GolfTraxx: A fusion of Golf, GPS, Database, Mapping, and FUN technologies

Hole 1

Hole Name

From The Tee Trees and bunkers left and right may catch the wayward drive but hit one up the middle and you’ve set yourself up nicely for a par on this fine, fairly forgiving opening hole.

From The Fairway A huge rock on the right near the green must be skirted though.

On The Green The big hitters can turn this hole into a two-shotter, especially since the entrance to the green slopes steeply downward.

Hole 2

Hole Name

From The Tee A demanding dog-leg right, three nasty fairway bunkers all in a row will gobble up anything hit slightly right. So left of the fairway is the ideal spot to land the tee shot.

From The Fairway

On The Green The green slopes sharply down from left to right and stopping a super-quick downhill putt is a real test. Make par here and give yourself a pat on the back.

Hole 3

Hole Name

From The Tee Easy on the eye but not on the wayward shot. Towering trees on the right and a fairway bunker left make for an exacting drive.

From The Fairway The approach to the green, whether it’s your second or third, is fraught with danger as a pond lurks uncomfortably close on the right and a strategically placed bunker on the left about 50m short of the green draws golf balls like a magnet.

On The Green This is a classic risk and reward hole and if your gamble pays off you might make a birdie, but if it doesn’t you might get wet and you’re looking at a bogey six followed by,

Hole 4

Hole Name

From The Tee

From The Fairway Unless your drive is a particularly long one, tall trees on the left of this dog-leg will block your approach to the green even if you’re on the fairway but left of centre.

On The Green There’s also a large fairway bunker on the right, so the key here is threading your drive carefully past the trouble.

Hole 5

Hole Name

From The Tee Too few courses have fun-to-play short par-4s and this gentle dog-leg right is definitely one and is an absolute delight.

From The Fairway

On The Green There is a stream lurking dangerously on the right but this hole invites you to hammer a drive down the left leaving a short second, although the branches of a big tree almost overhang the left side of the green and must be avoided. It’s a 10/10 knockout little hole.

Hole 6

Hole Name

From The Tee A pretty hole with the green protected by a bunker short left and another over the back of the putting surface.

From The Fairway

On The Green One way to play this hole is to aim the tee shot just right of the green and watch your golf ball roll down off the slope and feed towards the heart of the green, as you shout “get close!” or, better still, “get in the hole!” You never know, it might happen.

Hole 7

Hole Name

From The Tee

From The Fairway A right-to-left dogleg with tall, thin trees on the left blocking the approach to the green even if you’re on the fairway, but a bit too far left.

On The Green A drive to the right, even in the semi-rough, opens up the hole which slopes downhill for about 250m and then uphill to the green.

Hole 8

Hole Name

From The Tee It’s a compulsory 120m carry over water (pretend it’s not there if you’re anxious) to a big green protected by sand traps short left and back right.

From The Fairway

On The Green

Hole 9

Hole Name

From The Tee The driving range and out-of-bounds lurk on the left and the best strategy here is to aim at the right fairway bunker and hit a little draw.

From The Fairway Like many Randpark Club holes, the green is protected by bunkers left and right. It’s quite a robust par-4 and you’re halfway through the round after playing nine quite splendid holes.

On The Green It’s also the easier of Bushwillow’s loops, and sterner challenges await once you’re done with the welcoming halfway house.

Hole 10

Hole Name

From The Tee Okay, the young “Gorillas” might not find this hole, which was once a par-5, long, but the majority of club golfers will struggle to reach the green in two, especially since it’s slightly uphill.

From The Fairway

On The Green The green is an enormous one with an exaggerated left to right slope, so ultra-long putts with big breaks are not uncommon.

Hole 11

Hole Name

From The Tee Accuracy of the tee is paramount to avoid trees and a bunker right, and a trap on the left.

From The Fairway A pin on the front of the green is difficult to get to as there’s a little uphill slope just short of the putting surface and you can easily get “stuck” in the kikuyu there if you’re trying to be too cute in a bid to cosy up your approach close to the flagstick.

On The Green

Hole 12

Hole Name

From The Tee Again, trees left and right must be avoided and a badly hooked shot could land up in the stream that runs parallel to the hole.

From The Fairway

On The Green Find the green with three good strikes and you can allow yourself a little smile, provided the pin isn’t on the extreme right and you’re on the extreme left (or vice-versa) as then you’re in possible “three-whack” territory as the putt is a particularly long one.

Hole 13

Hole Name

From The Tee Leafy Bushwillow’s back nine isn’t getting any easier. The tee shot here must be precisely hit as bunkers left and right make for a seriously narrow entrance to the green. So par is hard-won and if you make birdie, well, you’d be completely justified in allowing yourself a Gary Player-style fist pump. Oh yeah!

From The Fairway

On The Green

Hole 14

Hole Name

From The Tee And as far as difficulty goes, there’s little let-up here. For most Average Joe golfers this is a fairly long hole requiring two solid shots in order to get up in two.

From The Fairway

On The Green The sloping green is surrounded by three bunkers, one just short and left – an evil little trap which devours golf balls.

Hole 15

Hole Name

From The Tee Possibly, but don’t go left because that’s where the stream is. And a bunker short right will most likely catch a tee-shot hit with a push or weak fade.

From The Fairway

On The Green

Hole 16

Hole Name

From The Tee A great championship hole, stroke 1 on the card with plenty of trouble abounding. The ideal is usually a sweetly hit draw as the hole curves from right to left.

From The Fairway But the stream runs the entire length of the hole on the left so pulled or hooked shots are a big no-no. There are also huge, mature trees on the right as you get nearer to the green.

On The Green If you’re on the right of the hole you may need to hit a towering approach over the high tree-tops, or a low punch-like shot under the branches. Both are not easy.

Hole 17

Hole Name

From The Tee

From The Fairway Pick your adjective, they all work. The drive is tight because of tall trees on the left and a bunker right. The second – for most of us – is a long shot down the fairway short of the lake that fronts the green.

On The Green

Hole 18

Hole Name

From The Tee This testing nine ends with another tricky dog-leg hole, made so by trees too close for comfort on the left (all you can basically do is chip out sideways) and a fairway bunker right in your eye as you stand on the tee.

From The Fairway

On The Green