Round #266 · Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Fernstead Point
The daily nine for Wednesday, 23 September 2026 was Fernstead Point, a Pine Forest course of par 37 and 3,639 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 7. The wind averaged 12 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 2nd, a par 7 of 1079 yards, which played 0.48 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 407 yards · averaged 4.13
Wind: 14 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 2Par 7 · 1079 yards · averaged 7.48
Wind: 15 mph, left to right. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, A gust band, Cart path, 5 bunkers, Leaf pile.
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 right.
Hole 3Par 4 · 369 yards · averaged 3.57
Wind: 10 mph, left to right. On the hole: 3 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 right.
Hole 4Par 4 · 410 yards · averaged 4.08
Wind: 9 mph, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 5Par 3 · 152 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 10 mph, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, Water, 3 bunkers.
152 yards, playing about 154 with the wind — on paper an 8 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 6Par 4 · 321 yards · averaged 4.13
Wind: 14 mph, left to right. 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 right.
Hole 7Par 4 · 345 yards · averaged 4.35
Wind: 14 mph, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 8Par 4 · 436 yards · averaged 3.92
Wind: 16 mph, left to right. On the hole: 4 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 right.
Hole 9Par 3 · 120 yards · averaged 3.36
Wind: 10 mph, left to right. On the hole: Island green, A gust band.
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 right.
Play it
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