Round #262 · Saturday, 19 September 2026
Dunstead Golf Club
The daily nine for Saturday, 19 September 2026 was Dunstead Golf Club, a Coastal Beach course of par 35 and 3,087 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 5. The wind averaged 12 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 8th, a par 4 of 305 yards, which played 0.57 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 433 yards · averaged 4.15
Wind: 15 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 2Par 5 · 536 yards · averaged 4.47
Wind: 14 mph, right to left. On the hole: The arm, Cart path, 1 bunker.
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 left.
Hole 3Par 4 · 355 yards · averaged 3.91
Wind: 9 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, 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 4Par 3 · 120 yards · averaged 3.25
Wind: 15 mph, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 5Par 4 · 411 yards · averaged 4.20
Wind: 12 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 6Par 4 · 345 yards · averaged 4.29
Wind: 12 mph, right to left. On the hole: 1 bunker.
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.
Hole 7Par 4 · 387 yards · averaged 4.02
Wind: 9 mph, right to left. 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 8Par 4 · 305 yards · averaged 4.57
Wind: 9 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, 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 9Par 3 · 195 yards · averaged 3.53
Wind: 14 mph, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, 1 bunker.
195 yards, playing about 193 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Play it
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