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Kew Golf Club-Melbourne Golf Course Map /Kew Golf Club-Melbourne Golf Holes Map
Kew Golf Club-Melbourne Golf Course Review in Kew East, VC in 3102
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Hole MAP
Hole 1
Hole Name
From The Tee
From The Fairway There is plenty of fairway to play to off the tee, but be careful, you may find yourself blocked out by a towering gum tree on the right side. A drive up the left side is the go, then a short iron in.
On The Green The big hitters may consider bombing the green from the tee and will be rewarded if they can avoid the bunker at the front and steep run off on the back right green.
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Hole 2
Hole Name
From The Tee
From The Fairway Lateral hazards frame the fairway from the tee. Drives need to be accurate and long to set up for the approach. The green is relatively small and well-protected left with bunkers and a significant fall away right and bunker back right.
On The Green
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Hole 3
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From The Tee From the back markers the tee shot can be somewhat daunting. Billabong and forest on the right guarantees at least one stroke lost. A long ball shaped left to right is called for.
From The Fairway The green is long, front to back. It is protected left and right with bunkers and a wicked fall-away at the back. Your approach shot will need to be assertive to take best advantage.
On The Green
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Hole 4
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From The Tee Short Par 3. Opportunity awaits if you can dial in the right number – a mid to short iron depending on the pin placement. But be careful the bunkers are deep and there are plenty of them.
From The Fairway
On The Green
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Hole 5
Hole Name
From The Tee
From The Fairway This is a long par 5 with river on the right. Underrated, for sure. For the men the second shot is the key to scoring on this hole. If you are straight and long with your second, you can attack with your third.
On The Green
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Hole 6
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From The Tee
From The Fairway The challenge of this straight-away par 4 is its length. The tee shot must be well struck and in the fairway if you are to have any chance of reaching the green in regulation.
On The Green
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Hole 7
Hole Name
From The Tee
From The Fairway The fairway bunker 30 meters in front of the green determines strategy from the tee. After a strong tee shot into the ‘go-zone’ the bigger hitters may choose to fly this bunker and reach the green with their second shots.
On The Green However the popular strategy is to lay up in front of this bunker and dare to steal a birdie with a precise wedge and one put.
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Hole 8
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From The Tee Dogleg right. There is a certain risk and reward with the tee shot. A reserved tee shot to the left half will open up the green for an approach with a long iron.
From The Fairway A bolder line down the middle/right will shorten the hole substantially leaving a short iron in but too far right or short will leave you well and truly blocked out.
On The Green The green is large with big slopes to manage. The grassy depression in the front of the green poses a special challenge for your short game.
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Hole 9
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From The Tee This hole requires some strategy to manage. The fairway is narrow at driving distance, but if you negotiate the tee shot successfully you will have a good lie and wedge in.
From The Fairway Otherwise place your lay-up into the middle right of the fairway to open the green for a mid-iron approach. This is a long hole for the women who will be playing long irons and fairway woods into the green.
On The Green The putting surface is steeply sloped from back to front and will call upon your control of speed for those final strokes.
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Hole 10
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From The Tee The challenge is clear from the tee: a long drive up to and over the saddle in the middle of the fairway.
From The Fairway Left rough and trees is a ‘no-no’ and difficult to recover from. With the tee shot successfully negotiated there is a short iron to a sloping green.
On The Green Distance control with the approach is called for, especially when the flag is placed on the left hand side.
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Hole 11
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From The Tee A two-tiered green gives this par 3 a dual personality. With the flag at the front, the tee shot will be a short iron. The slope in the middle of the green will assist to keep the ball close for the birdie opportunity.
From The Fairway
On The Green With the flag at the back the challenge is significantly greater. Longer clubs will be required and the flat surface is small in area. The slope in the middle of the green will limit access to the top tier.
Hole 12
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From The Tee Par 5. This beautiful golf hole is bordered by billabongs left and right off the tee. The view of the green is framed by red river gums either side of the fairway at about 100 meters out.
From The Fairway These trees influence decisions for players in the ‘go-zone’. A daring second shot to the green will probably need some right to left shape to be successful. Bigger hitters might consider going ‘over the top.
On The Green Otherwise the option of lay-up to the trees is a choice well made with birdie opportunity created with the wedge for your third.
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Hole 13
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From The Tee Straight-away par four. A wide fairway should provide a good lie and a clean approach shot after your drive, leaving a mid to short iron in. There is a large gully on the RHS that will catch short or miss-hit drives.
From The Fairway The green is framed by white-barked gums that give this hole one of Kew’s most memorable vistas.
On The Green There is a significant slope on the green from back to front. Keeping your approach shot under the hole will give you the best opportunity to score.
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Hole 14
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From The Tee There is good space at the front/left to run the ball onto the green and into the middle. There is a shoulder on the right side of the green to hold your shot if you choose to fly the bunker.
From The Fairway
On The Green This great par 3 hole has a classic Graham Grant design with a singular ‘short-side’ bunker on one side of the green and tight, undulating surrounds on the other sides – very demanding on the short game if you miss the green.
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Hole 15
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From The Tee Dogleg right. This is definitely a sleeper. One of your two shots to the green will need to be excellent. You have a choice: a lay-up tee shot followed by a precise approach, or a big ball on a daring line to cut the corner followed by a short pitch.
From The Fairway The big hitters can run out of fairway easily if the line is too straight. The front pin position is the hardest to hit with a narrow green, a bunker on one side and a severe fall-away on the other.
On The Green Pin positions at the back of the green are more manageable as the space widens there significantly. Approach shots to the back of the green tend to feed to the middle to give you a scoring chance.
Hole 16
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From The Tee A short par five with lots of character. A safe teeshot sets up a birdie opportunity. The bigger hitters will then consider a high ball over the gums on the left to fly the green in two.
From The Fairway Alternatively, a layup to the front of the green will offer an up-and-down birdie. Or, if you dare, you could shoot a low ball, right-to-left, under the branches and run it onto the green.
On The Green Otherwise you will need to lay up. In this regard you have several options – all of which are governed by your ability to negotiate the large fairway bunker in front of the green.
Hole 17
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From The Tee A glorious long hole, rated #1 on the card for the men. The tee shot must be long and straight to reach a space where the fairway opens to the green.
From The Fairway Big hitters might consider a left to right shape. Mid to long iron will be required for the approach. The front of the green is open and a popular strategy is to run the ball up using the undulating contours of the fairway.
On The Green There is a significant slope diagonally from back left to front right that makes every putt a challenge.
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Hole 18
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From The Tee The Clubhouse beckons but there is one more challenge to be met. The tee shot at 18 is the most demanding of the par 3’s at Kew. A mid iron is required but the target is somewhat elusive.
From The Fairway There is space on the right half of the green to pitch and stop a well struck tee shot. There is also room to run the ball onto the green on the right hand side.
On The Green The hole is tougher with the pin located on the left with deep bunkers protecting the front and the putting surface narrowing. The green has several interesting breaks.
