Kooringal Golf Club

A gentle opening Par 5 hole. Starting with an accurate long drive off the tee will allow you a chance to go for the green, or lay up for an easy wedge shot and a chance for a birdie start.

A short Par 4 which requires accuracy off the tee with bunkers down the left hand side. A 3 wood or long iron off the tee to be short of the bunkers and leave you with a wedge shot into the green. Beware of the green, as the right side feeds down the slope ready to collect any balls not hit correctly leaving a tough up and down for par.

Take the driver out and aim for the middle big tree off the tee. Bunkers down the left will catch any errant shots. A good drive will leave you around 150m into the green that falls off to the right and has a ridge towards the back half.

There is water down the left hand side that you can’t see from the tee, so aim at the Pine trees in the distance with a little draw to avoid the bunkers on the right. The landing Zone is quiet generous and the water doesn’t really come into play.

A very testing par 3 over water with a very undulating green that has big slopes from the left hand side and a tier running through the middle. It is important to hit the green and be on the correct level as the flag otherwise you will have a tough two putt for par.

Water runs down the left hand side of the hole with bunkers left and right. It is also very heavily tree lined down the right were a punch back to the fairway may be you only option.

A good par 5 which will put golfers in two minds with their second shot, either going for the green or laying up. The landing area closer to the green narrows and requires a long and accurate shot to get close to the green. If you can’t go for the green lay up to avoid a big number.

The tee is sheltered from the wind on this hole so make sure you look at the flagstick to get the direction and strength. The front of the green is very narrow and well guarded by bunkers either side making for a tought up and down shot. A ridge runs through the green making a back pin placement a tough proposition.

A slight uphill tee shot into a narrow driving area, keep left to avoid the bunkers. A fairly flat green will allow you to attack for a birdie putt and gain momentum into the back Nine.

A good opening with an accurate tee shot needed to start the back nine. For the long hitters you can hit over the bunker on the left, but beware, anything to the left of the fairway slopes down into the trees. It’s best to hit your tee shot just short of the right hand bunker for an approach the green.

A Driver or 3 wood aimed down the left will set you up short of the bunker for an easy approach shot to an relativley unguarded green, with only a bunker on the left and grassy swails off the green to the right.

The tee shot sets you up to hit it between the 2 bunkers for an aggressive play. Keep it left or just short of the bunker on the left to have a good angle into the green. Anywhere right off the tee is hazardous with bunkers and tree’s blocking your path to the green.

The 13th hole is open to the elements and is a difficult hole when there is a prevailing SE wind, pushing your tee shot toward the green side bunker.

The start of the run home begins with slight dogleg left with OB down the left hand side. A short drive will leave you with a blind shot into the green so accuracy and length are a bonus on this hole.

A 3 wood or long iron off the tee is needed to maximize control on your next shot in a difficult green. Hit it down the left side to avoid the bunkers. Anywhere on the green except long is good. The green slopes back to front and funnels any golf ball off the right hand side that isn’t on target.

A good length Par 3 with a big right hand bunker to catch any offline shots. An accurate medium to long iron is required into a small green that is well defended by bunkers.

Water captures your eyes down the right hand side of the 17th but there is plenty of room left, and for big hitters, a blast from the tee will clear the water easily. Be careful to keep your approach shot under the flag and don’t go long as it is a treacherous spot to get up and down from.

A great and challenging Par 5 finishing hole. Your tee shot ideally will go down the left hand side and catch the downslope to gain an extra 10-15 metres. A 3 wood second shot will bring the left hand bunker short of the green into play that needs to be considered. Too far down the right will be blocked by trees for an approach shot into a green which slopes slightly from front to back.