Round #133 · Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Fernwater Downs
The daily nine for Wednesday, 13 May 2026 was Fernwater Downs, a Coastal Beach course of par 38 and 3,849 yards: 2 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 2 par 5s, 1 par 6. The wind averaged 14 mph across the holes.
How the field played
No verified cards were posted for this day.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 5 · 570 yards
Wind: 15 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: The burn, The arm, A gust band, Cart path, 2 bunkers.
The burn cuts across on the diagonal. The short carry leaves a long approach; the long carry leaves a short one. Pick your price on the tee, or use the bridge. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 2Par 6 · 865 yards
Wind: 18 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Cart path, 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 3Par 4 · 415 yards
Wind: 14 mph, into you. On the hole: Portal green, Cart path, 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 4Par 4 · 347 yards
Wind: 16 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Water, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 5Par 4 · 428 yards
Wind: 11 mph, against, left to right. 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.
Hole 6Par 3 · 163 yards
Wind: 16 mph, against, left to right. 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 right.
Hole 7Par 4 · 344 yards
Wind: 11 mph, left to right. 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 8Par 3 · 153 yards
Wind: 13 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: 2 bunkers.
153 yards, playing about 160 with the wind — on paper an 8 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 9Par 5 · 564 yards
Wind: 14 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: 2 bunkers.
A long one at 564 yards. Keep both shots on the fairway — it rolls out nearly five times further than rough — and the green comes back to you. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
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