Designed by American Golf Course
designer, Joseph Lee, we have here a subtle combination
of carefully crafted holes, with pleasant, undulating
fairways, vicious dog-legs, and, particularly on the
second 9, a variety of water hazards which, ironically,
while adding to the natural beauty of the course.
The opening hole is an impressive par 5. You need a
good drive and second shot, but the crunch comes with
the approach. You have to carry an impressive array
of bunkers to find the stepped green. And that's the
least of your worries because the green slopes to its
front, creating huge borrows, with the step to complicate
the line.
The par 4 fifth strikes terror for even the staunchest
player! Yes, the tee is nicely elevated, but overhanging
trees on the left narrow the line of the drive which
must carry the lake in front of you. It's about 160
metres. If you are lucky enough to strike the ball well,
there are bunkers behind the landing area, to be avoided.
The approach shot must carry encroaching fingers of
the lake, to find a generous green which is inclined
towards you. Somehow it's always difficult to have complete
faith in the distance markers at this hole! It is however
a great hole and well worth a glance back over your
shoulder to fix it in the mind's eye.
The second nine starts off with a fairly straightforward
par 5. However, it categorically belies the demands
for accuracy made by this nine. The par 5 fifteenth
is a hop, skip and jump hole. It needs a good drive,
equally as good second shot, accurate approach to the
forward-sloping green. Water intersects and lies to
the right of the fairway. The chances of a penalty shot
here are pretty strong if you aren't able to carry the
water. Just keep you head down…
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