Round #16 · Friday, 16 January 2026
Alderwater Point
The daily nine for Friday, 16 January 2026 was Alderwater Point, a Coastal Beach course of par 38 and 3,614 yards: 2 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 2 par 5s, 1 par 6. The wind averaged 9 mph across the holes.
How the field played
No verified cards were posted for this day.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 3 · 152 yards
Wind: 8 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, Water.
152 yards, playing about 156 with the wind — on paper an 8 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 2Par 6 · 884 yards
Wind: 7 mph, into you. 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 4 · 352 yards
Wind: 12 mph, against, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 4Par 4 · 402 yards
Wind: 8 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, 2 bunkers.
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 5Par 4 · 332 yards
Wind: 8 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, A gust band, 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 6Par 4 · 332 yards
Wind: 8 mph, into you. On the hole: Portal green, 4 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 7Par 3 · 147 yards
Wind: 11 mph, into you. On the hole: 2 bunkers.
147 yards, playing about 154 with the wind — on paper an 8 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 8Par 5 · 494 yards
Wind: 8 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: 2 bunkers.
A long one at 494 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 5 · 519 yards
Wind: 11 mph, against, right to left. 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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