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Course Information

Course

Opened - 1996

Course Designer – Jack Nicklaus

Special Features - Outside maintained rough you have long white whispy grass

General Playability – Very good course to play. Good play rewarded

Undulating/Flat – Flat course

Treelined/exposed – Very exposed course

Many/few water hazards – Water hazards on 50 % of the holes

Changes to the Course – None

Greens

Type of grass - Bent & POA

Height of cut – 2.5mm

Speed/stimp reading – 11’ 10”

Any specific comments -

Fairways

Type of grass – POA & Fescue

Height of cut – 12mm

General width and contouring - Tight Fairways in landing area

Any specific comments -

Tees

Type of grass – Rye Grass & POA

Height of cut - 9 mm

Collars

Type of grass - Rye Grass & POA

Height of cut – 9 mm

Rough

Type of grass – Rye Grass & POA

Semi-rough - Height of cut – 32mm

Intermediate – Height of cut – 64mm

Rough - Height of cut – 100mm

Any specific comments – Very consistent and uniformed

Weather

In advance – Hot and dry.

Forecast for tournament – Up to Friday warm and dry.

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