Round #241 · Saturday, 29 August 2026
Gorsefield Links
The daily nine for Saturday, 29 August 2026 was Gorsefield Links, a Volcanic Island course of par 37 and 3,762 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 7. The wind averaged 5 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 9th, a par 4 of 433 yards, which played 2.00 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 3 · 187 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 7 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, Water, 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 2Par 7 · 1193 yards · averaged 6.00
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: Portal green, The arm, A gust band, Water, 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.
Hole 3Par 4 · 341 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 6 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 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 4 · 400 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: Barely any wind (2 mph). On the hole: Cart path, 2 bunkers.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose.
Hole 5Par 3 · 136 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 7 mph, helping, 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.
Hole 6Par 4 · 330 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: Barely any wind (3 mph). On the hole: Water, 1 bunker.
Water guards this hole. Laying up short costs a few yards; finding it costs a stroke and a drop.
Hole 7Par 4 · 369 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 8 mph, right to left. On the hole: The burn, The arm, A gust band, Cart path.
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.
Hole 8Par 4 · 373 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 6 mph, helping, right to left. 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.
Hole 9Par 4 · 433 yards · averaged 6.00
Wind: 5 mph, right to left. On the hole: Lava pool, 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.
Play it
Past courses can be played in Practice, under the Daily 9 tab — unranked, so they never reach the leaderboard. Today's course is a new one: play today's nine.