Royal Canberra Golf Club - Canberra Capitals

Another great driving hole, you can really open your shoulders here unless you are concerned about the two fairway bunkers down the left and the view of Lake Burley Griffin down the right. Normally the wind blows from the right, therefore aiming for the right half of the fairway is ideal. A long shot into this green can be typical. Again, another two tiered green with greenside and fairway bunkers on the right half. Pay attention to the direction of the wind when playing into the green, it can swirl and make your club selection a test.

This is one of the easier par fives on the course, a sweeping par five to the left. A well positioned tee shot down the middle, avoiding the left trees can set you up for a shot at the green. The longer players can take on the left trees, which will leave the player with a mid iron into the green. Most golfers will lay up their second shot to the mounds approximately 90m from the green. This will leave the player with a short shot into a green that has bunkers protecting from the left half. This green has a slight tier at the back. Be careful as this green slopes from right to left.

A slight dogleg to the right, a solid tee shot down the left half of the fairway will open up a straight shot into the green. The Longer hitters may be playing their approach shot off a severe down slope into the raised green. Bunkers protect the green on both, which gives players a good opening to run the ball onto the green. Stay below the pin with your approach shot. Putts from above this flag will require great touch.

An accurate shot is required to find this green. Deep bunkers surround the green. Avoid the treacherous pot bunker at the front right of the green. Threading a tee shot between the bunkers is ideal. Watch out for the subtle breaks on this green.

Pine and gum trees lined both side of the fairway. An accurate tee shot is required here. The longer hitters will be aiming to hit down to the flat portion of the fairway, otherwise a shot off a downhill slope waits. Most golfers will try to lay up with a long iron or fairway wood, positioning themselves just short of the fairway bunker on the right. Once in position, a shot into a raised green is required. This green is two tiered and requires a good club selection, especially into a back pin location. If you do not make the right club selection, the ball could easily roll back to the front of the green leaving a long uphill putt to the hole.

The fairway bunker of the left is reachable off the tee for most golfers. A well-positioned tee to the right half of the fairway is ideal. Bunkers protect the right side of the green. Approaching the green from the left side is ideal.

Large pine trees surrounded this is a beautiful par 3. Club selection is important on this hole. The green has a steep tier, which can promote the ball in the wrong direction if the club selection is not correct. Always take an extra club for a flag situated on the top tier. When putting up the tier, ensure that the ball has been struck with enough speed otherwise the ball could easily not make the top of the tier, causing you to putt from further back than where you started.

This is the first hole across the road. It is a short hole, where longer hitters may go for the green, but there a heavy consequences for a miss-hit tee shot. The best play is to aim directly at the fairway bunker on the left. Club selection can vary from a hybrid to a driver. The fairway slopes right to left. The best angle into the green is from the middle- left of the fairway. This green is elevated which requires the player to take an extra club into the green. A front flag position is toughest here; make sure you take enough club to get onto the green.

Beautiful view of the Brindabella Mountains, an accurate tee shot is required; there are bunkers on either side of the fairway. The longer hitters can fly the bunkers leaving a wedge shot into the green. Most golfers will hit to the fairway bunkers, leaving them with an uphill approach shot into the green, a large bunker protects the left side of the green. Taking an extra club into the green always helps, as the wind normally will be blowing into you. This green can be one of the fastest on the course, especially on the left side.

This hole is a favourite with most. The hole normally plays down wind, which allows golfers to open their shoulders and blast away with their driver. The fairway slopes left to right, with a pot bunker on the right waiting for an errant hit from the longer hitters. It is best to aim for the left of this green as the slope from the left helps the ball onto the green.

This is a great par 5! There is a large bunker on the left half of the fairway. The wind normally blows from the right; therefore, a shot slightly left of the right hand bunkers is the ideal line for all golfers. Longer hitters may reach the green in two, but it will require an accurate shot splitting the bunkers situated on both sides of the green. The safest play is to lay-up towards the bunker on the right, which will give you an approximate shot of 110m. Making par here is quite satisfactory as the bunkers can catch you out.

This hole requires a solid drive up the middle or even left half of the fairway. The big gum tree may block tee shots that land on the right half of the fairway. The bunker on the left protects this green. Take an extra club into the green, especially if your tee shot is still on the upslope of the fairway. This green breaks right to left. Hitting to the right of the green is the best play when approaching the green.

This green is protected with a bunker on the front right and another to the left of the green. An errant shot to the left can catch the bunker or end up down the hill making for a tough second shot. The green has a heavy slope from the right, which can catch an offline tee shot and propel the ball back onto the green. Par here is a very good score!

The tee shot is to a narrow landing area. The fairway slopes right to left, but be careful not to hit it too far right as the dense pines await your ball. Once you have hit the fairway, lay-up short of the two fairway bunkers with your second shot. The longer hitters can go for the green, but you will need to take an extra club to carry the fairway bunkers and greenside bunkers. The green has a steep slope at the front; shots landing on the front of the green can easily roll back down off. For the golfer who has played short of the cross bunkers, take an extra club for your approach shot into the green. A par on this hole is a great way to end the round.