Round #287 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Cobblewater Old Course
The daily nine for Wednesday, 14 October 2026 was Cobblewater Old Course, a Highland Peaks course of par 35 and 2,813 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 5. The wind averaged 13 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 7th, a par 3 of 133 yards, which played 1.62 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 402 yards · averaged 4.37
Wind: 14 mph, left to right. On the hole: The burn, Cart path, 4 bunkers, Kick boulder.
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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 2Par 4 · 334 yards · averaged 3.70
Wind: 11 mph, helping. On the hole: Portal green, A gust band, 3 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 3Par 4 · 318 yards · averaged 3.64
Wind: 16 mph, helping, left to right. 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 4Par 4 · 352 yards · averaged 3.47
Wind: 17 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: The arm, Cart path, 2 bunkers, The marmot.
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 5Par 5 · 496 yards · averaged 3.92
Wind: 12 mph, left to right. 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. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 6Par 4 · 318 yards · averaged 3.49
Wind: 17 mph, left to right. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 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 right.
Hole 7Par 3 · 133 yards · averaged 4.62
Wind: 12 mph, left to right. 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 right.
Hole 8Par 3 · 140 yards · averaged 3.19
Wind: 11 mph, left to right. On the hole: 1 bunker.
140 yards, playing about 137 with the wind — on paper an 8 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out. Allow for the wind pushing the ball right.
Hole 9Par 4 · 320 yards · averaged 3.47
Wind: 11 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, 2 bunkers, The marmot.
The marmot keeps a patch of the landing zone. Stop in it and your ball is carried back to the rough — no penalty, but a worse lie and lost yards. It's in plain sight; play past it or short.
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.