The second hole affords a gently sloping downhill shot . We all felt that the bunkers were incredibly well placed to catch the mid handicapper . It ’ s a dog-leg right . Watch out for the right bunker as it ’ s a beast to get out of . I thankfully landed my third shot short and managed to chip within three yards of the hole . I needed a miracle to avoid a 6 but I didn ’ t get one . Two putts and I came off with a six . The greens were playing magnificently and pretty quick . It ’ s a struggle to get used to them after a winter of soggy greens . Your game has to change .
On the Third , a dog-leg right , Lefty parred it . A great tee shot that was long and true just bisected the fairway giving him a super approach shot to the green with a 9 iron , and two putts saw him dancing with joy . He should have birdied this one after such a good start .
The 4th . This is a long par 4 at 437 yards and Newby got the second of his three pars . At stroke index 3 this is a tough hole and I scraped a five , which was hugely disappointing . I ’ d read up on the holes on the web site and it said this about this long par 4 , “ Don ’ t go left , trees await ” I should have listened !
The 5th hole . I really don ’ t want to write about this one . I ’ m sure it ’ s a good hole . Aren ’ t the trees nice at this time of year ?
6th . Newby thought he had nailed it but the green narrowed alarmingly and his shot went slightly left which left him a nasty downhill chip from out of the rough . The chip didn ’ t go as planned and the ball refused to get up to the green in sufficient distance to get another par . Lefty went into the bunker . In fact I ’ m sure he was the only player to do so which is unusual because we all catch one normally .
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