Course
Opened - 2000
Course Designer – Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Special Features - Plenty of water hazards
General Playability – Will play quite long as there is little roll on the fairways
Undulating/Flat – Fairly flat
Treelined/exposed – Exposed
Many/few water hazards - Plenty of water hazards on the course in play on holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17
Changes to the Course – No changes to the course
Greens
Type of grass - Bermuda Tiff Dwarf
Height of cut - 3.4mm
Speed/stimp reading – 9.6 on the stimp on Monday.
Any specific comments – The aim is to achieve 10.6 by Thursday
Fairways
Type of grass – Bermuda 419
Height of cut – 13mm
General width and contouring - Quite wide as we didn’t have enough time narrow them as the event was only announced 6 weeks ago.
Any specific comments - Little roll as fairways are a bit soft
Tees
Type of grass – Bermuda 419
Height of cut - 10mm
Collars
Type of grass - Bermuda 419
Height of cut – 10mm
Rough
Type of grass – Bermuda 419
Semi-rough - Height of cut – 30mm
Intermediate – Height of cut – N/A
Rough - Height of cut – 60mm / beyond this there are areas of unmaintained long native grass
Any specific comments – Due to late announcement of event and lack of growth the rough isn’t penal
Weather
In advance – Fairly warm (26-28 C)
Forecast for tournament – There is a chance of showers and gusty winds over the weekend)
Other Features
The greens are difficult to read due to grass type. They are also quite small and undulating.
