The Lakes Golf Club

The new first tee adjacent to the water level brings in the traps on the right hand side to penalize the long shot heading away from the water. As a general rule, the closer a golfer is willing to hit to the water, the better line they will have into the green. We recommend all golfers take this into account when making their club selection on the approach shot.

The second hole has new bunkers added on the right hand side and green has been changed to reward players coming in from the left. Players who are able to carry the tier in the fairway will be left with a short iron to the green. Shorter drivers should keep their tee shot to the left. Players should also aim their approach shots to the left side of the green as it is designed to funnel balls to the right once they have landed.

The tee has been moved back and across to ensure the second shot plays longer into a big green protected right and left by traps. Clever placement is required for your second/third shots and the green has a swale through the centre to ensure all long putts are tested.

The new layout of this hole requires many golfers to lay up as close as possible to the sandy waste on either their first or second shot to provide the best opportunity to hit their next shot on to the green. Be aware that the 4th green slopes away from front to back. Approach shots that finish short left, will leave golfers a very difficult chip or bunker shot.

While the tee shot on the 5th may appear narrow, there is actually considerable room to the left of the right fairway bunker. A tee shot in the centre to left of the fairway eliminates the danger areas of the hole and provides an excellent angle of approach into the challenging green. We also encourage you to choose a club that will allow you to fly the ball to the middle of the green to take the front bunkers out of play.

The danger on this hole is the large sandy waste collection area on the left hand side of the fairway but there is considerably more room on the right hand side than it may appear from the tee. The green has a very narrow entrance and is flanked by two deep greenside bunkers. Pay close attention to your club selection on your approach shot. Any approach that finishes short or marginally off line will have a good chance of finding the difficult bunkers.

This medium length par 3 plays uphill with only the back tier of the green visible. If you can hit the middle of the green and 2 putt you will be more than happy. The best place to miss the green and chip from is front left as there are deep bunkers protecting the right front and side of the green.

This stunning looking par 5 plays downhill from the tee and flattens out in the middle with a slightly elevated green from fairway level. The hole is protected by a lake on the right hand side, waste area on the left hand side of the fairway, scattered cross bunkers and green side bunkers. The green is long and narrow at the front widening out towards the back with chipping areas on the front, right and rear of the green

This par 3 is quite exposed and during the warmer months will play into the prevailing N/E wind. The green is elevated and protected by a pot bunker at the front and a deep bunker on the right. The green is undulating and will prove a tough test especially on windy days.

This short par 4 is a feature hole at The Lakes. Depending on the wind can play very differently. The tee shot is quite narrow with a fairway bunker positioned on the left approximately 220metres from the tee. A lateral water hazard protects the entire right side of the hole. The green is slightly elevated with a tier in the middle and is sits on an angle as you play the hole. The green is surrounded by bunkers front and back.

This long dogleg par 5 plays left to right around a lake on the right hand side. The tee shot plays slightly uphill with waste area approximately 240 metres from the tee on the right side. Fairway bunkers on the right and left side protect the fairway for the second shot. The green is very large with a swale on the left side. The water lurks close at the front and to the right.

This is one of the hardest holes on the back nine. It is a long par 4 with a gradual incline. The tee shot is protected by trees on the left and waste area on the right approximately 250 metres from the tee. The green is elevated and protected by greenside traps left and right.

This short par 4 plays downhill, and the fairway slopes to the right towards a pond. The left side of the fairway will generally give you the flattest lie and best angle to play your second shot. The green is pear-shaped, very narrow at the front and widening out at the back. There are severe drop off areas at the front and sides of the green, and a bunker lurks at the back of the green.

This short par 5 is one of the feature holes at The Lakes GC. There is a waste area on the right, while water and a fairway trap come into play on the left. Your second and third shots play over a lake to a massive green which has many levels to it. The green is protected by water at the front and bunkers to the back. Study the green closely and pay particular attention to the speed.

The putting surface on this par 3 is not visible from the tee. The green slopes from front to back and is protected by bunkers on both sides. There is a ridge running through the middle of the green which funnels your golf ball to the left.

This is a tough dogleg left to right par 4 and often plays into the wind from the tee. The lake approximately 240 - 250 metres from the back tee markers protects the middle and right side of the fairway. Bunkers surround the green on all sides.

This is a stunning hole played along the lake. It is a short par 5 but is very challenging. The tee shot is played to a fairway almost like an island with water at the front, back and to the left. The second is played over water and is protected by waste land on the right and water to the left. The green is positioned close to the water on the left and is protected by a large bunker at the front right.

This is a tough finishing par 3, which plays slightly uphill and often into the wind. However the green is large and relatively wide. The green is protected by a swale at the front and bunkers on the right, left and back. .