Round #254 · Friday, 11 September 2026
Ravenbrae Downs
The daily nine for Friday, 11 September 2026 was Ravenbrae Downs, a Pine Forest course of par 37 and 3,599 yards: 1 par 3, 6 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 15 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 3rd, a par 4 of 401 yards, which played 0.78 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 5 · 554 yards · averaged 5.04
Wind: 16 mph, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Water, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 2Par 4 · 415 yards · averaged 4.36
Wind: 15 mph, into you. 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 3Par 4 · 401 yards · averaged 4.78
Wind: 16 mph, into you. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, Cart path, 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 4Par 4 · 403 yards · averaged 4.74
Wind: 10 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Water, 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.
Hole 5Par 4 · 404 yards · averaged 3.79
Wind: 16 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 6Par 4 · 309 yards · averaged 3.72
Wind: 16 mph, into you. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, Water, 3 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 7Par 3 · 138 yards · averaged 2.90
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 8Par 5 · 556 yards · averaged 4.49
Wind: 15 mph, into you. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 9Par 4 · 419 yards · averaged 4.33
Wind: 16 mph, right to left. 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Play it
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