A dog-leg right hole with mature trees mapping out the dog-leg. An errant tee shot into these trees’ spells bogey or worse. With approximately 211 metres to the apex of the corner from the men’s tee, a tee shot left of centre opens the corner. Too far left sees more tree trouble. Past the corner, a straight shot to the long, narrow green, guarded by bunkers left and right. Don’t overshoot as there is a drop off at the back of the green.
A large old pine tree is the corner of the dog-leg left 3rd hole. A straight tee shot across the road is required to be middle fairway. A tee shot too long will also find trees which line the end of the fairway. Club selection from the tee is key to position. Once clearing the dog-leg, bunkers surrounding the green create an opening this is best approached from the right side of the fairway.
Picturesque by its views, but treacherous if not accurate.
A longer par 3 with water all along the left side. Bunkers left and right protect the green, so an accurate tee shot is required. A prevailing breeze will often be from across the bay.
The par 4 5th measuring 414m is the hardest hole on the course, purely for its length. A good tee shot to the middle of the fairway will see you over the slight crest, showing the hole bends slightly. Fairway bunkers up the left-hand side are designed to trap the longer hitters off the par 5 14th, if they are carried this hole plays as a birdie opportunity. Sand traps left and right of the green mean an accurate approach is a must, while there is little trouble front and back.
After teeing off from the ‘chute’ the fairway opens up to a generous size. An OOB runs the length of the fairway so don’t stray left. The best approach shot to the green is from slightly right of centre fairway. The green is guarded by bunkers left and right. A drop-off at the back can have your ball run to the OOB fence on the right side of the green
The longest hole on the course. What you see is what you get with the tee shot. Placement of the second shot is the key to this hole. Stay left of centre for the optimum shot to the green, avoiding the trees and bunker that can capture your second shot. If you haven’t made the crest, look for the marker amongst the trees at the back of the green to have an aiming point. The green has a narrow opening, with deep bunkers left and right standing sentinel over the green, so if you’re going to miss, miss short and left, enabling a trouble-free approach
A par 3 that bites! Tee shot must carry to avoid the heavily protected green. Bunkers front and sides are visually daunting, so if you can’t carry the green, best option is to lay-up and chip on. The 8th green has the most movement with alignment, so line your putt carefully.
A single fairway bunker up the left-hand side and trees all the way down the right means an accurate drive to the corner is imperative for an easy approach to a green guarded left and right by bunkers as well as a false front. The green angles from back to front, meaning any putt or chip from above the hole is difficult to stop close.