Round #196 · Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Saltgate Downs
The daily nine for Wednesday, 15 July 2026 was Saltgate Downs, a Volcanic Island course of par 36 and 3,231 yards: 2 par 3s, 5 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 7 mph across the holes.
How the field played
No verified cards were posted for this day.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 5 · 482 yards
Wind: 7 mph, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Cart path, 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.
Hole 2Par 4 · 411 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: Portal green, The arm, Lava pool, 1 bunker, 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.
Hole 3Par 4 · 417 yards
Wind: 9 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 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.
Hole 4Par 5 · 534 yards
Wind: 9 mph, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, 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.
Hole 5Par 4 · 412 yards
Wind: 8 mph, right to left. On the hole: 4 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 6Par 3 · 133 yards
Wind: 9 mph, right to left. 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 left.
Hole 7Par 3 · 200 yards
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: Cart path, 2 bunkers.
200 yards, playing about 200 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 8Par 4 · 305 yards
Wind: 6 mph, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, Water, 2 bunkers.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose.
Hole 9Par 4 · 337 yards
Wind: 6 mph, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, Water, 4 bunkers.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose.
Play it
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