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Hole #1
From the start, the golf course demands accuracy off the tee.
On this slight dogleg right, a drive to the right side of the
narrow landing area will give the player a good angle to approach
the long and narrow green. If you challenge the trouble off
the tees, you will be rewarded with less severe approach shots.
If you play it safe, the resulting approach shots will test
your patience and stamina. |
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Hole #2
On this relatively short par 5, the player's success once again
begins on the tee. A long and accurate drive will enable the
majority to attempt to reach the green in two shots. Dense trees
on both sides and a lateral water hazard to the right, protect
the sloped landing area of the drive. A small pond and a large
fairway bunker on the right guard the fairway and green from
175 yards out. |
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Hole #3
A shot requiring a middle to short iron is needed to reach the
two-tiered green which slopes from back to front. A bunker in
the front of the green and grass bunkers to the right protect
what is left unguarded by a large bunker to the left and rear
left portion of the green. There probably will be more birdies
scored here than on the other par-3 holes. |
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Hole #4
This short par 4 requires accuracy on every shot. The drive
must avoid a lateral water hazard and a deep meandering fairway
bunker on the right. Very large and severely sloped mounds protect
the left side of this narrow landing area.
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Hole #5
This dogleg right offers a generous landing area for the drive
off the tee, as it is the longest par 4 on the golf course.
Long to middle irons are used on the second shot to a deep,
narrow and rolling green. The green is protected by grass bunkers,
sand traps, a waste area and palm trees. |
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Hole #6
The drive must avoid dense palm and pine trees on the right
and two fairway bunkers and a lateral water hazard on the left.
The specific landing area on this hole offers players a level
lie for their approach to the two-tiered green, which slopes
down from right to left and back to front. |
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Hole #7
The driving area is very large and the preferred side is dictated
by the pin placement. The green is protected by maintained
bunkers in the front and to the left, and severe slope off
the back. The wind direction on this hole can make it very
difficult to score well.
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Hole #8
The longest par 3 on the course requires a long iron or fairway
wood to carry a myriad of obstacles. The deep, narrow and sloping
green is protected by numerous sand bunkers and grass bunkers.
This is another hole that puts pressure on the players' short
games. Par again will be very welcome on this demanding par
3. |
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Hole #9
A large lake and bunker to the right of the fairway collect
stray drives. As for the crucial second shot, it will be a long
iron or fairway wood directed to the right side of the fairway.
To the left, a wandering fairway bunker and large oak trees
crowd the small second-shot landing area. The green is very
thin and severely sloped from the front to the back right. |
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Hole #10
Most players will select a fairway wood from the tee to set
up a middle or short iron approach to the green, which is protected
by two maintained bunkers in the front right. Grass bunkers
crowd the entire left side of this deceiving green. From the
landing area the green appears to be very large; actually, it
is narrow and fades away from the players. |
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Hole #11
This hole is a middle-length par 5 of strategic design which
contains a variety of possibilities and potential disasters.
Players attempting to reach this green in two need a long and
accurate drive down the right side.
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Hole #12
A premium exists on accuracy from the tee at No. 12. A long
iron or fairway wood will enable players to position their drives
for a short iron or pitch shot to this small and heavily guarded
green. Woods and a huge fairway bunker line the right side of
the driving area, and huge mounds with very deep grass bunkers
tower over the left side. |
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Hole #13
A water hazard protects this picturesque par 3 all the way down
the left side. Players must clear or maneuver around the water
hazard when the pin placements are to the left. The green has
three separate tiers. The green also is protected by two small
and deep bunkers. Short to middle irons will be the choice of
the majority of players. |
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Hole #14
Between the driving area and the green is a vast bunker. The
green is very large with severe undulations and long slopes.
A bunker protects the front left side of the green and a few
others hide among very large grass bunkers to the right and
the rear of the green. A driver from the tee and a long to middle
iron are the club selections on this treacherous hole. |
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Hole #15
This dogleg right begins with a drive through a chute of trees
and over water. The fairway bunker extends down the right side
of the fairway to a paved path, then resumes to the left of
the path and extends almost to the green. A large sand bunker
to the left and a small one to the right protect the green.
There are grass bunkers to the right and rear of the green. |
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Hole #16
This short par 5 will give many players an opportunity to reach
the green in two shots. A fairway wood or long iron will be
required for the second shot, which must carry a large lateral
water hazard, a maintained bunker and a bulkhead. |
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Hole #17
In its brief history, the island hole has become one of the
most renowned of its kind in the world. The signature hole is
a short par 3 with a wide green that narrows to the right side.
The right side of the green is protected by a small bunker,
which sometimes will be a relief to players who come up short
of the green. |
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Hole #18
A fantastic dogleg left awaits the players as they prepare to
finish their rounds. Constant accuracy is of the utmost importance
on this hole. Water guards the full length of the hole to the
left, while large spectator mounds and trees line the right
side. A collection of grass bunkers is situated in the front-right
section of the green, while a lone sand bunker stops shots hit
left and long. This 18th has become one of the premier finishing
holes in golf. There is a new spectator mound behind the green. |
