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Hole 1

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From The Tee The opening tee shot at Cape Wickham Golf Links is nothing short of spectacular. Staring right at Bass Strait and enjoying staggering views of the towering Cape Wickham Lighthouse and Victoria Cove beach, the opening and closing holes at our world class venue are something you will never forget. From the Blue tees, your opening tee shot needs to travel around 150 metres to reach the widest part of

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Hole 2

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From The Tee

From The Fairway There is so much room on the fairway, don’t overthink it and just get one away onto the short grass. For your second shot into the green, aiming just right of the flag would be ideal. The green does slope from right to left so it will kick in from that side. Aiming just right of the flag will also help avoid the severe run off slope on the left-hand side of the green. It can be a tricky up and dow

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Hole 3

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From The Tee There is only one way to play this hole. Take an extra club and aim for the left-hand side of the green. If the grounds staff have been nice and located the pin on the right-hand side of the green, you could well in be for a birdie opportunity as the putting surface feeds generously to these right-side hole locations. If the grounds staff are feeling cruel and place the pin anywhere on the left ha

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On The Green There is only one way to play this hole. Take an extra club and aim for the left-hand side of the green. If the grounds staff have been nice and located the pin on the right-hand side of the green, you could well in be for a birdie opportunity as the putting surface feeds generously to these right-side hole locations. If the grounds staff are feeling cruel and place the pin anywhere on the left ha

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Hole 4

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From The Tee From the tee, use the lighthouse as a perfect directional signpost. Anything left of the lighthouse could be in trouble, so the safer play is to aim 10-20 metres right and play up the wider, fatter side. If playing downwind take at least one club less and attempt to land your ball 10-15 metres short of the green. Let the ball run up onto the green and towards the flag (trust it, it will get there)

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Hole 5

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From The Tee You may feel as though there is a trend here in the first few holes, but it truly is the key to success at Cape Wickham Golf Links. Down-wind, take one club less and land the ball before the front mound and run it onto the green. The mound can influence all manner of approach shots, and given the firmness of this green, landing the ball on the putting surface often means running off at the back, w

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Hole 6

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From The Tee If you are a good golfer, this par 5 can certainly be hit in 2 with a couple of good shots. However, there is a lot of trouble surrounding the green and unless a single figure golfer, I would advise laying up into the huge fairway area around 100 metres from the pin. Even if you are a single figure golfer, with the wind blowing, it may not be worth attempting to go at this green in two as there ar

From The Fairway

On The Green If you are a good golfer, this par 5 can certainly be hit in 2 with a couple of good shots. However, there is a lot of trouble surrounding the green and unless a single figure golfer, I would advise laying up into the huge fairway area around 100 metres from the pin. Even if you are a single figure golfer, with the wind blowing, it may not be worth attempting to go at this green in two as there ar

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Hole 7

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From The Tee Finding the right yardage for the middle of the green is crucial here, and trying to hit the centre of the putting surface is always a sound plan. The target is long but not overly wide, so a par is a very good score. Do not get tricked into flag hunting because of the short distance, particularly if the flag is at the back right.

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Hole 8

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From The Tee

From The Fairway When hitting your tee shot, try and not get too overwhelmed by the wasteland. The red and white aiming post is used as a guidance point but you can hit the ball either side of that pole and the bowl shaped fairway should bring it back close to the middle of the fairway.

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Hole 9

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From The Tee

From The Fairway Simple is key. A course management kind of hole, where you must play to get into the second part of the fairway in two shots. Aim for the V created by the mounds from the tee box, hit a mid-iron towards the second bend in the fairway and that will hopefully find the valley and the heart of the fairway. This is the only way to avoid a card wrecking score on this hole. It may seem achievable to hit

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Hole 10

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From The Tee The key to getting close to any hole location on this green is to use the green complex and the ground contours to your advantage. If the hole location is on the lower tier, using the mound that separates the two tiers will assist in the ball rolling towards the flag. The most fun pin position, and certainly the most photographed, is when the hole is cut on the top tier. Again, the contours can he

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On The Green The key to getting close to any hole location on this green is to use the green complex and the ground contours to your advantage. If the hole location is on the lower tier, using the mound that separates the two tiers will assist in the ball rolling towards the flag. The most fun pin position, and certainly the most photographed, is when the hole is cut on the top tier. Again, the contours can he

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Hole 11

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From The Tee Like the 7th hole, a par is a very good score here. Pick a yardage that is centre of the green and commit to it. There is trouble left and right, short and long, so take enough club, swing easy and commit to a shot that is intended for anywhere on the dance floor.

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Hole 12

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From The Tee Everything about this tee shot makes you want to grab the driver and thread it through the narrow neck of fairway that leads up to the green. Unless super accurate, this is NOT the play. The best tip, depending on how far you hit the ball, is to play a mid-to-long iron off the tee and aim to finish before the furthest bunker on the right (a rangefinder or Cape Wickham course guide will help you ga

From The Fairway

On The Green Everything about this tee shot makes you want to grab the driver and thread it through the narrow neck of fairway that leads up to the green. Unless super accurate, this is NOT the play. The best tip, depending on how far you hit the ball, is to play a mid-to-long iron off the tee and aim to finish before the furthest bunker on the right (a rangefinder or Cape Wickham course guide will help you ga

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Hole 13

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From The Tee The longest playing hole on the course even though the par 5 15th hole is ever so slightly longer. The 15th hole is relentlessly downhill for half of the hole so it does not play as long. When playing the 13th, and particularly into the wind, it is important to remember you are playing the longest hole. Accept it will take 3 or 4 shots to get to the green. You would rather be 150m from the green o

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On The Green The longest playing hole on the course even though the par 5 15th hole is ever so slightly longer. The 15th hole is relentlessly downhill for half of the hole so it does not play as long. When playing the 13th, and particularly into the wind, it is important to remember you are playing the longest hole. Accept it will take 3 or 4 shots to get to the green. You would rather be 150m from the green o

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Hole 14

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From The Tee With the tee shot, the safe play is to aim well right of the fairway bunkers and hit into the massive heart of the fairway. There is a lot of room to the right, and the fairway does feed back to the left so don’t fall for the trick of taking on sand trouble from the tee. Aim right and play safe. When hitting your approach shot, it is vital to take into consideration the steep downhill slope just b

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Hole 15

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From The Tee The tee shot needs to be threaded through the gap of the bunkers that are at the start of the fairway, this is the textbook line. When hitting your approach shot into the green, however, you must cater for the severe right-to-left slope. As mentioned in the description, it is vital to aim around 5 metres to the right of the green to ensure that you use the mound effectively. If you aim at the pin

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Hole 16

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From The Tee Aiming to the left off the tee is a wise decision to give yourself the best chance to stay on the top tier of the fairway. Staying on the top tier will give you the best view, and an easier angle for your approach shot. From the tee box you will see a red and white barbers pole in the distance – Use this as a guide as it will give you the best chance to find the fairway and leave yourself a specta

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Hole 17

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From The Tee Unless you are into the wind, the best tip is taking one less club and aiming for the left hand side of the green. The decreased distance of the lesser club will allow you to land your ball on the downhill slope just short and left of the green and feed, hopefully, toward the flag. If you do not take less club, the best advice is to try to land on the flatter part of the entrance to the green. Ple

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Hole 18

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From The Tee From the tee box, it can be very easy to tempt yourself into hitting this never seen before high sliding fade round the corner of the fairway. The quality and experience of playing this last hole at Cape Wickham forces you to think that way. If you only ever play the course once, why not have a go, but if you are playing competitively, we must play this a little different. The best strategy is to

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