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The
Championship Course
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A hole by hole description
FIRST HOLE - First - Par 4, 331 yards. A relatively easy
opening to the round. Bunkers guard the entrance to the green on either
side, and a well placed tee shot simplifies the approach. SECOND HOLE - Ord - Par 3, 177 yards. Plateau green (one
of many) with steep fall on both sides and rear. Two deep bunkers guard
front of green, with a grassy mound between, which diverts s short shot
into either bunker. THIRD HOLE - Earls Cross - Par 4, 414 yards. Fairway
slopes from left to right, with mound in centre to carry drive into
one of three bunkers on right edge of fairway. Ridge with bent grass
crosses fairway 30 yards short of green, which slopes from left to right.
Bunker at left of entrance and another 6 or 7 yards right of middle
of green. Long grass at back of green. FOURTH HOLE - Achinchanter - Par 4, 427 yards. Fairway
again slopes from left to right. On right there is a steep fall of 10ft.
to rough grass between 4th and adjacent fairway. Whin bushes all along
left of fairway. Plateau green guarded by two bunkers on left and two
at foot of slope on right. Undulating green sloping sharply on right
and rear into long grass. FIFTH HOLE - Hilton - Par 354 yards. Fairway is 40ft.
below tee level. Hillside on left is covered with bent and whins. Slight
slope on fairway from left to right where there are three bunkers and
several mounds from 7 to 10ft. covered with rough grass. Plateau green
is kidney shaped and guarded by bunkers on front slope. Sharp fall on
right of green to bare lie, and slope at rear into long grasses. Two
bunkers on left of green with grassy hollow between. Position of flag
dictates best line from tee. SIXTH HOLE - Whinny Brae - Par 3, 163 yards. Plateau
green built into hillside. Thick whins on hillside on left, also 3 bunkers
on left edge of green. Large bunker at right of slope at entrance to
green. Steep fall of 12ft. at rear and right of green. SEVENTH HOLE - Pier - Par 4, 463 yards. Heather and whins
on left of fairway, and whins on right. Two bunkers on left at drive
length. Bunkers on left and right guarding green. Whins 10 yards from
putting surface on left and long grass at rear. EIGHTH HOLE - Dunrobin - Par 4, 396 yards. A slightly
dog-leg hole to left with a steep slope diagonally across fairway about
200 yards from tee down to lower level 50ft. below. Grassy and whin
covered quarry on right of fairway at drive length. Green is saucer
shaped and guarded by 4 bunkers one 15 yards short and right of green,
two on left edge and one on right edge. NINTH HOLE - Craiglaith - Par 5, 496 yards. Bent grass
and sandy beach along entire length of left of fairway. Long grass and
whins on right at drive length. Plateau green except at rear. Two bunkers
at foot of slope on right and one on left. Another bunker on left of
green midway along surface. TENTH HOLE - Fuaran - Par 3, 147 yards. Plateau green
except at front where three bunkers guard green at edge of putting surface.
Another bunker at foot of steep slope on left. Sea hazard on left for
hooked tee shot; whin bushes on right for slice. Long grass at foot
of slope to rear of green. Height of slopes 10ft. on left and rear and
6ft. on right. ELEVENTH HOLE - A'chlach - Par 4, 446 yards. Green bordered
on right by shallow grassy gully and on left by steep slope 10ft. deep.
Large bunker at foot of slope on left entrance. Another bunker cuts
slightly into green halfway along on right. TWELFTH HOLE - Sutherland - Par 5, 507 yards. The direction
of the tee shot is important at this dog-leg (R to L) hole. Large grassy
mound left of centre at front of green, and bunker on right presenting
a narrow approach. Green falls away to large grassy hollow beyond and
slightly left of grassy mound at right. THIRTEENTH HOLE - Bents - Par 3, 166 yards. Green guarded
by 7 bunkers and steep fall of 15ft. to a grassy hollow between front
and midway bunkers on right. FOURTEENTH HOLE - Foxy - Par 4, 445 yards. Well named
"Foxy". The only hole without a bunker, it has a plateau green on a
promontory broad on right and narrowing to some 8 or 9 yards on left.
The steep rise at the front of the green varies from 5ft. on the left
to 10ft. on the right. The left of the fairway is a wide expanse of
mounds with bent grassy and mossy patches. Right of the fairway are
several grassy promontories jutting out towards the fairway and guarding
the right of the green. FIFTEENTH HOLE - Stulaig - Par 4, 319 yards. Thick bent
guards left of fairway which has a large grassy mound in the centre
some 18ft. high. Another plateau green with slopes at front and rear.
SIXTEENTH HOLE - High Hole - Par 4, 402 yards. Whins
to right of fairway. Large grassy quarry 50ft. on left of fairway. Steep
slope in fairway at drive length, and green is guarded by several mounds
covered with rough grass. SEVENTEENTH HOLE - Valley - Par 4, 405 yards. Thick whins
on both sides of fairway. Diagonal slope across fairway 180 yards from
tee down to fairway level 40ft. below. Plateau green is some 15ft. above
fairway level at front, and is guarded by a bunker on the left and three
on the right. EIGHTEENTH HOLE - Home - Par 4, 456 yards. Fairway guarded by rough grass on right and whins on left. 30 yards short of green are two bunkers on left and one on right. A shallow grass gully 3ft. deep and 5 yards wide guards front and right of green.
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