Spargo wrote:Playing Flaggy on New Year’s Eve @mighty_tiger_79, will need your cheat sheet at your earliest convenience…
I'd avoid the bunkers. Some have been out of play due to recent storm damage and play as GUR which allows you to change you're approach on that hole. Can update this sat after ambrose.
The 1st is a par 5, trees down the right protecting the houses, that cop a battering on Sunday morning from the social players.
Not the longest par 5 as the old tee box is an overflow carpark area.
Fairway slopes right to left. Anything on fairway here is a good result, get over the hill and the ball gets some good run
I don't fear missing left, generally there is a shot to advance the ball forward.
The second shot is the hardest here. You need to start it up the tree line as it slopes quite severely and quite often get stuck behind a tree on left rough about 80m out. 2 bunkers on right hand side of green
Start with a 6 and it's a solid start.
2nd - Par 4.
I aim at the mounds on the right hand side and let the ball roll back towards middle of the fairway. If going left there are mounds to help protect your ball from the creek
Green has bunkers at the front on either side. The one on the right is slightly short of the green but it's rock hard.
The tee will determine whether a shot at the green is in play or just a lay up.
3rd - par 3
Bunker on the right is short of green and there are some swales to collect you're shot. Bunker on left was out of play yesterday. Another hole that slopes right to left should you land short of the green. Generally end up in that Bunker on left.
4th - par 5 Open up the shoulders here.
Down the left is the creek. Pines on the right which have collected many a ball.
Aim out at the bunker. Fairway slopes right to left. Get level with mounds/Bunker on tee and then you're in business.
2nd shot there's a Bunker about 70m short of green up on the right hand side.
Approaching the green aim out to the right wherever the flag is, green is right to left sloping towards a Bunker & dam.
Par is key here.
5th - Par 4
Get the drive out onto the fairway. Don't miss right can get stuck under trees and miss too far left and can restrict your options.
2 bunkers protect front of the green here.
I play the soft option and go for the bail out option green high on the left hand side.
A 5 here is a good result.
6th - par 4
OB up the right. Fairway slopes right to left and a lot of drives end up back on the 5th or behind a ghost gum....
Another green protected by bunkers either side but there is an opening to run the ball through.
7th - par 3
Over the very full dam.
Just get it over onto dry land.
Bunkers on the right hand side but the bunker on the left gets the most workout.
Take a 51 and move on.
8th - par 5
Need to aim a little left here. Creek down the right. Fairway slopes left to right.
2nd shot in here is crucial. The A grade route is to kick a goal through the gap that has trees on left and Creek down the right.
B grade route is left of the trees along the path.
Bunker runs almost length of green and can kill your score here.
9th - par 3
You will have a big Bunker staring at you, you tweak a little to the left and magnetic trees are there. An easy 8/9i get on green and 2 putt par.
If you can be a couple down after 9 youre travelling ok.
The back 9 for me is far easier.
10th - par 5
Two ways here.
Play it as intended and aim at the 2 gums on the left and fairway will bring it back to middle.
The approach shot here can be played 2 ways now as I found out Saturday.
Fairway front of green has been mowed and balls will feed onto it. Try and keep the approach on the left hand side as balls can disappear quickly to the right.
Alternatively, tee it up and hit over the trees about 150m on the right hand side and let the ball just feed onto 18th fairway.
From there a good 2nd shot will see you near enough to green high and a chip over trees and a putt.
Really need a 5 here.
11th - short par 4 up the hill. Bunkers on left and right.
220mish up hill for the John dalys. Or just poke up a tee shot on fairway and then chip up. Easiest gole on the course.
12th par 4.
Keep this middle left. The front bunker is going to be filled in and is gur. Many errant tee shots leak out into the right into the valley of death.
Bunker on left up at green. Can be a tricky hole depending on pin location.
5 is good here.
13th par 3
Bunker protects 75% of front of green. Pin is normally behind said bunker. Nice little 8-9i should do trick. Generally plays into a headwind.
14th par 3 a longer par 3 . Hardest green on the course, upside down saucer and pin location can make it feel like mini putt
Bunker on right. I normally play driver here off blues.
15th par 4
I look to just get tee shot on fairway at the 150mish marker.
Fairway slopes downhill left to right. Bunker front right was out of play yesterday.
16th par 4
OB on the left. Then on the right if you miss fairway and go down the slope you end up in all sorts.
The key is to find fairway but also far enough to beat the corner for a look at green.
Front right has a Swale.
Down the left of green is bunker.
17th par 4
A hole that just suit me.
Don't snap hook left, it's OB.
The key is to aim at the tree on the right at the beginning of the forest and slope will bring it back to fairway. But you also need to be long enough to best the corner. Can take driver but run the risk of running over mounds into trouble.
Bunker front left is out of play. Approach shot needs to be right of the green and watch it feed in on.
5 for me is a win here.
18th par 5
Off the Whites isn't too bad.
Creek runs down left. Will take a good drive and good 2nd shot to give you a shot at green in 3. Be wary of the hazard encroaching the fairway about 50m from green on left.
Is a very gettable par
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:41 pm