Course
Opened – 1993
Course Designer – Arnold Palmer
Special Features -
General Playability - a lot of dog – legs right to left
Undulating/ flat - Very flat course
Tree lined/exposed - Exposed course with not many trees in play
Many / few water hazards - There are a lot of Water Hazards coming into play in 12 holes
Changes to the course - 2 new tees on holes 3 and 6
Greens
Type of grass - PENCROSS with some POA
Height of cut - 2.5 mm
Speed/stimp reading – 11.5 ( Monday)
Any specific comments – Average in size
Fairways
Type of grass – Mix Ryegrass/ Poa
Height of cut – 11mm
General width and contouring – Average of 23 yards wide
Any specific comments - Tight fairways, majority of doglegs ( right to left)
Tees
Type of grass – Pencross
Height of cut - 9mm
Any specific comments -
Collars
Type of grass - Pencross
Height of cut – 9mm
Any specific comments -
Rough
Type of grass – Mix Ryegrass / Poa
Semi-rough - Height of cut – 28mm
Intermediate Height of cut – 50mm
Rough - Height of cut – 110mm
Any specific comments – Very consistent
Weather
In advance – Very hot and dry for the 3 previous months.
Forecast - Very unsettled. Rain and thunderstorms expected through the week
