Round #245 · Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Ferncombe Old Course
The daily nine for Wednesday, 2 September 2026 was Ferncombe Old Course, a Highland Peaks course of par 37 and 3,393 yards: 2 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 3 par 5s. The wind averaged 10 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 1st, a par 3 of 142 yards, which played 1.00 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 3 · 142 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 11 mph, 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 2Par 4 · 426 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 7 mph, left to right. 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 3Par 5 · 502 yards · averaged 6.00
Wind: 8 mph, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, 2 bunkers, Kick boulder.
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 4Par 4 · 419 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 13 mph, left to right. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 5Par 5 · 481 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 9 mph, helping, left to right. 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 6Par 5 · 488 yards · averaged 6.00
Wind: 7 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Cart path, Water, 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 · 433 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 10 mph, helping, 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.
Hole 8Par 3 · 187 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 8 mph, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers.
187 yards, playing about 189 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 9Par 4 · 315 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: 13 mph, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
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.