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Southerness Golf Club Golf Course Review in Dumfries, SL in DG2 8AZ
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Hole MAP
Hole 1
Hole Name
From The Tee The first hole is 393 yards from the medal tee and is a slight dog leg left to right.
From The Fairway The fence running parallel to the fairway on the right marks the out of bounds. There are some gorse bushes at the corner of the dog leg. The proficient golfer will sail over them and shave the dog leg.
On The Green Bunkers protect the green front left, and to the right. Any drive which misses the fairway may introduce the wayward golfer to one of the regular features on the course – heather, acres of it.
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Hole 2
Hole Name
From The Tee Mostly played into the prevailing wind, the second hole at Southerness measures 450 yards.
From The Fairway As you can see from the flyover and walkthrough (above), the heather gives way to another regular feature – gorse – and the fairway doglegs slightly to the left, with a fairway bunker protecting the corner.
On The Green
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Hole 3
Hole Name
From The Tee The third hole is played over a burn which will only catch the head up shot. It measures 408 yards and has out of bounds to the right. Again there is a slight right to left dog leg, with heather greeting the too neat drive.
From The Fairway Two fairway bunkers to the right can catch the pushed shot, and a triangle of three bunkers about 50 yards short of the green call for the second shot to carry the whole distance.
On The Green This is one of the few greens that will gather the ball. However a ball hit into the large mound of rough on the right will test a players ability to get down in two shots.
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Hole 4
Hole Name
From The Tee The fourth is the first of five par 3s.
From The Fairway
On The Green Measuring 169 yards to a plateau two tiered green this hole is fully visible, and should a hole in one be achieved the lucky golfer has the benefit of seeing his ball drop. There are of course bunkers to the front, left and right of the green to catch the less accurate tee shot.
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Hole 5
Hole Name
From The Tee The fifth hole turns you round to the east,
From The Fairway where you would normally find the wind in your favour. This is a 496 yard par 5. A fairway bunker is strategically placed to catch a ball hit to the left.
On The Green Some yards from the tee a burn runs left and right from the fairway, but is ducted under the fairway itself. The hole then dog legs to the left and the fairway is of the hogs back variety. A well struck second shot in favourable conditions will catch the green although since this is an elevated green any off line shots can be kicked off.
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Hole 6
Hole Name
From The Tee The 405 yard sixth hole turns west and the burn is encountered again, only as an open water hazard this time.
From The Fairway
On The Green This lies some 270 yards from the tee and the long hitter must be wary. Into the wind the burn can catch out a less than well struck second shot. The green has a bunker to the left and a deep grassy hollow to the right. It also slopes from front to back making it difficult to hold in a following wind.
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Hole 7
Hole Name
From The Tee The seventh hole is a first class one shotter of 215 yards, played normally with a cross wind.
From The Fairway
On The Green A series of 3 bunkers string towards the green to the left, and a wicked pot bunker sits tucked into the front right of the green. This hole is played north to south and gives a first view of the Solway Firth.
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Hole 8
Hole Name
From The Tee The eighth hole turns east again and at 371 yards is the shortest of the par 4s.
From The Fairway A bank runs along the right hand side which will kick your ball into grassy rough. Heather and gorse abound on the left side of the fairway. The green is well guarded by bunkers short, left and right.
On The Green
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Hole 9
Hole Name
From The Tee The ninth hole is another good two shotter measuring 435 yards, particularly if there is an east wind.
From The Fairway
On The Green There is a bunker to the left, 100 yards short of the green, and a cluster of 3 bunkers to the right 60 yards short of the green. Heather abounds right and left and again there is a slight dog leg from right to left. The green is semi-plateau which has a hollow on the left front making it a difficult up and down.
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Hole 10
Hole Name
From The Tee The tenth hole (captured at sunrise in the aerial flyover here) is a pleasant but well-guarded 168 yard par 3.
From The Fairway
On The Green The green, which is at an angle to the tee, is surrounded by 7 bunkers and a full carry is required. This hole varies tremendously with the strength and direction of the wind.
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Hole 11
Hole Name
From The Tee The tee shot from the 390 yard eleventh hole is played over some fearsome whins,
From The Fairway and must be carried to a fairway set at a slight angle. Again there is heather right and left, and the burn at 30 yards from the green will catch out a poor second shot or an over hit recovery shot from the heather.
On The Green This green, with a deep bunker at the right side, is prO-Bably one of the most sloping greens on the course.
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Hole 12
Hole Name
From The Tee The twelfth hole is generally regarded as the best hole on the course. This is a 421 yard par four with a left to right dog leg.
From The Fairway Fairway bunkers right and left require an accurate tee shot. Having split the fairway the hole then opens out to view a green, protected by bunkers on the right, a pond to the left, a large mound guarding front left entry, and out of bounds behind the green.
On The Green The forward view on playing the hole is the simmering Solway Firth, and a large sandy bay opens out to the right as you progress towards the green. A truly memorable hole.
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Hole 13
Hole Name
From The Tee At the thirteenth, finding yourself on an elevated tee beside the shore, you face a 467 yard par four.
From The Fairway Two fairway bunkers await a tee shot hit left, and the fairway has semi rough encroaching from the right hand side. There is a ditch left and right of the hole, 80 yards short of the green, and two other fairway bunkers to negotiate.
On The Green Another bunker short right of the green is compensated by generally favourable bounces from the left hand side. The length makes this a formidable hole.
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Hole 14
Hole Name
From The Tee Turning to face west again the fourteenth, at 458 yards,
From The Fairway requires another long iron or fairway wood second shot. There is one fairway bunker 100 yards short of the green to the right,
On The Green and bunkers right and left of the green. Heather proliferates the whole way up the left, with large areas of gorse to the right.
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Hole 15
Hole Name
From The Tee The fifteenth is another good par 3 of 217 yards.
From The Fairway The fairway bunkers should be carried, but bunkers right and left of the green call for an accurate tee shot. Too long from the tee could land you with more gorse trouble.
On The Green
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Hole 16
Hole Name
From The Tee The sixteenth is a slight dog leg from right to left which tempts the brave shot, but any imperfections with this will call for a reload.
From The Fairway Once again there is gorse to the left and heather to the right. There are only two bunkers on the right hand side of this fairway and no bunkers near the green.
On The Green The natural terrain however makes for tricky shots from only five yards off the green on three sides.
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Hole 17
Hole Name
From The Tee The last of the par 3s, the seventeenth is a lovely 175 yard hole, with no bunkers at all. The elevated green, however, is difficult to hold.
From The Fairway
On The Green The last of the par 3s, the seventeenth is a lovely 175 yard hole, with no bunkers at all. The elevated green, however, is difficult to hold.
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Hole 18
Hole Name
From The Tee The 495 yards par 5 eighteenth, turns back eastwards and can be reached in two by the long hitters. Once again the drive must be accurate to keep out of heather left and right. This extends the whole length of the hole, so the second shot cannot be wayward either.
From The Fairway Fairway bunkers right and left, some 60 yards short of the green also come into play.
On The Green
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