Round #17 · Saturday, 17 January 2026
Ravendown Downs
The daily nine for Saturday, 17 January 2026 was Ravendown Downs, a Volcanic Island course of par 35 and 3,078 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 5. 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 · 142 yards
Wind: 8 mph, helping, left to right. 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 2Par 4 · 428 yards
Wind: 8 mph, left to right. On the hole: 3 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 5 · 482 yards
Wind: 12 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, Cart path, Lava pool, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 4Par 4 · 370 yards
Wind: 6 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, Lava pool, 3 bunkers.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose.
Hole 5Par 4 · 350 yards
Wind: 13 mph, left to right. On the hole: Portal green, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 6Par 4 · 368 yards
Wind: 10 mph, helping, left to right. 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 7Par 3 · 174 yards
Wind: 7 mph, helping. On the hole: 1 bunker.
174 yards, playing about 169 with the wind — on paper a 6 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 8Par 4 · 440 yards
Wind: 9 mph, helping. On the hole: 3 bunkers, Basalt rock.
A rock sits in the landing area. It stops a rolling ball and kicks it hard up the hole: fly it, steer around it, or play the rebound for extra yards.
Hole 9Par 4 · 324 yards
Wind: 10 mph, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Play it
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