Hole 5

DD : Hole 5 ; This par 4 plays down the hill and back up to an elevated green set against the slope. The hole is flanked on the drive by a mixture of native tree species some of which are existing on site. The view in the backround will be over the sites main water features and over the rest of the course as this tee is one of the highest spots on the golf course.

There is a swale that is placed in the fairway to reward the golfer who hits it over the left edge of the first bunker. The best line into the green will be given to the golfer who can carry the right hand bunker as the angle of the green will open up to the right side. The complete hole will be visible to the golfer from the tee making the angle of the green and bunkering visible.

The green is set into the slope on the right of the hole and the design of the green is intended to blend with the slope by creating a tiered system on the green that gives the impression of the green falling down the slope and it falls away steeply on the left side of the green. Remembering that the golfer would have been able to see the green surface from the tee but maybe not as they play their approach shot (depending where they drove to). The green has three bunker at the front set into the steep face that will be intimidating on the approach and will foreshorten the approach. The bunker back right will flare up the side of the slope and in intended to be visiblt on the approach visiually tightening the target area.

I anticipate using this hole as my detail hole.