The Perth Golf Course-
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Hole 1: Par 3 |
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Presents a
tame dog leg to the right. Favour the let side of the fairway off the tee
to avoid the pond and trees that come into play on the right. Traps right
and left protect a very small 1890 original green.
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Hole 2:
Par 4 |
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This hole
plays longer than the posted yardage. Both trees and water are in play if
you wander to the right. It is better to be short than long to the green
which has traps on three sides.
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Hole 3: Par 3 |
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This island green
provides a scenic view over the Tay River as it rushes past the tee. Be
careful. The Tay is also hidden behind the green even though it is not
noticeable from the tee.
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Hole 4: Par 4 |
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The smart play for this
dog leg right hole is to play an iron to the 100 yard marker. The green is
also accessible over the trees with a driver. However, the risk is
extremely high and the reward low.
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Hole 5: Par 4 |
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A narrow, straight
forward par four with trouble right and a large fairway bunker left. A
well-placed drive is crucial. The long, elevated green is protected by
bunkers. Over the back is “jail”.
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Hole 6: Par 4 |
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A dog leg right that
can bring Lake Baxter into play off the tee. Favour the left-center of the
fairway to avoid the Lake as you set up to play a 100-125 yard approach to
carry the lake to reach a menacingly sloping green protected by two yawning
bunkers.
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Hole 7: Par 5 |
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Swinging slightly
right, this par five is reachable in two. Left-center is preferred off the
tee. The two bunkers left are reachable off the tee. A roller-coaster
green presents many three putt opportunities.
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Hole 8: Par 3
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An original 1890 hole
that stands the test of time. A narrow second tier has been added to the
green. Traps left and right swallow errant shots. Blue pin placements
invite disaster over the back.
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Hole 9: Par 4 |
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Trees left and a long
pond right present a narrow landing area for the drive. Short drives leave
a long second shot to a steeply sloped green with a flat plateau on the back
third. Pars are well earned.
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Hole 10: Par 4 |
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Ponds left and right
and trees right invite conservative tee shots that create a long second shot
to a crowned green that is challenging to hold. Flying the trees right, can
bring high rewards but can bring the right hand pond into play.
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Hole 11: Par 3 |
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A tough par three with
a huge left to right sloping green protected left and rear by sand traps.
Well-placed mounds in front of the green obscure all but the top half for
many pin placements.
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Hole
12: Par 4 |
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A narrow
landing area requires careful placement off the tee to the right center of
the left pond. Trees left and right line the fairway. A challenging,
left-sloping green sits above the fairway
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Hole 13: Par 5 |
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A elevated landing area
favours left-center tee shots to avoid trouble on the right. A long, narrow
fairway funnels shots to an elevated green protected short by a pond left
and sand traps on both sides.
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Hole
14: Par 4 |
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Avoid
the hidden pond on the right off the tee and the trees to the left. The
large front to back sloping green invites aggressive approach shots.
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Hole 15: Par 3 |
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A challenging par three
flanked on the right by the Tay river. A pond left is a hazard for errant
tee shots. Often played into the prevailing wind, proper club selection
requires careful consideration.
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Hole 16: Par 4 |
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A sneaky, sharp
dog-leg to the right with a small landing area focused on the 150 marker.
Mounds left, trees right and a large waste bunker to the right are best
avoided. Bump and run to the green that slopes away to the back.
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Hole 17: Par 5 |
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A generous
landing area off the tee leads to a gentle dog-leg right with hidden, tight
and hilly landing areas. Approach shots must carry an elevated slope to a
blind green that slopes front to back.
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Hole 18: Par 4
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Picturesque but
demands accuracy off the tee with trouble both right and left. A good drive
leaves a short approach to a 2-tiered green. Overshooting the green invites
penalty strokes. |
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