Round #127 · Thursday, 7 May 2026
Saltcombe Head
The daily nine for Thursday, 7 May 2026 was Saltcombe Head, a Volcanic Island course of par 37 and 3,288 yards: 2 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 3 par 5s. The wind averaged 4 mph across the holes.
How the field played
No verified cards were posted for this day.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 5 · 491 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (2 mph). On the hole: 2 bunkers.
A long one at 491 yards. Keep both shots on the fairway — it rolls out nearly five times further than rough — and the green comes back to you.
Hole 2Par 3 · 131 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (2 mph). 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 3Par 4 · 369 yards
Wind: 6 mph, left to right. 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 4Par 4 · 362 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (2 mph). On the hole: The arm, Water, 2 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 5Par 5 · 539 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (2 mph). On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 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 6Par 4 · 374 yards
Wind: 5 mph, left to right. On the hole: The arm, Water, 3 bunkers, Basalt rock.
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 7Par 5 · 525 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (3 mph). On the hole: 2 bunkers.
A long one at 525 yards. Keep both shots on the fairway — it rolls out nearly five times further than rough — and the green comes back to you.
Hole 8Par 3 · 144 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, Water, 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 9Par 4 · 353 yards
Wind: 8 mph, left to right. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, Water, Lava pool, 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.
Play it
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