Round #277 · Sunday, 4 October 2026
Aldergate Links
The daily nine for Sunday, 4 October 2026 was Aldergate Links, a Volcanic Island course of par 36 and 3,032 yards: 1 par 3, 7 par 4s, 1 par 5. The wind averaged 13 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 8th, a par 3 of 155 yards, which played 2.50 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 396 yards · averaged 3.95
Wind: 10 mph, into you. 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 2Par 4 · 383 yards · averaged 4.39
Wind: 15 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Lava pool, 3 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 3Par 4 · 321 yards · averaged 3.97
Wind: 14 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, Cart path, 2 bunkers, Basalt rock.
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 4 · 306 yards · averaged 3.76
Wind: 12 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 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 left.
Hole 5Par 5 · 516 yards · averaged 4.71
Wind: 12 mph, into you. On the hole: The burn, Cart path, Lava pool, 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 6Par 4 · 306 yards · averaged 3.97
Wind: 12 mph, right to left. 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 left.
Hole 7Par 4 · 304 yards · averaged 4.23
Wind: 17 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: The crossing.
Played island to island over open water. Each shot only has to reach the next stepping stone, so choose the club for the stone, not the flag. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 8Par 3 · 155 yards · averaged 5.50
Wind: 15 mph, against, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 9Par 4 · 345 yards · averaged 3.88
Wind: 14 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. 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.