Course Guide
Hole 15
No 13: Par 5 – Mens: 470 m. Ladies: 430 m No 15: Men Par 4 - 408 m. Ladies Par 5 379 m
Thirteen is a long par 5 sweeping right with hospital grounds
this side all the way to the green providing an OOB hazard
to be wary of. Again the green is narrow with two nasty deep
bunkers on the left so err right if you need to play safe. Long
hitters must be careful off the tee. Hitting it too long and
straight will put you in the trees. Hole fifteen is a great hole – one which I doubt many players
will reach off the tee in two. Measuring 409 metres off the
back markers, you have water off the tee on the right. This
water hazard is a beautiful lake, home of ducks and other water
fowl. The clubhouse bar will watch you attempt to negotiate
the fast green. Even if your tee shot is long off the tee you have
a huge second shot to the green that is set in the hill with a
steep climb at its front. You are advised to take one club more
than the distance suggests to allow for this incline. Par this one
and shout yourself a drink!
No 14: Par 3 – Mens: 134m. Ladies: 120 m
Hole fourteen is short but is surrounded by three large bunkers
with a deep bunker at the front so be long in preference to
a shot from the sand. Check the wind before selecting your
club. Take enough to carry the front bunker, the hardest on the
course to escape. Plenty of room at the back of the green.
Hole 18
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No 16: Par 3 – Mens: 133 m. Ladies 109 m
Back at the top of the hill awaits a magnificently picturesque
par three. Overlooking the beach and ocean beyond, you hit
down hill to a rolling green only 130 metres away. The vertical
drop is some 15 metres from the back marker and it is great
to hit your lofted club skyward watching your ball (hopefully)
plop on the green below. This hole is made hard by firstly the
wind and secondly by the green that runs diagonally from
right bottom to left top, dotted with three bunkers. Putting
is a nightmare with more ups and downs than a ski resort so
best be near the pin to limit putting strokes to two. Avoid the
bunker on the right – it’s as deep as they come!