand side you will be blocked out from seeing the green and your approach will have to be played over tall pine trees guarding the green. The two tiered green is well bunkered and rewards good shots. Beware of OOB all the way down the left-hand side.

Hole #3

A tough Par 4, which normally plays into the wind making it a struggle for many golfers to get home in regulation. A good draw shot from the tee can gain you valuable distance for a long to mid iron shot to an elevated two-tiered green. Fairway bunkers on the left-hand side will keep you honest. Bunkering 40 metres short right and left of the green will penalise the poor lay up and green side bunkers on the left make you consider your options. It is rare to see players through the back of this green as it is deceptively long approach. The putting surface is normally quick with the slope.

Hole #4

Another strong Par 4, thankfully playing the opposite direction to the third, so that you are not confronted with two long holes both playing into the wind. This hole dog-legs left at the 220 metre to 230 metre mark from the tee. It entices players to "have a go" from the tee and then penalises the poor shot harshly on both sides of the fairway.

Once you are on the fairway your challenge does not ease. You are confronted with a bunker 20 metres short right of the green. With a swale behind it and a deep bunker left leaving a tough shot to a green sloping away from you. Another hole where you feel Par is a good score.

Hole #5

The first of four very good Par 3's on the Course. A pretty hole with water short left to attract your attention. But hopefully not your ball from a sharp sloping two-tiered green that has bunkers surrounding it ready to take the errant shot. It is prudent to take plenty of club to avoid pressing - allowing a smooth swing to be made. Beware the teeing ground can be sheltered from the wind and many players see well struck shots pushed into bunkers from an invisible breeze. Get your Par and be proud.

Hole #6

The key to success on the sixth is hitting the fairway with your tee shot. The narrow fairway sweeps around to the right but slopes to the left. The further you go, the tighter it gets. The green is large but has a deep bunker left, and steep hollow on the right running down into pine trees. The right-hand bunker is well short of the green and combined with another hollow short of the green many golfers tend to under-club their approach shot. This is a hole where many players anticipate a Birdie but finish with a Bogey.

Hole #7

This is a good chance for strong hitters to let it rip. The driving area is wide but players still find a way of hitting into the fairway bunkers on either side of the fairway. Beware the tee is angled to push you to the right-hand bunkers. The elevated two-tiered green is reachable for some and will reward good shots but punish any approach that is off line. It is surrounded by bunkers and swales that create many challenges.

Most players will prefer to approach the green with 50 metre to 120 metre shot best played from the right-hand side of the fairway. This green has its highest tier on the left-hand half of the green and care should be taken to try to be hitting your first putt from on the same tier as the flag. A good Birdie opportunity, but there are more Bogey's than Birdies.

Hole #8

Another beautifully set Par 3 that can be played with so many differently shaped shots. The green slopes from back left to front right with a tier running diagonally across the green from the front left to the back right. Any shot that misses the target to the left is going to be challenging whether it finds the bunker or not. The right-hand bunker is slightly short of the green but still claims many victims. Missing the green long or right will leave you with a difficult chip or pitch. Good play can be well rewarded here.

Hole #9

A Par 4 dog-leg left with a bunker 200 metres from the tee on the left corner which creates a challenging tee shot.It is generally better to miss the fairway to the right than on the left. Once on the fairway, club selection on the second shot is all important, as the green is huge and it is frequently three putted. Failure to hit the green will probably find you in a one of the four surrounding bunkers. Like the sixth, the ninth is easy to make a Bogey when a Birdie is anticipated.

Hole #10

Another dog-leg left. Ideally it is easier to hit to all parts of the green from the right centre of the fairway. Because the green is well protected by bunkers left, and with mounds and hollows to the right-hand side, many golfers try to over hit their tee shot to get closer to the green. Par is not a bad score.

Hole #11

A very narrow hole with substantial penalty for missing the fairway on either side. Long hitters often take a fairway wood or iron from the tee for safety. The second shot is played to a sloping green angled from the left to the right with a deep bunker that penalises heavily long left. You rarely see a Par made from the sand on this hole. Good play can be rewarded with Birdies but poor form will be penalised.

Hole #12

Debatebly the best hole on the Course. This hole can be attacked with a driver but the driving area is not wide. A successful tee shot will leave you a challenging shot to a two-tiered green that is only going to reward good play. The longer you are from the tee, the easier the second shot. To get the ball close for a Birdie you will have to hit two good shots. Many a good round has started to unravel on this hole even before players have got to the well bunkered green.

Hole #13

A true test of iron play with the two-tiered green elevated and exposed to any wind. The tee is angled to the right-hand side and the out of bounds fence. Causing many players to miss the green in one of the three bunkers. It is usually one club longer than your first thought.

Hole #14

This hole is rated the hardest on the Course and with good reason. A long drive is required, generally into the wind, to a right angled dog-leg left which is protected by bunkers and trees. Your second will be another long shot to a narrow green with a bunker short right, a bunker left and out of bounds on the right very close to the putting surface. Whether you get home in two or require three shots you will be pleased to make your Par on this tough Par 4.

Hole #15

A challenging dog-leg right well positioned in the sequence of play. After just slogging it out on a brutal hole. You now have to position your tee shot on a wide fairway to have a reasonable shot to the trickiest green on the Course.

Many golfers are still in the "smash it" mode after the last and take little care on getting the ball in the best spot, to then be able to attack. Many pin placements on this green entice the foolhardy, destroying a great score. When then safety of the middle of the sloping green, is the smarter play. A Par here can be very valuable.

Hole #16

The last and longest of the four Par 3's. Usually playing into a left to right wind, it plays every metre of its length. Bunkers short, left and right ensure only good tee shots are rewarded. Putting is on a two-tiered green with plenty of slope. Three is a good score here.

Hole #17

The first of two really long holes to finish. The drive is played over water with a fade as the fairway turns to the right. Many players looking for more length try to carry the pine trees on the right-hand side with a draw but generally find it hard to successfully hit the undulating fairway. The green is slightly elevated with bunkers on both sides and will only accept well struck shots. A Birdie here will probably mean you pick up one or two shots on your fellow competitors.

Hole #18

Strong hitters can get home here in two but generally only down wind. Out of bounds runs down the length of the hole on the left. The driving area is narrow but the fairway opens up for the second shot so you can have a go if you want to. The pin placement will dictate the best angle to come into the green from. On plenty of occasions players have pressed on the second shot and left themselves with difficult third shots to try and make Birdies. I would recommend play for position with your second as the green is well protected with bunkers on both sides.