Round #270 · Sunday, 27 September 2026
Saltridge Common
The daily nine for Sunday, 27 September 2026 was Saltridge Common, a Pine Forest course of par 37 and 3,638 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 7. The wind averaged 7 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 2nd, a par 3 of 143 yards, which played 1.21 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 333 yards · averaged 3.48
Wind: 9 mph, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 2Par 3 · 143 yards · averaged 4.21
Wind: 9 mph, right to left. 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.
Hole 3Par 4 · 324 yards · averaged 4.04
Wind: 8 mph, right to left. On the hole: The arm, Cart path, 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 4Par 3 · 208 yards · averaged 3.72
Wind: 8 mph, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, 2 bunkers.
208 yards, playing about 211 with the wind — on paper a 5 wood. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 5Par 4 · 336 yards · averaged 3.49
Wind: 7 mph, right to left. On the hole: Water, 2 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 6Par 4 · 324 yards · averaged 4.56
Wind: 5 mph, 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.
Hole 7Par 7 · 1170 yards · averaged 7.12
Wind: 5 mph, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Water, 4 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 8Par 4 · 438 yards · averaged 4.11
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). 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.
Hole 9Par 4 · 362 yards · averaged 4.70
Wind: 10 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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