Round #275 · Friday, 2 October 2026
Harrowcombe Downs
The daily nine for Friday, 2 October 2026 was Harrowcombe Downs, a Highland Peaks course of par 35 and 3,058 yards: 3 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 12 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 1st, a par 3 of 142 yards, which played 1.48 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 3 · 142 yards · averaged 4.48
Wind: 9 mph, helping, 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 2Par 4 · 407 yards · averaged 4.01
Wind: 16 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, Water, 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 3Par 5 · 577 yards · averaged 4.44
Wind: 11 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, Cart path, Water, 4 bunkers, Kick boulder.
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 4Par 3 · 162 yards · averaged 4.34
Wind: 10 mph, helping. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, 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 5Par 5 · 479 yards · averaged 4.19
Wind: 12 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, Water, 3 bunkers, Kick boulder.
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 6Par 4 · 392 yards · averaged 4.70
Wind: 15 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: The arm, Water, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 7Par 4 · 348 yards · averaged 3.74
Wind: 13 mph, helping. On the hole: Water, 3 bunkers.
Water guards this hole. Laying up short costs a few yards; finding it costs a stroke and a drop. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 8Par 3 · 178 yards · averaged 3.68
Wind: 10 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: 2 bunkers.
178 yards, playing about 173 with the wind — on paper a 6 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 9Par 4 · 373 yards · averaged 3.39
Wind: 10 mph, helping. 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Play it
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