Greens
Type of grass - Bent / Poa
Height of cut - 3.2mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10' 6
Any specific comments - Many of the greens have significant slopes and this will present the most severe element of the test on this golf course.
Fairways
Type of grass - Bent / Fescue
Height of cut - 12mm
General width and contouring - Average but many with slope that effectively reduces the width.
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bent
Height of cut - 8mm
Rough
Type of grass - Rye / Fescue
Height of cut - semi 25mm, intermediate 57mm, rough 83mm
Any specific comments - Not that penal – designed to be this way given the amateur element to this event over the first 2 days.
Weather
Weather in advance - Relatively mild - light rain
Forecast for tournament - Mostly overcasy with some rain - reasonably mild
Course
Opened - 1992
Course designer - Robert Trent Jones Snr
Special Features - Greens with extensive slope
General playability - Botyh courses are not long in professional stamdards so scoring will be good
Undulating / flat - undulating - The clubhouse is pretty much the highest part of the venue with the courses sloping downhill from this point
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined on some parts of the course - very open in others
Many / few water hazards - a good few water hazards that will come into play
Other features
This event is played over two courses on the first two days with a 'pro-am' format in addition to the regular stroke play element. The event will be played over just the Marly Course on the weekend with the leading 65 professionals and ties making the cut.
