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Mizunoman · #7 (**permalink**) 04-06-2005, 06:49 PM

I dunno Ian, only three of those holes really worry me yardage wise, 5,9 and 18.

Sure it looks long but most of that length is made up from the fact that they only have 1 par 4 under 400 yards (most courses I play have 4 or 5 so theres anything up to 500 yards difference) and all the par 5's are over 500 (another minimum 200 yards) couple that with the 2 par 4's 20 yards over the limit and theres almost 750 yards. That would take it down to 6500 ish, hardly a monster. My course off its back tees is 6300 ish and the longest local course is about 6600.

None of the guys playing it this week are gonna struggle distance wise with the par 4's driver mid to high iron in and a couple of the 5's are reachable in 2. It would be a challenge however if they threw some hazards in at 280yards and took the big driving out of the equation. Never gonna happen of course.

10 and 11 you tee off from the top of a cliff. I'm surprised they havent thrown an extra 50 yards at 13 or 15. For the top boys in reasonable weather only the 8th is a three shotter and even then Ernie etc could probably blast on with driver and a 3 wood.

I would be more worried about the size of the targets. From what you see on the TV a lot of the landing areas and greens are fraught with sneaky bounces.

D.