A true strategy hole. From the tee, placement matters more than power: the landing area tightens and any ball that drifts brings trees and rough into play. Find the fairway and you’ll have options—attack in two if the lie and wind are perfect, or lay up to your favourite wedge yardage for a controlled third.
The prudent play is a positional second that avoids the trouble pinching in near approach distance. Favour the wider side of the fairway and leave a full number; partial shots can spin unpredictably on this surface. Misjudged aggression often brings recovery shots into the equation, so plan the hole backwards from the pin.
The green is compact and well-defended, with bunkers guarding the flanks and run-offs collecting anything tentative. The surface falls gently from back to front, so keep approaches under the hole. Putting from above the pin is deceptively quick—respect the tilt and commit to your pace.