Round #303 · Friday 30 October 2026
Thistlegate Downs
The daily nine for Friday 30 October 2026 was Thistlegate Downs, a Spooky Forest course of par 35 and 2,905 yards: 3 par 3s, 4 par 4s, 2 par 5s. The wind averaged 13 mph across the holes.
How the field played
The hardest hole was the 9th, a par 3 of 185 yards, which played 0.93 over par on average.
Hole by hole
Hole 1Par 5 · 494 yards · averaged 4.34
Wind: 11 mph, helping. On the hole: 4 bunkers.
A long one at 494 yards. Keep both shots on the fairway — it rolls out nearly five times further than rough — and the green comes back to you. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 2Par 4 · 357 yards · averaged 3.37
Wind: 12 mph, helping. On the hole: Cart path, 3 bunkers, Leaf pile.
A pile of fallen leaves lies on the fairway. It plays like a bunker — 70% distance and capped at 160 yards — so keep the tee shot short of it or beside it. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 3Par 4 · 364 yards · averaged 3.54
Wind: 12 mph, helping. On the hole: Water, 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 · 312 yards · averaged 3.16
Wind: 13 mph, helping. On the hole: Cart path, 2 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 5Par 3 · 154 yards · averaged 3.52
Wind: 15 mph, helping. 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 6Par 4 · 348 yards · averaged 3.93
Wind: 16 mph, helping. On the hole: The arm, A gust band, Water, 3 bunkers, Leaf pile.
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 7Par 3 · 203 yards · averaged 3.31
Wind: 10 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, 1 bunker.
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.
Hole 8Par 5 · 488 yards · averaged 3.77
Wind: 17 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: Portal green, Cart path, 3 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. A following wind adds carry and roll here.
Hole 9Par 3 · 185 yards · averaged 3.93
Wind: 14 mph, helping, right to left. On the hole: A gust band, Cart path, 1 bunker.
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 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.