HOLE BY HOLE GUIDE
HOLE 9
BACK TEES DISTANCE : 323 YDS
MEDAL TEES DISTANCE : 306 YDS
CLUB TEES DISTANCE : 302 YDS
LADIES TEES DISTANCE : 274 YDS
PAR : 4
SI : 16
WATER :
Greenside pond. Should only come into play if you've a shocking approach or if you go for the green in 1. You're dicing with a wet one if you have the guts to go for it.
OUT OF BOUNDS :
None
BUNKERS :
There's a small bunker on the front left of the green as you enter it. This tightens up the green entrance.
TREES :
There's a handful on the right hand side in the driving line for going to the green in one. There's a couple on the left but shouldn't come into play. There's a tree nicely positioned in front of the left hand side of the water as your looking at it from the tee.
TEE SHOT :
You have 2 choices here. The first, play it safe and lay up to the left of the pond and hit a relatively easy approach with possibly a wedge. The second option is to go straight for the green. It's about 275 yards from the club tees to the front of the green. One possible positive is that there's a bit of a get out area to the right if you miss hit it. Bear in mind that if you go too far right you'll have to give a shout to the lads on the first tee.
APPROACH SHOT :
Assuming you've taken the easy option it's not a bad entry. If your going to lay up then hit it long to take the water out of it. The entrance is relatively tight but you won't have to hit too long an approach.
GREEN OVERVIEW :
There's a bit of a ridge in the middle of the green. The lowest part of the green is the very front. The highest is back right but the back left is low enough also. The ridge goes from the back middle diagonally slightly to the right.
OVERALL TIPS :
Take your choice here. If you don't have the distance aim it left of the pond and give it a good whack to take the pond out of play for your approach or else it could be a tricky one. It shouldn't be a long shot so a wedge into the green here nice and high should do the job. Keep an eye on the pin and keep it on the same level if you can. This is certainly one of the easy ones.