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A slight
dogleg to the left, this is one of the shorter par 4’s,
but it is also one of the most distinctive drive-and-pitch holes
a golfer could wish for.
From the landing area on the left side of the fairway only a
short iron is needed but the green is protected by a ‘bunker
in the sky’ - a Cork Oak tree on the right front side of
the green.
When the pin is partially behind the tree, the shot becomes much
more difficult. But even the left-hand side demands accuracy,
as there are traps back and front. The green is fairly small, has
a ridge down the middle, and slopes gently from front to back.
At the 5th Green the Cork Oak in the right
foreground is graphically described by Robert Trent Jones as
his ‘bunker in the sky’.
It imposes a narrow entrance to the green and it requires a precise
placement of the tee shot, even though the 5th fairway is one
of the widest on the golf course.
Tee distance
are in RED
Green Front distances are in BLACK
All distances are shown in metres Map courtesy of Strokesaver. Copyright DuCann Marketing (UK)
Ltd.
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