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Hole
1 – Strangs – 301 yards |
| From
the tee, a sight to provide reassurance for that all important
first shot. Looking out towards Dunaverty Rock, there is plenty of
fairway to work with before the hole rises towards the green and
the fairway is crossed by natural low ridges, or strangs.
A precise second
shot is needed to the raised green which sloping gulleys to both
sides and back all designed to collect a wayward shot. Be happy
with par! |
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Hole
2 – Garrach Dhu – 157 yards |
| A
reference to the far end of Dunaverty Beach where the waves roll
in kelp and the sea’s flotsam and jetsam (Gaelic for ‘foul’
or ‘wretched place’). A blind tee-shot to a long narrow green
which slopes left to right means club selection and allowance for
the wind direction are all important. |
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Hole
3 – Scott’s Holme – 279 yards |
| Named
after a regular visitor to the adjacent Machribeg Park who often
helped out in years past with cutting fairways by dragging the
mowers behind his landrover!
A short par four
with a reachable green if the wind is in your favour. Two good
shots will certainly make for a birdie opportunity but woe betide
a slice from the tee which may well end up on Dunaverty beach. |
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Hole
4 – Dunaverty – 162 yards |
| Stroke 18 but don’t
let that fool you. This is a testing hole requiring a precise, or
even lucky, tee shot to a saucer-shaped green hidden in a wee dell
in front of Dunaverty Rock. The rub of the green is most certainly
required here! |
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Hole
5 – Dalmore – 257 yards |
| Facing
towards Dalmore Farm where one of the Club’s founder members,
Andrew ‘Yaddie’ Ronald stayed, this is one of the holes most
exposed to the breezy seaside elements. The tee is raised in front
of Conieglen Burn with Brunerican Beach to your right and deep rough to your
left. Certainly reachable with a fair wind, you’ll need a very
accurate tee shot to make it and don’t say we didn’t warn you
if you fail to reach the short stuff and end up with a bogie or
worse. |
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Hole
6 – Arthur’s Seat – 245 yards |
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A definite signature
hole and the longest par 3 on the course. Again hazards in the
form of beach to the right and rough to the left will penalise any
wayward shot and the undulating fairway will collect any short
drive into various hollows and call for a tricky chip or pitch to
get close to the pin. Most members view a bogie here as good
result. |
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Hole
7 – St Andrews – 180 yards |
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Another awkward par 3
which is usually buffeted by a prevailing right to left cross wind
which will drive a poor tee shot into trouble. A deep gully to the
front of the green conceals Dunaverty’s only bunker (that is if
you don’t count the beaches which come into play on several holes!) and
you’ll need a good shot to get out and onto the green. The green itself is
in the shape of an elongated saucer and the pin is more often than not on
a slope which can certainly bring you into three putt territory |
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Hole
8 – Sanda – 392 yards |
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Looking out from the
tee towards Sanda Island, this dog-leg par 4 calls for two decent
shots to reach the green in regulation. A narrow fairway with deep
rough on both sides means accuracy will bring better reward than
distance. A well-weighted second shot is required to reach and
hold the large relatively flat green |
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Hole
9 – Punch Bowl – 253 yards |
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After the narrow
confines of the preceding holes, the view from the 9th
tee brings some welcome respite as the course opens out towards
the turn. The fairway is shared with the 12th which
crosses the 9th so there’s plenty of the short stuff
on view here. A well-hit drive should carry the hill into the ‘punch
bowl’ behind where the blind green lies in wait. |
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