Indooroopilly Golf Club (West Course)

Opening tee shot must negotiate water on the right some 180m from the tee. Left of centre of fairway provides the best line to a green protected by water on the right. Being too conservative on the left gives a difficult path to a very large green.

This is a dogleg right, which plays as a strong Par 5. Trees guard both sides of the fairway from the tee while a long tee shot can get you home a medium tee shot will bring the fairway bunker into play for your lay-up second shot. The second shot is played through a saddle in the fairway some 150m from the green. The third shot is to a two level green, which has some tricky breaking, and down hill putts.

Slightly left of centre will miss the fairway bunker right and provide a good approach line to a green guarded by bunkers left and short right. This is a very large green and some difficult putts can result from numerous pin positions available. A large subtle swale on left hand side of green needs carful attention with a back pin placement

A strong hole which has bunker short right to catch the under club fade and bunker left to catch the strong pull. Once on the surface your challenge is not over. This green has large breaks with downhill and side hill putts, making 3 a very acceptable score.

A good drive down the right of the fairway will miss the bunkers left. Bunkers short right protect the second shot and wait to collect a miss hit or an under club attempt. This is a very long green and to a back flag there can be up to 4 clubs variation.

This short par 4 oozes character and requires strategic play to record par. A drive over three bunkers requires you to choose the line matching your ability. Miss and you are in sand or worse…thick rough in the gully. The second shot can anything from 4 iron to wedge to a green, which slopes substantially left to right. The left side is well bunkered while right kicks away into heavy rough. The putting surface offers no gifts and any putt above the hole requires your full attention.

Bunkers left and right frame this strong par 4 played from the high tee. Large Tipuana trees right catch the sliced or miss directed tee shot. An approach to a three…yes three…level green must miss greenside bunkers left and right. This is a hole, which plays generally a club longer, or two when the flag is back.

Water completely down the right side presents the challenge here. A drive left of centre will leave a second shot into position some 90m from the green. Only the very long players can cross the water for two. Distance control and confidence on the approach is vital. Played sensibly this hole offers a good shot at a birdie.

Water on the left and a bunker on the right protect the green on this short hole. Wind conditions can play a big role in club selection. The green slopes towards the water and players will find putts break a little more than expected.

A dogleg left with a premium on accuracy with the tee shot. Ideally a drive to the right of centre will open up the second shot to a very long and narrow green. Missing the green to the left will find a bunker, which makes saving a par very difficult.

A straightaway hole protected by two fairway bunkers on the right and trees guarding a lateral hazard on the left. The second shot to a generous green plays a little longer than it looks. Once on the green you can be faced with some difficult and big-breaking putts.

This hole has two options on driving one to the right hand side of the fairway bunker to set up a genuine three shot hole or for the more adventures a drive over the gully and to the left of the fairway bunker will leave a straight shot for second. Careful attention is needed to miss the fairway traps on LHS for second shot but two far right will result in a difficult third. Missing the green to the right will find bunkers while the left side has mounds and hollows.

A mid-iron shot to a well- bunkered green will test the skill of the player. A large bunker is prominent short right of the green and will stop a shot running onto the putting surface. Two other bunkers to the left of the green will make 3 a satisfactory outcome.

This hole has the river on the left where you will see the largest colony of fruit bats in the Southern hemi-sphere. The hole requires a strong drive to carry over or negotiate two well- positioned bunkers on LHS. A second shot will find a very large green with bunkers on both sides. A miss on the RHS side will almost certainly result in a bogey.

A lovely straight away tree-lined hole with two well placed fairway bunkers providing the test from the tee. Once on the fairway the second shot to be accurate to avoid the bunkers on both sides. This is a very large green with two tiers to provide some very difficult pin positions.

A good three-shot hole requiring placement and strategy. The drive must miss the bunkers right to set up a second shot which again has to negotiate the cluster of bunkers guarding the landing area 90m from the green. The big hitters can get home for two. The third shot is to a deceptively large green with a rise running through the middle to make placement of approach shot important.

This hole offers a four club variation from front to back. Bunkers on both sides protect the putting surface, which has some very subtle breaks. This is an under-rated hole, which can disrupt a good score.

A delightful finishing hole with the clubhouse as a backdrop. Position off the tee is vital to miss the bunkers left and right. The second shot is uphill and to a green heavily guarded with bunkers. A shot past the flag will give you a fast. The three-tier green compliments the short shot in.