Round #263 · Sunday, 20 September 2026
Fernhill Point
The daily nine for Sunday, 20 September 2026 was Fernhill Point, a Coastal Beach course of par 35 and 3,091 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 5. The wind averaged 14 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 5th, a par 4 of 305 yards, which played 1.42 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 388 yards · averaged 3.61
Wind: 14 mph, helping. On the hole: Portal green, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 2Par 4 · 401 yards · averaged 3.91
Wind: 13 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, A gust band, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 3Par 4 · 360 yards · averaged 3.64
Wind: 18 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, Cart path, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 4Par 4 · 387 yards · averaged 4.04
Wind: 16 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, 1 bunker.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 5Par 4 · 305 yards · averaged 5.42
Wind: 13 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 6Par 4 · 422 yards · averaged 4.31
Wind: 15 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Water, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 7Par 3 · 154 yards · averaged 3.44
Wind: 12 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 8Par 5 · 495 yards · averaged 4.45
Wind: 13 mph, helping. On the hole: The burn, Cart path, 2 bunkers.
The burn cuts across on the diagonal. The short carry leaves a long approach; the long carry leaves a short one. Pick your price on the tee, or use the bridge. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 9Par 3 · 179 yards · averaged 3.51
Wind: 15 mph, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, Water, 1 bunker.
179 yards, playing about 176 with the wind — on paper a 6 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
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.