Round #252 · Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Dunstead Downs
The daily nine for Wednesday, 9 September 2026 was Dunstead Downs, a Pine Forest course of par 35 and 3,192 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 5. The wind averaged 4 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 4th, a par 5 of 546 yards, which played 2.00 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 414 yards · averaged 5.00
Wind: Barely any wind (1 mph). On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, 4 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 3 · 179 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 5 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers.
179 yards, playing about 177 with the wind — on paper a 6 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 3Par 3 · 163 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). 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 4Par 5 · 546 yards · averaged 7.00
Wind: Barely any wind (3 mph). 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 5Par 4 · 356 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: Portal green, Cart path, 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.
Hole 6Par 4 · 359 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 5 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: The arm, Cart path, 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 7Par 4 · 438 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: Portal green, The arm, A gust band, 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.
Hole 8Par 4 · 338 yards · averaged 4.00
Wind: Barely any wind (3 mph). On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers, Leaf pile.
A pile of fallen leaves lies on the fairway. It plays like a bunker — 70% distance and capped at 160 yards — so keep the tee shot short of it or beside it.
Hole 9Par 4 · 399 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 7 mph, left to right. On the hole: 3 bunkers, Leaf pile.
A pile of fallen leaves lies on the fairway. It plays like a bunker — 70% distance and capped at 160 yards — so keep the tee shot short of it or beside it.
Play it
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