Round #7 · Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Hollowridge Downs
The daily nine for Wednesday, 7 January 2026 was Hollowridge Downs, a Pine Forest course of par 36 and 3,261 yards: 2 par 3s, 5 par 4s, 2 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 3 · 142 yards
Wind: 10 mph, right to left. On the hole: Island green.
All carry and no bailout. Take enough club for the middle of the green — short is wet, and the thin collar only just holds. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 2Par 4 · 442 yards
Wind: 7 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, 4 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 3Par 5 · 519 yards
Wind: 6 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, Water, 2 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 4Par 4 · 364 yards
Wind: 21 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 5Par 3 · 136 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, 1 bunker.
A band of fast air crosses the hole. Fly over it or stay under it — what you can't do is hang the ball in it.
Hole 6Par 4 · 394 yards
Wind: 8 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: Water, Leaf pile.
A pile of fallen leaves lies on the fairway. It plays like a bunker — 70% distance and capped at 160 yards — so keep the tee shot short of it or beside it.
Hole 7Par 4 · 363 yards
Wind: 5 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 2 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 8Par 5 · 512 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: 2 bunkers.
A long one at 512 yards. Keep both shots on the fairway — it rolls out nearly five times further than rough — and the green comes back to you.
Hole 9Par 4 · 389 yards
Wind: 6 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: 4 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.
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