Trying to keep up with Tim Bert's thread (I guess the life of a student is busy after all!)
Hole 10
441 Blue
424 White
A friend & GCA member (Ari Techner) recently pointed out to me that Lahinch's front 9 is a rollercoaster ride through large dunes and some of the most dramatic land anywhere. The back 9 is routed through the more "mundane" section of the property, but such is the quality of the design one never feels let down (unlike say the first 6 at Ballybunion)
The tee shot is one of my favorite. The ideal line is the Pink House in the distance, but with driver on this line the fairway is only some 20 yards wide. Interestingly enough, I sometimes use a 3 wood off the tee to the wide part of the fairway, followed by a long iron. I like this idea as most "lay-up" holes are either drive-pitch or 3 wood-wedge type holes.
From 220 out, one can see the fairway begins to narrow. The left side of the fairway also affords the best look at the green.
& a flatter stance.
From further up the fairway, ~150 yards out. Look at how great that green site is!
A look towards the 9th tee!
One of the great qualities of this hole are the bunkers well short of the green. IF one misses the fairway off the tee, and then compounds the mistake by getting careless with the lay-up, a double or worse can happen quicker than you can imagine. This is from 50 yards short right, those bunkers see a LOT of action.
A tribute to our great greenkeepers here at Lahinch. The mowings line/maintenance meld is as good as can be. The banks are shaved tight, and the collection area to the right confounds the best players and total beginners alike.
The 10th green from the right. Notice the ridge in the middle of the green.
This ridge can catch any second shot that is turning over right to left and feed it into the bunker. Again notice the closely mown grass all around it to feed balls into the trap.