Kingswood Golf Club

From the tee, avoiding the 2 bunkers right, a perfectly placed drive on the left side of the fairway leaves a straight. 2nd shot to a well guarded green.

A tee shot with a 1 Iron or 3 Wood will land you in the largest area of the fairway, around 220m from the tee. The green is bunkered front right and back left. Due to a tier on the back right of the green your 2nd shot position is determined solely by pin placement.

A feature hole at Kingswood, as the fairway snakes its way down hill through two dog legs and a green cleverly tucked away and guarded by both ti-tree and bunkers. A tee shot turning right to left is essential, as too straight will see problems. A second shot turned slightly left to right should see you left with a short pitch shot but having to ensure to leave yourself an uphill putt on a three tiered green.

From an elevated tee the player faces a shot over deep bunkers to a generous but undulating green. Water guards the back of the green making club selection vital.

A tee shot from left to right will find you in the centre of the fairway of this sharp dogleg par 5. A blind and narrow 2nd shot over fairway bunkers will have the smart golfers laying up around 80 meters from the green, which runs away both sides. For those trying to reach the green in two, be aware of the ti-tree and bunkers near to the right of the green.

A long narrow green with bunkers guarding both sides of the green makes for a tricky shot. Only an accurate shot will find the tiered putting surface.

Longer hitters have a big advantage on this short Par 4. The carry of 180 metres over deep bunkers leaves an approach to a well guarded green that slopes away from the player.

Picturesque but treacherous with water running the entire length on the right and behind the green. The tee shot should be played left of the centre avoiding the water yet to far left will see your 2nd shot blocked by Cyprus trees. Care should be taken with the 2nd shot club selection as a bunker short of the green gives the impression the green is closer than it appears.

The No. 1 rated hole on the course, this straight away 4 par calls on a left to right shape from the tee as a large pine tree guards any shot starting right. With this in mind and the prevailing wind being into and right to left, this long hole plays beyond it meterage. This narrow fairway bottle necks within driving range with deep bunkers and internal O.O.B. guarding the right hand side. An ideal second shot is a long high one, shaped right to left to carry onto the green as any shot bouncing short maybe deflected by small mounds into awaiting bunkers.

A short par 4 but danger waits for the longer hitter trying to reach the green, in the form of overhanging trees and a deep fairway bunker. The thinking golfer will lay their tee shot short of the bottle neck in the fairway, preparing for a short pitch to a flat green guarded by bunkers left and right.

A difficult drive as you must avoid 2 fairway bunkers right and a bottle neck in the fairway left. A precise 2nd shot must also be executed to the elevated green.

Off the tee, a left to right tee shot following the shape of the hole is ideal. The second shot is relatively straight and down hill. A possible birdie awaits for any player daring to carry the fairway bunkers ahead.

Surrounded by ti-tree and native grasses this is the most elegant par 3. The bunkers guarding greenside right are a must not as they are deep with the green running away from the player. Crucial club selection is needed, as pin positions can be deceiving.

One of only three holes to have water in play although only if the player hits through the sharp dogleg. The perfect tee shot is around 220m where the fairway turns left around a myriad of bunkers designed to catch an errant tee shot. The green favours the player by its shape being a shallow bowl with only one bunker guarding the front left.

The shortest hole on the course but by no means the easiest. Water and a bunker guard the front with water continuing around to the right of the green. Situated back left is a small pot bunker from which you will be faced with a shot down a tier, of which there are three and towards the awaiting water. It is imperative the player is positioned on the same tier as the flag.

A slight dogleg left the player has ample fairway to thew right from the tee as it adjoins the 12th fairway for a brief moment. Fairway bunkers on the left leave the golfer with no option other than a short bunker shot over the lip. A shot positioned around 60 metres short gives the player a chance to control the ball on a green, which severely slopes back to front and right to left.

Continuing on a tough stretch of finishing holes the 17th is the narrowest fairway with trouble on both sides. A driving iron is the suggested play as an accurate left to right shape following the hole is the only play with a driver. A high 2nd shot as this green often becomes hard and fast.

With the view of the clubhouse in the background the fairway is long and straight with thick rough and trees lining the fairway. The green is tucked slightly left with gum trees blocking any drive hit to the left. The ideal drive is right of centre opening up the line of the player's 2nd shot to a green featuring subtle burrows. Reading this green and its surrounding lies is difficult ensuring the course's challenge is maintained right up until the last putt.