Hole 16: Par 3, 212 YardsAnother simple, downhill par-3. Though the lengths of the par-3 holes vary significantly, it is difficult to say they are not repetitive. The 16th is open in front and right and is guarded by waste area long.
Hole 17: Par 5, 472 YardsOne of the most unique holes I have EVER seen! The bunkering begs the golfer to cut the corner. It is 230 yards over the longest bunker. Golfers required to play left will leave a long second shot and a no choice but to lay-up.
The second shot is AWESOME! Choose your route -- the direct line to the green up the right, or the roundabout route to the left, around the large dune/sand/tree formation in the centre. The view from 250 yards out in the centre of the fairway:
After an ideal tee shot, the golfer is left with a view that looks like this from 220 yards out. Though the hole plays straight uphill and the approach requires an all-carry shot, it is difficult not to take-on this shot through the chute.
Golfers laying-up can choose to lay-up to the right and then play the shot over the waste area. The lay-up area slopes sharply to the right helping poorly struck shots to run forward and toward the opening.
An ideal tee shot up the right will leave this view, from 125 yards short of the green.
Lay-ups played toward the dune island leave an impossible and blind approach:
A look at the landing area for golfers choosing to lay-up to the left:
And the view of the approach from this angle:
The green is similar in contour (though not as severe) and shape to Kingsley's 9th. Low points in the back-left and front-right provide for pins that are ideally approached from different angles (just like the separate tees at Kingsley).
Green from Left:
Green from Right:
A look back to the left fairway:
And back to the right fairway:
A closer look at the dune island:
Oh, and a hidden back bunker will catch shots hit long:
One last look from behind:
Hole 18: Par 4, 381 YardsMuch more room right than appears from this tee view. Longer hitters may choose to challenge/carry the bunkers up the left.
From the start of the fairway the width is more easily seen:
A rather intimidating approach to a green in a very pretty setting. Only place to miss is short. Right is (obviously) not good.
From just short of the green one gets a good look at the unique sand ridge running along the left side of the green.
And a few looks from behind this severely angled green:
