Cottesloe Golf Club

Tee shot to be laid up short of bunkers on the right of the fairway, which leaves a short iron to an undulating green be sure to play attention to the pin placement or a very difficult putt can result. For the long hitters its a 259 meter carry to get over the bunker in front of the green.

A long iron to a difficult green. It is essential to be below the pin on the left side of the green or a treacherious putt can be expected.

A drawn tee shot hugging the left side gives the best angle to this difficult green. The second shot must have enough carry to pass the daunting bunker on the short left hand side of the green. Balls struck right could end up out of bounds. Then the fun starts on this more then difficult green.

Drive down the left hand side of the fairway to escape the fairway bunkers, which will leave you with the perfect angle to play your second two. Well struck woods would leave you a mid iron to a narrow green.

A strong par 3 up the hill to a blind green. Much care must be taken to pick the right club as disaster abounds both long and short.

A long par 4 dog leg right and up hill all the way. The tee shot must take on the corner to enable the player to hit for the green with thier second shot. The second shot must be hit to the right hand side of the green as it has a right to left slope of 20 degrees. Adifficult putt ensues as this is the most difficult green on the course.

A blind tee shot must be struck to the right hand side of this fairway. The Fairway slopes from right to left and downhill. Most players are hitting a long iron from a difficult lie to a green which is bunkered short and slopes away at the back. The ideal spot to aim your second shot is to the left hand side of the green, which will leave you a very quick first putt.

The drive must be struck toward the left hand bunkers to open up the dogleg to the right (the longer hitter might prefer to take on the dogleg but beware of the bunker and the lake). The second shot should be laid up to 50 meters short of the green to avoid the bunker crossing the fairway, which leaves a short iron shot to a teired narrow green.

A generous fairway leads you to believe this is an easy hole but the underlying problems start when you are confronted with a blind second shot to a narrow subtle green which is well bunkered. This is a perfect example of look easy but plays difficult.

Astrong par 4 from an elivated tee, you must hit your tee shot to the plateau short of the fairway bunker some 20 meters from the tee. If you are not precise with your tee shot you will be blocked off your second shot by a group of tuart and peppermint trees. The second shot would be played with a long iron or fairway wood up the valley to a well bunkered slightly elevated, multi level green.

A difficult par three in the prevailing winds. Better to under club than over club as a disaster abounds behind the green. For the shorter hitters, use the slopes on the right hand side of the fairway to help with access to the green.

A demanding teeshot would need to be carried some 180 meters to a plataue on top of the hill, leaving a fairway wood up the left hand side of the bunkers guarding the green. This hole is better played as a par 5. For the longer hitters the hill can be carried and the ideal line would be the right hand side of the fairway as there is a camber from right to left once over the hill which would leave a mid iron second to a well guarded green.

This is one of the shorter par 3's on the course, but beware of the narrow, subtle green.

Aspectacular looking hole that can be intimidating from the tee. It requires an acurate tee shot to an undulating fairway between the fairway bunkers - usually into a stiff breeze. For the conservative players a three wood is best, laying up short of the bunkers where there is plenty of room. The second shot is best placed down the left hand side of the fairway where there is ample room. The third tee shot is hit to an elevated multi teired green. Putters beware!

A generous fairway easy to hit a drive struck up the left center will avoid the fairway bunker. However, from there on this is one of the hardest par 4's you will play. The second shot is hit from some 200 meters to a blind green with a wicked slope off the front. It's much better to be long on this green as getting up and down from the front requires skills and nerves like Tiger Woods. A 4 is always a great score on this difficult hole.

A short hole that requires some thought. Most players will lay up their tee shot to the left hand side of the bunker but beware, the fairway slopes into the bunker. For the longer hitters, have a go to get over the bunker.A short iron is left to a multi level green. It doesn't have to be long to be challenging.

A long par 5. The tee shot must hug the left hand side of the fairway to avoid the bunkers on the right. The longer hitters will have to deal with two bunkers on the left as well. The second shot must be hit up the right hand side, however, beware of the fairway bunkers on the right, leaving the ideal line in to this heavily bunkered long green.

A difficult hole. The tee shot must be hit to a fairway that seems to slope the wrong way. It's also up hill all the way. A well struck drive leaves a long second that requires at least one more club than one would think to a punishing green that slopes off at the back.