Hole 9

One of the great Sandbelt short holes.

The epitome of a strategic par three which requires no more than an easy seven iron to reach the centre of the green – and that is fine when the pin is in the middle. More common pin placements, however, are short left-centre – just over the front bunker, and back right or back centre.  Pin placement determines the club and shot required and it is important to get the tee shot as close to the pin as possible because a long putt on this severely sloping green can be fraught with difficulty.  A poorly executed attempt to get close to the pin, however, will often lead to a bogey.  Land too close to the left edge and the ball will run off the green and down the steeply sloping surrounds; overshoot and the next shot is a very difficult downhill, breaking chip; and the player short-sided in the right hand green side bunker will more often than not walk away with a four.  The green is situated at the highest point on the property and ball flight can be significantly influenced by wind which may not be noticeable on the relatively sheltered tee.