Round #99 · Thursday, 9 April 2026
Heronmoor Links
The daily nine for Thursday, 9 April 2026 was Heronmoor Links, a Volcanic Island course of par 38 and 3,608 yards: 2 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 2 par 5s, 1 par 6. The wind averaged 11 mph across the holes.
How the field played
No verified cards were posted for this day.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 399 yards
Wind: 13 mph, left to right. On the hole: A gust band, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 2Par 4 · 309 yards
Wind: 11 mph, left to right. On the hole: 1 bunker, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 3Par 6 · 789 yards
Wind: 13 mph, left to right. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, A gust band, Cart path, Lava pool, 5 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 4Par 5 · 502 yards
Wind: 11 mph, helping. On the hole: Portal green, 3 bunkers, Basalt rock.
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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 5Par 3 · 138 yards
Wind: 9 mph, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 6Par 4 · 407 yards
Wind: 11 mph, helping, left to right. 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 7Par 4 · 374 yards
Wind: 12 mph, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, 2 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 8Par 3 · 193 yards
Wind: 10 mph, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, Water, 1 bunker.
193 yards, playing about 191 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 9Par 5 · 497 yards
Wind: 11 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: 2 bunkers.
A long one at 497 yards. Keep both shots on the fairway — it rolls out nearly five times further than rough — and the green comes back to you.
Play it
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