Hole Descriptions (1-9)
HOLE 1
MEN Par 4 | 287m | Index 12 WOMEN Par 4 | 273m | Index 12
A short par 4 that offers risk and reward for the longer hitter however 3 bunkers not visible from the tee, left, centre and right and a penalty area all the way down the right await a miss hit. The alternative is to lay up short of the fairway bunker which leaves a mid-iron to a difficult green with a ridge running through the middle of it.
HOLE 2
MEN Par 3 | 154m | Index 14 WOMEN Par 3 | 141m | Index 16
A great par 3 that has some demons not visible from the tee and a very undulating green with savage drop offs at the front, left hand side and over the back. Bunkers also protect the right hand side of the green. Middle of the green and two putts should always be the plan.
HOLE 3
MEN Par 4 | 361m | Index 6 WOMEN Par 4 | 346m | Index 2
A strong Par 4 that plays into the prevailing Winter Westerly. A good drive will leave you with a mid-iron shot to the green. A large collection area will grab anything to the right of the green. The green is also quite long with plenty of break, try and finish below the hole.
HOLE 4
MEN Par 4 | 364m | Index 2 WOMEN Par 4 | 328m | Index 4
Another strong par 4 which in Summer plays into the North East sea breeze. A drive up the left side will give you the best angle to the green which slopes from front to back with a nasty bunker protecting it short right and two grass bunkers left of the green. There is also a penalty area short and left of the green. The safest place on the green is towards the back where it widens and flattens.
HOLE 5
MEN Par 5 | 440m | Index 10 WOMEN Par 5 | 383m | Index 8
A solid par 5 with OOB guarding the length of the hole on the right. Missing the fairway traps off the tee is a must. The longer hitters can have a go at the green but watch for the bunkers either side of the green and penalty area short left of the green. Shorter hitters should aim to be around 100 metres from the green which will give a good look down the putting surface. An accurate distance to the flag is important as this green is very long.
HOLE 6
MEN Par 3 | 114m | Index 18 WOMEN Par 3 | 110m | Index 18
This hole is a great test for a short par 3, measuring just 114 metres. The green is also much smaller than normal for this course but built up which leaves a tricky up and down if you miss the putting surface. If you miss the green long expect to make a bogey at best if you don’t go out of bounds.
HOLE 7
MEN Par 4 | 326m | Index 16 WOMEN Par 4 | 310m | Index 14
A shortish slight dog leg right par 4 where two bunkers about 100m from the green await the long hitters. OOB the length of the hole on the right is there as well. The green is protected by bunkers left and right of the green. A wedge in for the longer hitters or a good chip and run down the slope for the shorter players will give you a great chance of scoring well on this hole.
HOLE 8
MEN Par 3 | 189m | Index 8 WOMEN Par 3 | 162m | Index 10
A strong par 3 from the back especially into a westerly wind. Once again OOB runs the length of the hole on the right. The green and surrounds were recently remodelled with a deep bunker left and right. The putting surface is tilted from back to front and any over-clubbing will result in a treacherous chip from below green level over a mound at the back onto a green running away from you. Middle of the green is a good option for most pin positions.
HOLE 9
This is a temporary PAR 4 hole whilst the 9th green is under re-construction.
