Course
Opened – 2000
Course Designer – Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Special Features - Plenty of water hazards
General Playability - Fairways are quite generous
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 – New tees on holes 6 &14, new fairway bunkers on hole 18 and trees have been planted on strategic places on holes 6, 8,12
Greens
Type of grass - TiF DWARF BERMUDA
Height of cut - 3.2mm
Speed/stimp reading – 9.6
Any specific comments – The aim is to achieve 10.0 by Thursday
Fairways
Type of grass – Bermuda 419
Height of cut – 13mm
General width and contouring – Quite wide
Any specific comments - The ball doesn’t roll a lot on these fairways due to grass type.
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 – 25mm
Intermediate – Height of cut – N/A
Rough - Height of cut – Height of cut – 65MM / beyond this there are areas of unmaintained long native grass
Any specific comments – The rough isn’t too penal as the course is coming out of winter and good growth has just started. However it is more penal then last year.
Weather
In advance – Fairly warm (26-28 C)
Forecast for tournament – Calm & sunny from Thursday onwards
Other Features
The greens are difficult to read due to grass type. They are also quite small and undulating.
