Round #301 · Wednesday 28 October 2026
Nettlebrae Links
The daily nine for Wednesday 28 October 2026 was Nettlebrae Links, a Spooky Forest course of par 36 and 3,333 yards: 2 par 3s, 5 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 7 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 2nd, a par 3 of 170 yards, which played 0.23 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 5 · 555 yards · averaged 4.56
Wind: 5 mph, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, Water, 3 bunkers.
The cart path runs about twice as far as fairway. On a straight stretch it's worth aiming at on purpose.
Hole 2Par 3 · 170 yards · averaged 3.23
Wind: 9 mph, left to right. On the hole: Cart path, 2 bunkers.
170 yards, playing about 168 with the wind — on paper a 6 iron. Aim at the front half: the green rolls out.
Hole 3Par 4 · 329 yards · averaged 3.60
Wind: 7 mph, 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 4 · 425 yards · averaged 3.69
Wind: 5 mph, helping, 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.
Hole 5Par 4 · 364 yards · averaged 3.34
Wind: 9 mph, left to right. On the hole: The burn, Portal green, Cart path, 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.
Hole 6Par 4 · 419 yards · averaged 3.51
Wind: 9 mph, helping. On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers, Jack-o'-lantern.
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 7Par 4 · 380 yards · averaged 3.63
Wind: 8 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, 3 bunkers, Leaf pile, The ghost.
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 8Par 3 · 123 yards · averaged 2.86
Wind: 6 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.
Hole 9Par 5 · 568 yards · averaged 4.35
Wind: 7 mph, helping, left to right. On the hole: A gust band, Water, 3 bunkers, Leaf pile.
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.