Round #280 · Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Larkinridge Point
The daily nine for Wednesday, 7 October 2026 was Larkinridge Point, a Pine Forest course of par 36 and 3,199 yards: 2 par 3s, 5 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 15 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 6th, a par 3 of 161 yards, which played 0.64 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 375 yards · averaged 4.44
Wind: 14 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Cart path, 2 bunkers, Leaf pile.
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 2Par 5 · 560 yards · averaged 4.30
Wind: 15 mph, helping, left to right. 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 right.
Hole 3Par 4 · 329 yards · averaged 4.02
Wind: 15 mph, helping, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 4Par 4 · 318 yards · averaged 3.71
Wind: 12 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: Water, 2 bunkers.
Water guards this hole. Laying up short costs a few yards; finding it costs a stroke and a drop.
Hole 5Par 4 · 433 yards · averaged 4.55
Wind: 14 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Water, 2 bunkers, Leaf pile.
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 6Par 3 · 161 yards · averaged 3.64
Wind: 14 mph, helping, left to right. 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 right.
Hole 7Par 5 · 521 yards · averaged 5.04
Wind: 18 mph, left to right. On the hole: 3 bunkers.
A long one at 521 yards. Keep both shots on the fairway — it rolls out nearly five times further than rough — and the green comes back to you. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 8Par 3 · 178 yards · averaged 3.54
Wind: 17 mph, helping. On the hole: 1 bunker.
178 yards, playing about 166 with the wind — on paper a 6 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 9Par 4 · 324 yards · averaged 4.05
Wind: 17 mph, helping. 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.
Play it
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