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