Round #257 · Monday, 14 September 2026
Cragcombe Head
The daily nine for Monday, 14 September 2026 was Cragcombe Head, a Pine Forest course of par 37 and 3,386 yards: 2 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 3 par 5s. The wind averaged 4 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 5th, a par 3 of 177 yards, which played 0.33 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 416 yards · averaged 3.90
Wind: 5 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: The arm, 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 2Par 3 · 147 yards · averaged 2.95
Wind: Barely any wind (1 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 3Par 5 · 539 yards · averaged 4.71
Wind: Barely any wind (3 mph). On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 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.
Hole 4Par 4 · 442 yards · averaged 4.28
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.
Hole 5Par 3 · 177 yards · averaged 3.33
Wind: 7 mph, left to right. 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 6Par 5 · 480 yards · averaged 3.92
Wind: Barely any wind (3 mph). On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Cart path, Water, 2 bunkers, Leaf pile.
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 · 326 yards · averaged 3.74
Wind: Barely any wind (1 mph). On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose.
Hole 8Par 5 · 529 yards · averaged 4.59
Wind: 6 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose.
Hole 9Par 4 · 330 yards · averaged 3.41
Wind: 7 mph, left to right. On the hole: Portal green, Cart path, 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.
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.