Tuesday 21 August 2007
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Wednesday 1 August 2007
SS - Hole 18
SS - Hole 18 : A tough finishing hole, off the tee the player is faced with a series of large cross bunker set a varying lengths off the tee. and a rock face that defends the approach up to the green. The bunkers must be avoided off the tee if the player is to reach the green in two. The bunekrs force the player left off the tee and they are left with a approach of between 140 - 180 yds into an elevated green perched atop a rock face with a ampitheatre style surround to the green. I think very visual hole and green complex will make the finish to the course more memorable.
SS - Hole 17
SS - Hole 17 : This downhill par 3 is set on a perched green that slopes from right to left and then falls away short and left of the green. The front bunkers are angled to create more space short left than there may appear from the tee, Whilst the other bail out is long and right. There alot of undualations around the green although the surface itself remains fairly flat.
SS - Hole 16
SS - Hole 16 : This is another lengthy par 5 playing downwind. The fairway is quite tight and tree lined down the right hand side, and water coming in further up on the left. Accuracy is key off the tee and avoiding the long bunker complex on the left side. The gren is above the players on the approach and the landing area set in three tiers. The player must decide whether to carry the cross bunker at around 230yds carry or lay up short of that and have a full 140yds into this large green surface. The green area is backed bu gorse on the hillside that streches up behind the green and the two bunkers short right of the green will play with the depth perception of the golfer. The green is heavily undulating and falls off to the left and towards water, making the approach shot more demanding.
SS - Hole 15
SS - Hole 15 : This downhill par 3 will often play into a prevailling wind. The green is guarded by a burn short and far right, and by two green side bunkers that frame the green and squeeze the elevated plateau that runs through the centre of the green. With the view of the pentalnd hills in the backround I think this will be one of the more picturesque holes on the back nine.
SS - Hole 14
SS - Hole 14 : This long downhill par 5 has a narrow fairway that slopes from right to left. The LA is guarded by two angled bunkers on the left that need to be carefully negotiated. A long carry over the bunkers will leave around 235yds to the green. playing safe down the right leaves the decision to lay up short of the progressive bunkers on the left at 200yds away or thread your shot between them and the water to leave a short pitch into a three tiered green with water guarding the green left, right and long.
SS - Hole 13
SS - Hole 13 : This uphill par 4 is dominated by the large bunkers right centre of the fairway, the first portion of the fairway is a plateau that falls away before running back up to the elevated green. The player who carries the bunker on the right will kick down into the best position to attack the green. The left hand option leaves the player a tougher approach over the greenside bunker and across the angle of the sloping green. When the wind is blowing it will take alot of shots short and down the slope crossing in front of the green.
SS - Hole 12
SS - Hole 12 : This hole can play par 4 for the top tournaments and par 5 for regular play. The hole is downhill with OB and water down the right. A good drive over the left hand bunkers will kick you into a good spot about 175yds from the green. The safer play down the right may take to green out of reach for most players. The lay up shot must contend with a large bunker 100yds short of the green. The player can decide to go over (and left is a safer side) lay up well back leaving around 120yds to the green. The green is well guarded with a tough pin back right.
SS - Hole 11
SS - Hole 10
SS - Hole 10 : A downhill par 3 that falls away steeply on the left hand side. The green has three tiers and when the wind blows right to left many balls will find their way off the left side of this green. With the green set at this angle I think the green will appear shorter than it is when you get down onto the surface.
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