Round #213 · Saturday, 1 August 2026
Kestrelstead Links
The daily nine for Saturday, 1 August 2026 was Kestrelstead Links, a Highland Peaks course of par 35 and 3,070 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 4 · 363 yards
Wind: 6 mph, helping. 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 2Par 4 · 437 yards
Wind: 12 mph, helping. On the hole: The burn, Cart path, 1 bunker.
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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 3Par 4 · 425 yards
Wind: 11 mph, helping. 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 4Par 4 · 333 yards
Wind: 12 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 5Par 4 · 433 yards
Wind: 8 mph, helping, 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.
Hole 6Par 4 · 305 yards
Wind: 9 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: The arm, Cart path, 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 7Par 3 · 147 yards
Wind: 6 mph, helping, 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.
Hole 8Par 3 · 151 yards
Wind: 8 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, 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 5 · 476 yards
Wind: 6 mph, helping. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, A gust band, 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.
Play it
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