Round #6 · Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Gorsewater Common
The daily nine for Tuesday, 6 January 2026 was Gorsewater Common, a Highland Peaks course of par 36 and 3,061 yards: 3 par 3s, 3 par 4s, 3 par 5s. The wind averaged 8 mph across the holes.
How the field played
No verified cards were posted for this day.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 5 · 566 yards
Wind: 7 mph, right to left. On the hole: The burn, The arm, A gust band, Cart path, 2 bunkers, Kick boulder.
The burn cuts across on the diagonal. The short carry leaves a long approach; the long carry leaves a short one. Pick your price on the tee, or use the bridge.
Hole 2Par 4 · 307 yards
Wind: 7 mph, right to left. On the hole: 2 bunkers.
Fairway first. Rough keeps only 84% of your distance and stops the ball dead, so a shorter, straighter tee shot often finishes further up.
Hole 3Par 3 · 202 yards
Wind: 9 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, 1 bunker.
202 yards, playing about 206 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 4Par 3 · 161 yards
Wind: 7 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: Island green, A gust band.
All carry and no bailout. Take enough club for the middle of the green — short is wet, and the thin collar only just holds.
Hole 5Par 3 · 150 yards
Wind: 8 mph, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, Water, 1 bunker.
150 yards, playing about 152 with the wind — on paper an 8 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 6Par 5 · 348 yards
Wind: 15 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: The crossing.
Played island to island over open water. Each shot only has to reach the next stepping stone, so choose the club for the stone, not the flag. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 7Par 4 · 394 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: The arm, Cart path, Water, 3 bunkers.
The arm sweeps a stretch of the hole and knocks the ball clear. You can't shoot around it, so land short of it or beyond it.
Hole 8Par 5 · 506 yards
Wind: 7 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, A gust band, Cart path, 3 bunkers.
A portal green sits short of the real one. Sink it and you come out beside the pin — but a ball that misses it stops dead, so only go for it with a clean strike.
Hole 9Par 4 · 427 yards
Wind: 6 mph, into you. On the hole: Water, 3 bunkers.
Water guards this hole. Laying up short costs a few yards; finding it costs a stroke and a drop.
Play it
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