Round #299 · Monday 26 October 2026
Windhill Old Course
The daily nine for Monday 26 October 2026 was Windhill Old Course, a Spooky Forest course of par 37 and 3,470 yards: 2 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 3 par 5s. The wind averaged 7 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 1st, a par 3 of 192 yards, which played 0.35 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 3 · 192 yards · averaged 3.35
Wind: 8 mph, left to right. On the hole: 1 bunker.
192 yards, playing about 194 with the wind — on paper a 4 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 2Par 4 · 390 yards · averaged 3.64
Wind: 10 mph, left to right. On the hole: The arm, 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 right.
Hole 3Par 4 · 332 yards · averaged 3.37
Wind: 8 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: The arm, 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.
Hole 4Par 5 · 520 yards · averaged 3.81
Wind: Barely any wind (4 mph). On the hole: Portal green, Cart path, 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 4 · 432 yards · averaged 3.18
Wind: 5 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: Portal green, The arm, 3 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 6Par 5 · 563 yards · averaged 4.26
Wind: 10 mph, left to right. On the hole: A gust band, Water, 3 bunkers, The ghost.
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 right.
Hole 7Par 5 · 560 yards · averaged 4.22
Wind: 5 mph, against, left to right. On the hole: The burn, Cart path, 3 bunkers, Jack-o'-lantern.
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.
Hole 8Par 3 · 123 yards · averaged 3.04
Wind: 11 mph, 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 9Par 4 · 358 yards · averaged 3.54
Wind: 6 mph, against, left to right. 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.
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.