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Hole 1

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From The Tee

From The Fairway This is a strong opening hole and a tight drive, OOB on the right and thick pine trees down the left await an errant drive. The best line is the right side of the fairway but a deep fairway bunker around 220m awaits a long drive. For the very long hitters a 3 wood or hybrid is a wise choice. The shot to the green is uphill and plays at least a club longer to a slightly elevated green. Beware of th

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Hole 2

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From The Tee Another tight tee shot and sharp dogleg left to right 220m from the tee. The long hitters will be tempted to slide a drive around the corner but finding the fairway at the apex of the corner must be the priority and again a 3 wood or hybrid to avoid driving through the corner sets up a stress free hole. From the corner the second shot is extremely tight but an iron or hybrid will leave a short pit

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Hole 3

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From The Tee A wide but narrow green requires the correct club from the tee landing softly on the green. The bunker across the front of the green awaits a poor or wrong club selection but it is a better option than going through the green where making par will be extremely rare. A half a club short and right is a conservative choice but will be rewarded with a par more often than not on this difficult par 3.

From The Fairway

On The Green A wide but narrow green requires the correct club from the tee landing softly on the green. The bunker across the front of the green awaits a poor or wrong club selection but it is a better option than going through the green where making par will be extremely rare. A half a club short and right is a conservative choice but will be rewarded with a par more often than not on this difficult par 3.

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Hole 4

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From The Tee Dogleg right to left at around 200m from the tee with a penalizing bunker on the left corner. Longer hitters can attack the corner to leave a wedge to the green but the penalty is severe particularly missing the fairway right where OOB can come into play. A 200m tee shot to the middle of the corner leaves a short to medium iron to the green. Avoid the bunkers short and left and on the approach sho

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Hole 5

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From The Tee The No 1 index hole and definitely the most demanding hole on the course, there is nowhere to bail out here. The tee shot requires a strong straight drive down another narrow fairway with OOB to the right and tall trees and yakkas down the left. OOB further comes into play on the approach to the green with the fence a mere 5m from the green and a deep bunker on the left of the green makes par extr

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Hole 6

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From The Tee The best short par 4 on the course and a real “sleeper” for any errant tee shot. A very tight slight dogleg left fairway requires a gentle right to left tee shot with a medium – long iron or hybrid leaving a short iron to a green tucked partially behind a large eucalypt. Aggressive players may choose to take on the tall gums down the left to set-up a birdie opportunity but making par up this hole

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Hole 7

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From The Tee What this hole lacks in length it makes up for in the demand for accuracy. A sharp dogleg left at around 200m from the tee it is rarely a hole that you can use driver. To have any opportunity to reach the green in 2 requires a strong right to left tee shot with a hybrid or 3 wood. If this is achieved you can set up a shot from around 200 metres to the green, but it is all carry, strategically posi

From The Fairway

On The Green What this hole lacks in length it makes up for in the demand for accuracy. A sharp dogleg left at around 200m from the tee it is rarely a hole that you can use driver. To have any opportunity to reach the green in 2 requires a strong right to left tee shot with a hybrid or 3 wood. If this is achieved you can set up a shot from around 200 metres to the green, but it is all carry, strategically posi

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Hole 8

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From The Tee A relatively short par three but slightly uphill and often played into the prevailing wind. The green is very wide but not deep, particularly to a left pin position behind a cavernous front bunker. If you avoid the front bunker you still need to land the shot “softly” on the flat of the green to avoid bounding through the back. The green has numerous contours and can be very quick on the left side

From The Fairway

On The Green A relatively short par three but slightly uphill and often played into the prevailing wind. The green is very wide but not deep, particularly to a left pin position behind a cavernous front bunker. If you avoid the front bunker you still need to land the shot “softly” on the flat of the green to avoid bounding through the back. The green has numerous contours and can be very quick on the left side

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Hole 9

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From The Tee This is a typical risk/reward, straight away short par 4 drivable for the longer hitters. There is however, a deep bunker guarding the front of the green and anything missed right of the fairway or green can quickly turn into a bogey. Not a difficult hole played with a medium iron from the tee and wedge or short iron to the green. The green can provide some interesting pin positions and generally

From The Fairway

On The Green This is a typical risk/reward, straight away short par 4 drivable for the longer hitters. There is however, a deep bunker guarding the front of the green and anything missed right of the fairway or green can quickly turn into a bogey. Not a difficult hole played with a medium iron from the tee and wedge or short iron to the green. The green can provide some interesting pin positions and generally

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Hole 10

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From The Tee A slight dogleg right with large but shallow bunker on the right corner around 210m from the tee. Long hitters will want to take on a large eucalypt and the corner bunker to set up a short 2nd, but any drive leaked into the right hand trees on the corner will make par extremely difficult. The 2nd shot is downhill to large green but a severe slope right of the green and a deep bunker short right mu

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Hole 11

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From The Tee An uphill short par 3 and similar to the 8th often played into a prevailing wind. A large green is framed by bunkers short, left and right and a severe slope on the back right demands the correct club selection. The conservative line into the green will favour the left hand side.

From The Fairway

On The Green An uphill short par 3 and similar to the 8th often played into a prevailing wind. A large green is framed by bunkers short, left and right and a severe slope on the back right demands the correct club selection. The conservative line into the green will favour the left hand side.

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Hole 12

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From The Tee Uphill from the tee for around 180m to a plateau and then sharply downhill from around 230m. Long hitters can take full advantage with a drive carrying 230m – 240m and achieve another 50 – 100m of run down the hill, but a deep bunker on the right of the fairway at 220m from the tee catching any leaked drive to the right will remove any chance of hitting the green for two. Average length hitters wi

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Hole 13

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From The Tee Uphill, short par 4 and drivable for the long hitters but danger lurks missing the fairway or green right. Not a difficult drive for average length hitters and once avoiding the fairway bunkers a slight uphill short wedge or pitch shot remains. The green slopes from back to front and can make putting very tricky particularly in windy conditions.

From The Fairway

On The Green Uphill, short par 4 and drivable for the long hitters but danger lurks missing the fairway or green right. Not a difficult drive for average length hitters and once avoiding the fairway bunkers a slight uphill short wedge or pitch shot remains. The green slopes from back to front and can make putting very tricky particularly in windy conditions.

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Hole 14

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From The Tee Downhill but generally played into the prevailing wind. It is important that you carry the green as a ball landing short can land on a firm downhill surface and bound through the back of the green making par a difficult assignment. Strategic bunkers short and right will also make par difficult to achieve. Smart shots will be played towards the left side of the green regardless of the pin position.

From The Fairway

On The Green Downhill but generally played into the prevailing wind. It is important that you carry the green as a ball landing short can land on a firm downhill surface and bound through the back of the green making par a difficult assignment. Strategic bunkers short and right will also make par difficult to achieve. Smart shots will be played towards the left side of the green regardless of the pin position.

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Hole 15

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From The Tee This is the signature hole at Blackwood and the first of four strong finishing holes with lots risk and reward opportunities off the tee and into the green. The largest dam on the course awaits any tee shot missing the fairway left but for those wishing to set-up a potential second shot to the green the tee shot must be directed across the right edge of the dam. The conservative approach to the ho

From The Fairway

On The Green This is the signature hole at Blackwood and the first of four strong finishing holes with lots risk and reward opportunities off the tee and into the green. The largest dam on the course awaits any tee shot missing the fairway left but for those wishing to set-up a potential second shot to the green the tee shot must be directed across the right edge of the dam. The conservative approach to the ho

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Hole 16

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From The Tee This is an interesting hole and plays much shorter than the card distance for most players. A sharp dogleg left, from the back tees players who can carry 200m can easily take the tee shot across the edge of the dogleg leaving a shot of around 160 – 170m. For those who can carry at least 220m then taking the tee shot a across the trees on a tighter line is the preferred option. A strong tee shot ac

From The Fairway

On The Green This is an interesting hole and plays much shorter than the card distance for most players. A sharp dogleg left, from the back tees players who can carry 200m can easily take the tee shot across the edge of the dogleg leaving a shot of around 160 – 170m. For those who can carry at least 220m then taking the tee shot a across the trees on a tighter line is the preferred option. A strong tee shot ac

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Hole 17

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From The Tee Another strong finishing hole and unlike the 16th this hole plays longer than the card distance being slightly uphill all the way. The tee shot must favour the left centre of the fairway to open up the approach shot to the green, but missing the fairway left almost always leads to bogey. A safe drive down the right can be met with a large eucalypt 90m short of the green blocking a direct approach

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Hole 18

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From The Tee Another sharp dogleg this time from left to right. A group of very large eucalypts on the corner can catch any tee shot leaked to the right and can block the second shot up the fairway for those not hitting a strong drive. A drive to the top of the corner around 250m from the tee can present a shot to green for two. A definite birdie opportunity for the strong hitters but finishing with par can al

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On The Green

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