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Hole #1:
Gentle opening hole with a generous landing area.
Receptive, sloping putting surface allows aggressive
approach shots.
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Hole #2:
Shortest par 4 on the course. Aggressive line off the
tee is over the left edge of the two fairway bunkers.
Conservative strategy is to play a long iron down the
left of the fairway to leave a short pitch into the green.
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Hole #3:
A straight tee shot over the large waste area is required
to avoid trouble on either side of the landing area.
Echelon of cross bunkers at the approach to the green
are deceptive and makes club selection difficult.
Green is set in a classic punchbowl amphitheater.
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Hole #4:
First and longest par 5 on the course. Two long and straight
shots are required to leave a medium length approach shot
into the green.
Avoid the large beach bunker and grassy hollow to the
left of the approach; up and down from here is virtually
impossible.
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Hole #5:
First par 3 of the course. Two cross bunkers in front
of the green make this hole look deceptively short.
It's best to take one more club than you think is needed.
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Hole #6:
A long and challenging par 4 played over water from the
tee.
Avoid low-lying depression to the right of the landing
area to have any chance of reaching the plateau green
in two.
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Hole #7:
First real dog-leg hole on the course. Longer hitters
can challenge the bunkers on the right of the fairway
to shorten the hole, but it requires a 240-yard carry
from the back tee.
The 140-foot putting surface is receptive to long iron
shots.
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Hole #8:
A difficult par 3 into a narrow, undulating green. The
revetted sod bunker carved into the right side of the
green is possibly the most treacherous bunker on the course.
For those who have played the Old Course at St. Andrews,
images of the Road Hole bunker will come to mind.
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Hole #9:
A very open and dynamic par 5.
A straight tee shot and a strategically placed second
shot toward the bunker on the left side of the fairway
will leave the ideal approach shot into a punchbowl green.
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Hole #10:
The back nine opens with a medium-length par 4 that dog-legs
left around two fairway bunkers.
The elevated landing area provides a clear view of the
green and a deep, greenside bunker.
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Hole #11:
The longest par 3 on the course has all the hallmarks
of a classic short hole.
The tee shot is played over an undulating, sandy waste
area to a partially hidden green guarded by three deep,
revetted bunkers.
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Hole #12:
A brace of strongly defined bunkers frame the right side
of the fairway on this picturesque par 4. Out of bounds
runs the length of the hole on the left.
A small, challenging pot bunker is nestled into the front
left side of the green.
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Hole #13:
A medium-length par 5 flanked by undulating terrain.
The hole is a sharp dog-leg left with visually intimidating
cross bunkering at both landing areas.
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Hole #14:
The shortest par 4 on the back nine. The tee shot is
played to an elevated landing area with severe bunkering
down the right side. The approach shot is partially blind.
A large, receptive putting surface is closely protected
by four revetted bunkers in front and two bunkers on either
side.
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Hole #15:
This par 4 is a visually striking hole. The tee shot
is played over a deep, low-lying, sandy waste area to
a landing area flanked on either side by bunkers.
A long, accurate approach shot is required here to find
the putting surface.
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Hole #16:
A long par 5 played over a gentle and subtly contoured
fairway.
The large cross bunker at the second landing area protects
and defines the approach to the green.
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Hole #17:
A stunning par 3 signature hole played over water to
a peninsula green guarded by two demanding pot bunkers
and a large free-form bunker to the right.
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Hole #18:
A tremendous par 5 finishing hole that defines the term
"risk-reward."
Classic cross bunkering, a beach bunker, a rock-walled
peninsular green, revetted bunkering and an approach shot
over water provide all the ingredients for a memorable
and challenging final hole.
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