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I would play left edge fairway so a straight shot would still have a good chance.  Fading the ball in with a hope to make the cart path.  Next shot would most likely be a 5 wood aiming at the spot between the left bunker and green again with a fade.  Would almost wish to be short or be able to chip/pitch to get it close to the hole and save par.

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My guess is that you are looking for a better strategy for playing the hole.  It sounds like you hit driver about 230 yards. So driver is the play.  That leaves about 200 yards some days and 170 others.  On 200 yard days an 8 or 9 iron for position at  comfortable sand wedge yardage to attack the pin.  On the 170 yard days I would hit the 5 iron to the center of the green and two putt for par.  Both should remove the risk of a big number on the #1 handicap hole and give you a solid chance at par or even birdie.  Ego can kill the score card, Zach Johnson won the masters and laid up on every par 5 in doing it.

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On 10/20/2021 at 1:15 PM, Chip Strokes said:

here’s my entry. whitney farms golf course #6. par 5, 562 from the blue tees. 

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the tee box is elevated and tight. you’re hitting into a small landing area about 230-240 straight out. cutting the corner is out because the trees overhang the tee box.  this picture was taken from their flyover and the camera is probably about 20 yards in front of the blue tees.  that tall tree in the top right of the frame is very much in play from the tee box.

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from that landing area you’re about 310-320 out facing a blind second shot as the fairway goes up, then back down to the hole. long on your approach is dead because behind the green falls off to narnia. ive never gotten off this hole with better than bogey. 

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Choke down driver to make it stiffer and tee it a bit down to keep from hitting the side of the ball should go about 240.  Play 200 yards with a 4H or 5 iron depending on the day.  Attack the green with a p wedge or 9 iron depending on the second shot.  No aggressive shots and lowest stress.  Even if the second shot is short an 8 iron in is low stress.  2 putts and move on.

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If I was playing the hole at 400 yds, I would hit driver off the tee and aim slightly left of center to keep the bunkers on the right side of fairway out of play.  I hit the driver about 315 - 220 yds so it appears I would still have about 180 yds to the green.  I would use my 3-iron hybrid that I hit about 200yds and aim slightly right of center to the middle of green and hope I hit it well enough to hit the green.  Hopefully I will two putt or chip and one putt and make par.

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12 hours ago, vandyland said:

I realize this is an old post but I got to play Ballantrae last year on a golf trip so I was like "oh, I've encountered this hole!" Then I realized you listed it as a 220 yd shot and I didn't recall any hole like that. Then I remembered I am a total coward and I would never in my wildest dreams play a golf course from 6700 yds, 😅. We played Ballantrae at 6200 yds (III tees) so this was like a 180 yd shot playing like 170 (25 ft downhill or so). I aimed at the right edge of the bunker and played for the front of the green so like a 165 yd shot. As I recall I caught a piece of the front left edge and 3 putted from like 25 feet (the green is a bit gnarly). Basically everyone played away from the water and no one made birdie. Tough hole even from 180 yds. 

It is a very tough hole from 180. Basically no miss besides short left. Green is tough as you said also. Last time I played there, I played with two seniors who played the senior tees and I played the 2nd from back. I actually played it to the front of the green and got up and down for par. They both got wet from the tee ha. 


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9 minutes ago, Ben_Howell34 said:

What was your thoughts on the course? 

We loved it. Good conditions, interesting layout. Same trip we played timberline, ross bridge and oxmoor valley and I liked ballantrae the best. Great value And the only thing I would like better is if it were walkable. Would play that course everyday.

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On 10/20/2021 at 9:59 AM, RickyBobby_PR said:

May be in the wrong forum but could be considered mental game.

Dlow’s post in random thread reminded me of this hole. The course is Blue Mash which is a sister course of @Golfspy_CG2 old hole course Waverly Woods.

The front and back nine play complexity different and the back nine is usually pretty windy compared to the front. It also has shorter holes.

The first 3 holes play long from both white and blue tee boxes. This is hole 3. A par 4 and per scorecard white tees are 426 and blue 453. Red are 359 and green just slightly behind them. The course has a combo tee option and this one plays from the whites of using that option. The black circle is roughly where the 150 marker is. Tees are usually in the middle box where the tree on the left is. When I play there whites are anywhere from 400-430. Many times it’s into the wind which adds distance and difficulty.

What strategy would you use to play this hole?

For me I play a fade off the left side of the fairway to try and avoid the bunkers. My typical drive is short of the cart path that splits the fairway to about 20 yards behind it. Usually have anywhere from a 5i to my 4/5 wood depending on what bag setup I have into the green. It’s a hole that I don’t par often and play it to make no worse than bogey.

Edit: #1 hdcp hole. The green is surrounded by a hill on the back and sides with thick rough.

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It’s a fun driving hole but damn, that second shot may be the most difficult shot in the course. It’s uphill and into the wind. On top of that the green is fairly large but it runs at a 45* angle to the fairway with a huge bunker short left and slopes mostly back to front. I find the front pin location to be the easier but that’s probably because I usually come up short and a little right of that green.

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This is one where I'm sure the aerial shot does not do it justice.  On here it looks straightforward unless there is heather or something like that.  I'm hitting driver with a full swing and not trying to aim it.  I don't mind fairway bunkers unless obviously I'm up against a lip.  If I'm in the rough, it would be tougher to get the ball close, but should be able to get it up near the green for a chip.  Back left looks like a good spot to chip from in most cases, but would do my best not to short side myself.  Hopefully then make a putt for par or at worst get out of the #1 hcp hole with a bogey.

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Well played driver on the two holes I posted. First resulted in a 15 ft putt for eagle053DB99C-4C5B-47C7-9724-034A0244BA48.png.e4591020733daa2d8edb8098507b1479.png82D86C2E-2B8F-4AE3-A382-8C1A888E36F4.jpeg.ce603a172fe60c37facb72059d0bf64c.jpeg

the other hole I teed high to cut the corner. Unfortunately slight push into the trees. Still was able to escape with a bogey62C7480A-6626-43C9-82EB-EC66D95F61C4.png.d04529a3a7cce96f0f5033caa7829a53.png

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30 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Well played driver on the two holes I posted. First resulted in a 15 ft putt for eagle053DB99C-4C5B-47C7-9724-034A0244BA48.png.e4591020733daa2d8edb8098507b1479.png82D86C2E-2B8F-4AE3-A382-8C1A888E36F4.jpeg.ce603a172fe60c37facb72059d0bf64c.jpeg

the other hole I teed high to cut the corner. Unfortunately slight push into the trees. Still was able to escape with a bogey62C7480A-6626-43C9-82EB-EC66D95F61C4.png.d04529a3a7cce96f0f5033caa7829a53.png

 

 

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This one has been giving me fits lately.  It is hole 18 at Bonneville Golf Course in Salt Lake (link)

It is a very steeply downhill par 4 (454 on the scorecard).  I've played it four times this summer and am a cumulative +10.  It just eats me up.  The red box is about 300 yards, but plays about 270 downhill.  If you land in the red box, you have a relatively flat lie and around 130 -150 into the green.  Everything to the right (on the picture) is severely sloped downhill and makes for a tough shot over a ravine from 160 plus.  Right and left leave you with side hills and/or partially blocked shots.    

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I've typically been taking my 3U off the tee.  Well struck and I end up in the box, a push leaves me 180ish with a downhill lie over the ravine.  It is so hard to get a longer iron in the air from a downhill lie.  So I usually end up pitching to the box area and then hoping to make a bogey.  

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7 minutes ago, Jonny_Crash said:

This one has been giving me fits lately.  It is hole 18 at Bonneville Golf Course in Salt Lake (link)

It is a very steeply downhill par 4 (454 on the scorecard).  I've played it four times this summer and am a cumulative +10.  It just eats me up.  The red box is about 300 yards, but plays about 270 downhill.  If you land in the red box, you have a relatively flat lie and around 130 -150 into the green.  Everything to the right (on the picture) is severely sloped downhill and makes for a tough shot over a ravine from 160 plus.  Right and left leave you with side hills and/or partially blocked shots.    

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I've typically been taking my 3U off the tee.  Well struck and I end up in the box, a push leaves me 180ish with a downhill lie over the ravine.  It is so hard to get a longer iron in the air from a downhill lie.  So I usually end up pitching to the box area and then hoping to make a bogey.  

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Dang, and this is at elevation. Tough hole. How much to carry the ravine? My carry is 275-280 at 100ft elevation. At 4k elevation, that would put me at roughly 300 carry, plus this is down hill so it may be fly-able. If I would probably pull 4w and hope it stays in your red box and then go from there. How wide is that red landing zone?

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10 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

How wide is that red landing zone?

Looks to be about 65 yds wide and realistically it looks like you have another 30 yds right to land it:

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To me this is a "hit it as far as you can hole." Typically if the landing zone is wider than 60 yds I would hit driver almost exclusively. But I also only carry a driver at sea level about 240 yds so this hole would eat me up. 

And this is the view into the green from 150 yds out, yikes:

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8 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Dang, and this is at elevation. Tough hole. How much to carry the ravine? My carry is 275-280 at 100ft elevation. At 4k elevation, that would put me at roughly 300 carry, plus this is down hill so it may be fly-able. If I would probably pull 4w and hope it stays in your red box and then go from there. How wide is that red landing zone?

It looks like around 330 to carry the ravine with the elevation drop.  

I'd say the landing area (for a flat-ish lie) is about 40 yards wide.  For some more marginal sidehill/partial blocked shots you are looking about 60 yards.  

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1 minute ago, vandyland said:

Looks to be about 65 yds wide and realistically it looks like you have another 30 yds right to land it:

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To me this is a "hit it as far as you can hole." Typically if the landing zone is wider than 60 yds I would hit driver almost exclusively. But I also only carry a driver at sea level about 240 yds so this hole would eat me up. 

Ok so i measured. 362 to carry the ravine but it is a 80ft elevation drop (roughly add in 5 clubs). That might be carryable for me with driver but the landing area just past is only 20 yards. I'd likely just go 4w then to the landing zone.

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44 minutes ago, Jonny_Crash said:

This one has been giving me fits lately.  It is hole 18 at Bonneville Golf Course in Salt Lake (link)

It is a very steeply downhill par 4 (454 on the scorecard).  I've played it four times this summer and am a cumulative +10.  It just eats me up.  The red box is about 300 yards, but plays about 270 downhill.  If you land in the red box, you have a relatively flat lie and around 130 -150 into the green.  Everything to the right (on the picture) is severely sloped downhill and makes for a tough shot over a ravine from 160 plus.  Right and left leave you with side hills and/or partially blocked shots.    

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I've typically been taking my 3U off the tee.  Well struck and I end up in the box, a push leaves me 180ish with a downhill lie over the ravine.  It is so hard to get a longer iron in the air from a downhill lie.  So I usually end up pitching to the box area and then hoping to make a bogey.  


it is simply a tough hole.  Your strategy is sound and the way the hole should be played.   For a described 20 handicap  golfer, bogey is a good score especially if you struggle with uneven lies.  

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So, I am headed to Kapalua next year (most likely) and I was cruising through the course and I found an interesting hole (#4) that I am wondering how everyone would play. The big caveat is I want to have fun playing the Plantation course so I am choosing the "Resort" tees which are only about 6,000 yds. As such, there is this hole which plays all of 212 yards as a par 4 from the resort tees. 

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From tee to green, the hole plays about 25 feet uphill. Miss left or right and you are OB for sure. The left and right both fall off into deep ravines. Now, it is probably 200 yds to the front edge of the green and the landing zone for the green is probably 47 yds wide. So with the incline you probably need to carry it 210 (mostly a blind shot), see below for the google earth street view:

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For me, the way I have brought my handicap down is minimizing mistakes rather than making more birdies so I am thinking I land in the widest part of the fairway short (which is here). That landing zone is 48 yds and if I pick the right club should put me in no danger of carrying it into a bunker and little to no danger of hitting it OB. That would be a PW or a 9i off the tee. The landing zones between the bunkers is 30 yds and while I would back myself squeezing an iron in there I don't see the added benefit of 20 extra yards but bringing the bunkers into play. I think this would just be 9i + SW for me. 

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5 hours ago, vandyland said:

So, I am headed to Kapalua next year (most likely) and I was cruising through the course and I found an interesting hole (#4) that I am wondering how everyone would play. The big caveat is I want to have fun playing the Plantation course so I am choosing the "Resort" tees which are only about 6,000 yds. As such, there is this hole which plays all of 212 yards as a par 4 from the resort tees. 

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From tee to green, the hole plays about 25 feet uphill. Miss left or right and you are OB for sure. The left and right both fall off into deep ravines. Now, it is probably 200 yds to the front edge of the green and the landing zone for the green is probably 47 yds wide. So with the incline you probably need to carry it 210 (mostly a blind shot), see below for the google earth street view:

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For me, the way I have brought my handicap down is minimizing mistakes rather than making more birdies so I am thinking I land in the widest part of the fairway short (which is here). That landing zone is 48 yds and if I pick the right club should put me in no danger of carrying it into a bunker and little to no danger of hitting it OB. That would be a PW or a 9i off the tee. The landing zones between the bunkers is 30 yds and while I would back myself squeezing an iron in there I don't see the added benefit of 20 extra yards but bringing the bunkers into play. I think this would just be 9i + SW for me. 

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5 hours ago, vandyland said:

So, I am headed to Kapalua next year (most likely) and I was cruising through the course and I found an interesting hole (#4) that I am wondering how everyone would play. The big caveat is I want to have fun playing the Plantation course so I am choosing the "Resort" tees which are only about 6,000 yds. As such, there is this hole which plays all of 212 yards as a par 4 from the resort tees. 

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I think a pertinent question is what happens if you go long?  If its safe back there, I'd probably hit a 3W or 3U and try to take the bunkers out of play.  

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10 hours ago, vandyland said:

So, I am headed to Kapalua next year (most likely) and I was cruising through the course and I found an interesting hole (#4) that I am wondering how everyone would play. The big caveat is I want to have fun playing the Plantation course so I am choosing the "Resort" tees which are only about 6,000 yds. As such, there is this hole which plays all of 212 yards as a par 4 from the resort tees. 

image.png.b16e4592383a85442ca541ad29d92e7e.png

From tee to green, the hole plays about 25 feet uphill. Miss left or right and you are OB for sure. The left and right both fall off into deep ravines. Now, it is probably 200 yds to the front edge of the green and the landing zone for the green is probably 47 yds wide. So with the incline you probably need to carry it 210 (mostly a blind shot), see below for the google earth street view:

image.png.c78a7c714ddb4a6a4524aadb7be8b14c.png

For me, the way I have brought my handicap down is minimizing mistakes rather than making more birdies so I am thinking I land in the widest part of the fairway short (which is here). That landing zone is 48 yds and if I pick the right club should put me in no danger of carrying it into a bunker and little to no danger of hitting it OB. That would be a PW or a 9i off the tee. The landing zones between the bunkers is 30 yds and while I would back myself squeezing an iron in there I don't see the added benefit of 20 extra yards but bringing the bunkers into play. I think this would just be 9i + SW for me. 

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It's been a number of years since I played the Plantation course (loved the experience), but it was a really tough course for me.  I hit the ball reasonably straight, but here you can end up in some not so nice areas if you don't know where to hit the ball.  Not many fairways are flat (it is on the side of a volcano), so hitting the middle of the fairway could put you in the rough when the ball stops rolling.  I don't remember any OB on the course; the ravines are marked as a penalty areas.  The greens are what really screwed me up.  Bermuda... grain... volcano slope... = bad putting!!

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Okay, I have a new one, #7 at Grande Dunes Resort Club (Myrtle Beach), a 478 yd par 5 that has...ahem...some water lurking:

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The first body of water (left) stops at 233 yds off the tee. The second body of water (right) starts at 257 yds and extends to 330 yds. The landing zone from 175-190 off the tee is 80 yds. 

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If you try to carry the first body of water, you have 60 yds to land it in but very much OB either left or right. 

I think this is a difficult, 3 shot hole. It seems to me the only safe option is to hit 5 iron off the tee between the water left and bunker right, then another 5 iron and finally a GW into the green. Doesn't seem very fun but interested if anyone thinks it is a no brainer to hit driver on this hole> 

 

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So curious how to play this hole coming up on Saturday. Par 5, 520 yards from the white tees (where i believe i am teeing off from).Triangle is 280 yards x 60 yard wide. The problem is the trees on the corner look fairly tall (see screen shot, left part is the white tee box). Also posted the fly by. My initial plan was to play driver, but if I some how pull it, i am in the trees and in trouble if I try to cut the corner. Starting to think clubbing down to 4w or even 7w aiming at the right bunker (209 to carry the and I can do that with both those clubs from the tee). 4w from the tee usually goes straight to draw and 7w is mostly straight.

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8 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

So curious how to play this hole coming up on Saturday. Par 5, 520 yards from the white tees (where i believe i am teeing off from).Triangle is 280 yards x 60 yard wide. The problem is the trees on the corner look fairly tall (see screen shot, left part is the white tee box). Also posted the fly by. My initial plan was to play driver, but if I some how pull it, i am in the trees and in trouble if I try to cut the corner. Starting to think clubbing down to 4w or even 7w aiming at the right bunker (209 to carry the and I can do that with both those clubs from the tee). 4w from the tee usually goes straight to draw and 7w is mostly straight.

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There is so much room right. Just aim far enough right to avoid the trees and pound driver. 

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There is so much room right. Just aim far enough right to avoid the trees and pound driver. 

problem is my miss is a fade/push fade so I worry about those trees or making the hole play way longer.

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2 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

problem is my miss is a fade/push fade so I worry about those trees or making the hole play way longer.

The right trees look much better than the left ones, especially if fade is normal shot type. I don't know the distance to the bunker on the right but seems like dropping down a club brings it into play. The fun part of the game is visualizing and executing a shot. I am sure I could hit it into both sets of trees, or I could hit it perfect. I choose to think I'll hit it perfect and factor in what happens if I don't. With a proper target there should be enough room to hit driver. 

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2 minutes ago, THEZIPR23 said:

The right trees look much better than the left ones, especially if fade is normal shot type. I don't know the distance to the bunker on the right but seems like dropping down a club brings it into play. The fun part of the game is visualizing and executing a shot. I am sure I could hit it into both sets of trees, or I could hit it perfect. I choose to think I'll hit it perfect and factor in what happens if I don't. With a proper target there should be enough room to hit driver. 

207 to carry from the white tees. Driver carry is 250-270. 4w is 230-250, 7w is 210-230.

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