Round #284 · Sunday, 11 October 2026
Bramblemark Links
The daily nine for Sunday, 11 October 2026 was Bramblemark Links, a Pine Forest course of par 36 and 3,398 yards: 2 par 3s, 5 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 12 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 5th, a par 3 of 138 yards, which played 0.29 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 3 · 124 yards · averaged 3.00
Wind: 8 mph, right to left. 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.
Hole 2Par 4 · 366 yards · averaged 3.37
Wind: 12 mph, helping. 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 3Par 4 · 361 yards · averaged 3.70
Wind: 12 mph, helping. 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 4Par 5 · 576 yards · averaged 4.21
Wind: 9 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.
Hole 5Par 3 · 138 yards · averaged 3.29
Wind: 15 mph, right to left. On the hole: Water, 1 bunker.
138 yards, playing about 138 with the wind — on paper an 8 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 6Par 5 · 576 yards · averaged 4.68
Wind: 13 mph, right to left. 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 7Par 4 · 429 yards · averaged 3.99
Wind: 11 mph, helping. On the hole: The burn, The arm, Cart path, Water, 3 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 8Par 4 · 394 yards · averaged 3.85
Wind: 14 mph, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 9Par 4 · 434 yards · averaged 3.93
Wind: 13 mph, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, 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.
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