Hole 17

17th - Smyth's Hill

Men – Par 4, 313 yards, SI 3

Ladies – Par 4, 302 yards, SI 2

 

A superbly shaped short par 4. Accuracy, not length, is needed off the tee to avoid the penalising trees and rough on the right and arrive at the corner of this left to right dogleg. The approach shot is made uphill to an elevated green with a narrow entrance protected by bunkers and run off slopes. Overshoot, or miss on the right, and you are faced with a devilish downhill chip onto a green which slopes severely from back right to front left.

 

Insider Tip

This is a gem of a par 4 at this stage of the round and can be a ‘card wrecker’.