Round #295 · Thursday 22 October 2026
Cragwater Links
The daily nine for Thursday 22 October 2026 was Cragwater Links, a Spooky Forest course of par 37 and 3,728 yards: 2 par 3s, 6 par 4s, 1 par 7. The wind averaged 11 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 6th, a par 3 of 158 yards, which played 1.47 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 4 · 376 yards · averaged 3.31
Wind: 9 mph, helping. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 4 bunkers, Jack-o'-lantern.
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 · 433 yards · averaged 3.62
Wind: 12 mph, helping. On the hole: The burn, The arm, Cart path, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 3Par 4 · 331 yards · averaged 3.33
Wind: 13 mph, helping. On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers, The ghost.
The ghost 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 4Par 4 · 428 yards · averaged 3.76
Wind: 11 mph, helping. On the hole: A gust band, Water, 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 5Par 4 · 420 yards · averaged 3.76
Wind: 11 mph, helping. 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 6Par 3 · 158 yards · averaged 4.47
Wind: 12 mph, helping, 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.
Hole 7Par 3 · 214 yards · averaged 3.37
Wind: 12 mph, helping. On the hole: Cart path, 1 bunker.
214 yards, playing about 205 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 8Par 7 · 1048 yards · averaged 6.19
Wind: 9 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Cart path, Water, 5 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.
Hole 9Par 4 · 320 yards · averaged 3.84
Wind: 11 mph, helping. On the hole: Portal green, Cart path, 4 bunkers, The ghost.
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.
Play it
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