Round #291 · Sunday, 18 October 2026
Fernmark Links
The daily nine for Sunday, 18 October 2026 was Fernmark Links, a Volcanic Island course of par 37 and 3,308 yards: 1 par 3, 6 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 13 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 8th, a par 4 of 371 yards, which played 0.43 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 350 yards · averaged 3.39
Wind: 10 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, 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 2Par 4 · 331 yards · averaged 3.41
Wind: 11 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, 4 bunkers, Basalt rock.
A rock sits in the landing area. It stops a rolling ball and kicks it hard up the hole: fly it, steer around it, or play the rebound for extra yards.
Hole 3Par 4 · 330 yards · averaged 3.58
Wind: 13 mph, into you. 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 4Par 4 · 311 yards · averaged 3.99
Wind: 16 mph, against, right to left. On the hole: The arm, Water, 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. Into the wind, take one more club than the yardage says.
Hole 5Par 5 · 547 yards · averaged 3.98
Wind: 15 mph, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, Cart path, 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 6Par 3 · 123 yards · averaged 3.06
Wind: 11 mph, against, 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 7Par 5 · 565 yards · averaged 4.75
Wind: 10 mph, right to left. On the hole: Cart path, Water, 2 bunkers, Basalt rock.
A rock sits in the landing area. It stops a rolling ball and kicks it hard up the hole: fly it, steer around it, or play the rebound for extra yards. Allow for the wind pushing the ball left.
Hole 8Par 4 · 371 yards · averaged 4.43
Wind: 16 mph, into you. On the hole: A gust band, Water, 2 bunkers, Basalt rock.
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 9Par 4 · 380 yards · averaged 3.59
Wind: 15 mph, right to left. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Cart path, Water, 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.