Round #242 · Sunday, 30 August 2026
Saltstead Golf Club
The daily nine for Sunday, 30 August 2026 was Saltstead Golf Club, a Volcanic Island course of par 35 and 3,135 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 5. The wind averaged 9 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 3rd, a par 4 of 420 yards, which played 0.50 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 356 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 10 mph, into you. On the hole: A gust band, 2 bunkers, Basalt rock.
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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 2Par 3 · 130 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 10 mph, against, 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 3Par 4 · 420 yards · averaged 4.50
Wind: 10 mph, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, 2 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 4Par 4 · 329 yards · averaged 4.50
Wind: 7 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, 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 3 · 187 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 10 mph, into you. On the hole: 1 bunker.
187 yards, playing about 195 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 6Par 5 · 477 yards · averaged 4.50
Wind: 11 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: The arm, 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 4 · 405 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 9 mph, into you. On the hole: Water, 2 bunkers.
Water guards this hole. Laying up short costs a few yards; finding it costs a stroke and a drop.
Hole 8Par 4 · 405 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 8 mph, into you. On the hole: Water, 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 9Par 4 · 426 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 7 mph, into you. On the hole: Water, Lava pool, 1 bunker.
Water guards this hole. Laying up short costs a few yards; finding it costs a stroke and a drop.
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.