Course
Opened – 1993
Course Designer – Arnold Palmer
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 - None
Greens
Type of grass - PENCROSS with some POA
Height of cut - 2.5 mm
Speed/stimp reading – 10.8 Monday
Any specific comments – Average in size
Fairways
Type of grass – Mix Ryegrass / Poa
Height of cut – 12mm
General width and contouring – 23 yards in average
Any specific comments - Most of doglegs are right-to-left
Tees
Type of grass – Pencross
Height of cut - 8 mm
Any specific comments - No
Collars
Type of grass - Pencross
Height of cut – 8 mm
Any specific comments - No
Rough
Type of grass – Mix Ryegrass / Poa
Semi-rough - Height of cut – 32mm
Intermediate Height of cut – 55mm
Rough - Height of cut – 120mm
Any specific comments – Very consistent.
Weather
In advance – Some rain in previous weeks.
Forecast for tournament – Very unsettled. Some rain and small chances of thunderstorms expected through the week.