Castle Hill Country Club, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, 2153

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Castle Hill Country Club

Spurway Drive

Baulkham Hills, NSW, 2153

Australia

Tel:	02-9634-2499
Pro:	02-9634-2573
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Castle Hill Country Club

Castle Hill Country Club is located just over half an hour drive from the Sydney CBD and is a private member's course which has hosted a number of National tournaments including the Canon Challenge. The course is a picturesque, spacious 18 hole, par 72 championship course measuring 6187 metres and situated on 67h (167 acres) of once farming land.

The course comprises 4 par 3's, 10 par 4's and 4 par 5's and challenges golfers of all levels providing a testing but fair round of golf. No less than 12 water hazards line the course requiring the golfer to think about all shots - from tee shots over water to delicate approach shots where a watery grave meets all but the perfectly executed shot.

Over the last few years the course has undergone extensive improvements, which have turned it into one of the top championship courses in Sydney, if not New South Wales. The Club has access to recycled water meaning the course is in peak condition all year round with superb putting surfaces. The course is also blessed with many holes that will stay in your mind for a long time after you have played the course.

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Course Information

Par:	72
Length (m):	6187
Architect:	Al Howard & Prosper Ellis
Design Year:	1953
Top 100:	93

Playing Tips

1	Par 5, Length 485m Distance is not the challenge on this opening hole but you must stay on line, warm up and take your most reliable club off the tee. Heavy bunkering short and around the green make a lay up advisable. The green is three clubs deep, note pin position!
2	Par 3, Length 181m A testing par 3 especially from the full length. Water left of the green and bunkers short and right call for a straight tee shot; take plenty of club swing easy. Note pin position - another deep green! Safety play is to the meat of the green and two putts.
3	Par 4, Length 388m Right centre fairway off the tee gives extra roll and avoids the kikuyu rough left. Another long green 4 clubs deep. Any shot landing short may stop short due to the slope and softer ground. A putt from back green in summer is extremely fast - be under the pin.
4	Par 3, Length 139m A simple par 3 with a nasty habit of collecting balls in the bunkers left and right. Play for centre green for safety especially with the pin cut left and back or behind the right hand bunkers. Green slopes from back to front.
5	Par 5, Length 493m Except for very long hitters this hole must be played as a par 5. With pin cut left leave your second shot out to the right. Plan for a full short iron into the green. A substantial swale divides the green - be on the same side as the pin.
6	Par 4, Length 285m With bunkers front green and water behind, going for the green is fraught with danger. Take the bunkers out of play by hitting your tee shot to the right or clubbing back. Carefully check distance for your second shot to avoid going over into the hazzard or coming up short.
7	Par 4, Length 359m A good drive required here to put you in range for two but again, a straight shot is more important. With bunkers short and left a safe line in is to right green. Beware more sand behind the green. The subtle borrows on this green need a careful read.
8	Par 4, Length 370m Centre to right centre fairway off the tee is important; anything left may be blocked. Take one club less than distance requires for the second shot; the ball will run on. Chipping back from left or back of green is made tough by fluffy grass.
9	Par 4, Length 372m Drive to the right side of the fairway to give the best angle around the sweeping dogleg. Only the brave will hit their second shots across the trees on the corner. A more conservative line keeping to the right side of the fairway will give the best angle into the long and narrow green. A ridge separating the back third of the green ensures a difficult two putt if your approach stays on the wrong side of the ridge.
10	Par 4, Length 400m Right and centre fairway is a good line for the tee shot guarding against the bunkers and giving you extra roll with the fairway slope. An undulating green which is very fast when putting from the back makes recovering from an overhit second shot difficult.
11	Par 3, Length 170m A good par 3 with the water short of the green very much in play especially with the pin cut right. Check for wind and club accordingly to be certain of being up - don't force! Bail out area is short for a chip and putt for par.
12	Par 4, Length 312m Important not to go left of the tee here or you will be blocked. Take the fairway bunkers and creek out of play by 'clubbing back' on the tee shot leaving a simple short iron in for your par. Long hitters can 'go for the green' but it's risky.
13	Par 4, Length 374m This hole toughens up considerably with the pin cut and back making for a full carry into the green. A drive down the 18th fairway is an option but trees may block your second. With a shortish tee shot, bail out area for the second is short and left.
14	Par 4, Length 381m Aim straight at the big gum with a fade if possible. This opens up the green and avoids the corner bunker. Aim the second shot at the 'entrance' to the green avoiding the bunker, the ball will kick left onto the green. Green also slopes severely from left to right.
15	Par 5, Length 508m Water in range off the tee for long hitters, drive needs to be centre to left centre fairway. Safer to lay up short of the bunkers for your second. Your ball may roll right back down if it lands short of the pin on your shot in - be up.
16	Par 4, Length 292m This green can be reached by long hitters but sand short and long grass behind make it risky. Club off the tee to be short of the water left on the flat part of the fairway short of the bunkers for an easy second. Green slopes back to front and is fast in summer.
17	Par 3, Length 167m One of the best par 3s on the course. The water is only there to 'pshyc' you out. Check for wind and pin position; select your club and swing smoothly to be safely on the green. Front half of the left side of green slopes severely from back to front.
18	Par 5, Length 511m No need for length off the tee on this severe dogleg double water carry. Keep tee shot straight then a smooth fairway wood across will leave you nicely in range.