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Course Guide Hole 5 Hole 5. Par 4. 376 metres. Hole 7. Par 3. 143 metres. A difficult par 4 where the best play is a well-placed drive, short of the fairway bunkers. Being left of centre with your tee-shot provides the ideal approach to this fairly shallow green. Your second shot requires a precise long iron, hybrid or fairway wood keeping in mind the bunkers guard the front of the green and Manly Lagoon is immediately through the green. The second of the par 3’s is relatively short but its unique feature of having no bunkers’ combined with a tricky green makes this one of the toughest holes on the course. Any shot that missed the green on either side will challenge even the best short game players. Hole 8. Par 4. 351 metres. Hole 6. Par 4. 388 metres. One of the more challenging tee-shots in a left to right breeze. Finding the trees on the right is easy enough and not a good result – left of centre is your best line. Your second shot is a mid to long iron, or fairway wood. Avoid being overly long or left where there’s more water – your best option is short of the green, running on. Hole 6 8 www.manlygolf.com.au From this picturesque tee-box, the ideal drive is left of centre avoiding the long water hazard running parallel to the fairway on the right, and the fairway bunkers located in the centre. The golden rule with your approach shot is to ensure you take enough club to carry the water hazard as this green slopes from back to front and any shot short will finish in the water.