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Greens

Type of grass - Bent and Poa

Height of cut - 2.5mm

Speed / stimpmeter reading - 12'

Any specific comments - Firm

Fairways

Type of grass - Poa and Rye grass

Height of cut -12mm

General width and contouring - Tight fairways in landing area

Tees / collars

Type of grass - Rye grass and Poa

Height of cut - 9mm

Rough

Type of grass - Rye grass and Poa

Height of cut - semi 32mm, intermediate 64mm, rough 90mm

Any specific comments - Very consistent, uniform and penal

Weather

Weather in advance - Very dry summer with a few days of rain the week prior to the event

Forecast for tournament - Dry and cool with the odd shower

Course

Opened - 1996

Course designer - Jack Nicklaus

Special features - Outside the maintained rough, you have long white wispy grass

General playability - Very good course to play where good play is rewarded

Undulating / flat - Flat course

Tree lined / exposed - Exposed

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

Changes to the course - None

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