Hole 9
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"The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short puts
because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining
meadows" - PG Wodehouse, Ordeal by Golf.


For men, the Ninth is the only par five on the course. Low
markers can aim right and expect their drive to clear the ridge
210 metres from the tee and roll well down the other side,
leaving them a chance of reaching the green in two. Average
golfers should hit their drive to the left (aim for the large pine
beyond the ridge). Drives up the middle often roll across to the
right side of the fairway, where trees block the second shot.

Ideally, that second shot should finish on the right-hand side of the
fairway, 90 to 100 metres from the green. 

 

This leaves a pitch shot over the hidden bunker lying short of the green on the right-hand side. Alternatively, play a pitch and run through the gap to the left of the bunker.

Pin position is important on the Ninth, as this green is more
than 35 metres long, with severe undulations. Unless the pin is in
the easier central swale position, two putts are a good result.

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View from tee


View from green

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