Round #248 · Saturday, 5 September 2026
Alderfield Downs
The daily nine for Saturday, 5 September 2026 was Alderfield Downs, a Coastal Beach course of par 35 and 3,149 yards: 3 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 12 mph across the holes.
How the field played
No verified cards were posted for this day.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 3 · 140 yards
Wind: 12 mph, left to right. On the hole: Island green, A gust band.
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 5 · 510 yards
Wind: 11 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, Cart path, 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 3Par 3 · 190 yards
Wind: 15 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 4Par 4 · 423 yards
Wind: 13 mph, left to right. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, Cart path, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 5Par 4 · 409 yards
Wind: 10 mph, helping, left to right. 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.
Hole 6Par 4 · 327 yards
Wind: 14 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: A gust band, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 7Par 4 · 425 yards
Wind: 10 mph, left to right. On the hole: Portal green, Water, 4 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 8Par 3 · 212 yards
Wind: 13 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: 1 bunker.
212 yards, playing about 206 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 9Par 5 · 513 yards
Wind: 12 mph, left to right. On the hole: Water, 4 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
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