| Venue | Promoter | ||||||
| FINNISH CHALLENGE Kytäjä Golf Kytäjäntie 1265, 05720 Hyvinkää Finland Tel: + 358 (0)19 456 5700 Fax: + 358 (0)19 456 5750 Website: www.kytajagolf.fi Location: 65km North of Helsinki Nearest Airport: Helsinki (approx. 60km) Entries Close: Thursday 19th July | | Petri Peltoniemi General Secretary Finnish Golf Union Radiokatu 20 00093 SLU Helsinki Finland Tel: + 358 500 840 912 Email: petri.peltoniemi@golf.fi Website: www.golf.fi |
Greens
Type of grass - Velvet Bent
Height of cut - 2mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 11'
Any specific comments - big, undulating greens
Fairways
Type of grass - Blue grass and Bent grass varieties
Height of cut - 10mm
General width and contouring - generous width
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bent grass
Height of cut - 4mm
Rough
Type of grass - Fescue, Blue grass
Height of cut - semi 32mm, intermediate 64mm, rough 80mm
Weather
Weather in advance - raining last month
Forecast for tournament - cloudy with some possible showers
Course
Opened - 2003
Course designer - Thomas McBroom
General playability - excellent
Undulating / flat - undulating front nine with more trees
Tree lined / exposed - flatter terrain on back nine, less trees
Many / few water hazards - few
Other features
- Typical features of the south east course include wide fairways, deep bunkers and expansive greens
- Boldly shaped and multifaceted greens which are often elevated with false fronts
| Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 449 | 411 | 10 | 3 | 177 | 162 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | 536 | 490 | 11 | 4 | 460 | 421 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 177 | 162 | 12 | 4 | 439 | 401 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 589 | 539 | 13 | 4 | 367 | 336 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 305 | 279 | 14 | 5 | 557 | 509 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 224 | 205 | 15 | 4 | 480 | 439 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 414 | 379 | 16 | 3 | 226 | 207 | |||||
| 8 | 4 | 471 | 431 | 17 | 4 | 379 | 347 | |||||
| 9 | 3 | 196 | 179 | 18 | 5 | 517 | 473 | |||||
| Out | 35 | 3361 | 3075 | In | 36 | 3602 | 3295 | |||||
| 71 | 6963 | 6370 |