
Stroke index one and probably justifiably. This is the first of the doglegs on the new nine holes requiring not only the correct distance and shape of drive but also the confidence to hit a long iron or wood into a tight green. The dog leg goes right with the short cut protected by a mound and heavy rough. A drive to the left could run out of fairway and certainly leave a longer approach shot.
The fairway from the driving landing area is shaped between dunes right and left. The green itself is fairly open although there is a slope which will take a slightly wayward approach to the left into a tricky position for a chip back. To the back left is a small bunker. Right hand side of the green is banked with mounds making for a difficult pitch from that side of the green. A very worthwhile par four if achieved. |