#4 is a par 4
411 from the Gold tee
385 from the Blue tee
The 4th hole makes its way back somewhat parallel to #3, though it is a straighter hole. Straighter when it comes to lack of left or right dogleg that is. It can't be called straight vertically, as it is a roller coaster from tee to green (okay, I should really save this statement for the 17th.) The fairway on this hole is funtastic!! The tee shot is somewhat blind, because of the humps and the native grass. Hitting all you've got will most likely leave you with a blind approach from the bottom of one of the many valleys. Depending upon your comfort with a longer approach, less club off the tee might be the proper order. If you lay back, you will be rewarded with a clearer view of the approach and the green. There is plenty of room left off this tee. I know, I was there twice. While the left is spacious, it isn't really preferable. You won't get a good look at the putting surface from over there. Hopefully, you were paying attention when you passed by from the 2nd green to the 3rd tee...
There is one final deep down and up right in front of this monstrous green - the second consecutive hole with a green of epic proportions. This one is a little less oddly shaped than #3, but it is challenging nonetheless. There is a rather large hump or spine that runs through the middle of the green, making it important to hit the front or the rear - wherever the pin is that day.
#4 is another really good hole in the impressive opening stretch at Kingsley.
From the tee
The view (or lack thereof) from the left side of the fairway
Another view from the left side, slightly closer to the green. You can clearly see the pin, but you can also see that the putting surface is well hidden from this angle.
The preferred angle from the right side of the fairway
Stray too far right and you might still get the obstructed view (and have to tangle with the nasty bunkers.)
Another view from the right side, closer to the green. You can see the final dip in the fairway leading up to the green
A view of some of the bunkering and the 4th green from the 3rd fairway
The front view of the green
The rear view of the green
The 4th green from the 2nd green
The 4th green from the 5th tee. The number of holes that provide an ample view of the 4th green is special recurring characteristic of the front nine!