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1st Hole
BISHOP'S PALACE
472 yds Par
5
The opening drive on this first hole is very demanding and
should be aimed right of centre. The fairway, from tee to green,
slopes considerably from right to left and the player must make
allowance for this slope. This is a definite birdie chance for
the better player.
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2nd Hole
SANDY PARLOUR
151 yds Par 3
The green is very well bunkered in front and requires accurate club
selection. With the pin positioned at the front it becomes very
difficult to get near to the hole with the tee shot.
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3rd Hole
MAPPING STONE
311 yds Par 4
The shortest par 4 on the course which may yield a birdie if the
drive is positioned to the right. This allows a clear second shot
approach avoiding the two bunkers on the left of the green.
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4th Hole
MACKENZIE
384 yds Par 4
Named after the course designer, the hole is invariably played into
the prevailing wind and often requires two well struck long shots to
a well guarded green. Rough along both sides of the fairway demands
much accuracy from the tee.
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5th Hole
GYPSY CORNER
162 yds Par 3
A very accurate tee shot is necessary to find the green, which
slopes from front to back. Choosing a line to the right of centre
avoids the carry over the bunkers to the left half of the green.
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6th Hole
HUMBER DOWN
466 yds Par 4/5
A slight dogleg to the right which even the low handicapper does
well to reach in two. The safe route for the average player is to
keep to the left of the bunker off the tee. The low handicapper can
cut a little off the dogleg by aiming slightly right from the tee
and carrying the right hand bunker.
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7th Hole
THREE TORS
208 yds Par 3
With magnificent views of Dartmoor in the background, one can easily
be distracted from this difficult tee shot which requires the ball
to be played towards the left edge of the green, avoiding both the
bunkers and the quarry to the right. The ground slopes from left to
right and with the two-tier green the player must find the correct
tier to make the putt easier.
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8th Hole
THE ROAD HOLE
360 yds Par 4
Two strategically placed bunkers and a lone tree on the left side of
the fairway steer the player over to the right side of the fairway.
However, too far right requires a big carry over the right hand
greenside bunker. The green is distinctly two-tiered and putting can
be difficult if on the wrong level.
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9th Hole
DYMOND'S WAY
550 yds Par 5
This is a genuine three shot hole where there is no shortage of
bunkers. The cross bunkers 130 yds from the green require the
average player to keep the ball to the left for safety for the
second shot, but the low handicapper can generally carry these
bunkers. The green is fairly long, again with two-tiers.
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10th Hole
PORTLAND
468 yds Par 4/5
As the name suggests, on a clear day Portland, some forty miles away
to the east in Dorset, can be seen from the fairway. This is another
of the many wonderful distractions on this course. The hole is very
straight but is best played keeping the ball left of centre to avoid
the fairway bunkers. An accurate approach is needed to a narrow
green.
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11th Hole
VARDON'S MOUNT
194 yds Par 3
A very demanding tee shot as the player must take enough club to
carry the quarry in front of the green. Playing to the right avoids
this hazard but risks a most difficult pitch in over the bunker to
the pin.
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12th Hole
HAROLD'S FOLLY
364 yds Par 4
An intimidating tee shot back across the quarry to a left to right
sloping fairway. Not a long hole but made difficult by two large
bunkers guarding the front left side of the two-tiered green.
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13th Hole
SIBERIA
493 yds Par 5
The last of the three par five holes. The drive should be kept
slightly to the right and the second slightly to the left to allow
for the approach to the very narrow well-bunkered green.
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14th Hole
LITTLE HALDON
331 yds Par 4
The player now heads for home where sight of the pin position helps
select the line off the tee. Another fairly narrow approach to a
tightly bunkered green.
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15th Hole
HOLCOMBE TOP
443 yds Par 4
Normally regarded as the hardest hole on which to make par. This
hole is usually played into a right to left headwind, so finding the
fairway is critical in allowing the player to reach the green in two
shots. The approach shot must be played to the right side of the
green allowing for the ground to gather the ball to the left towards
the flag.
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16th Hole
HELL's MOUTH
125 yds Par 3
An innocuous-looking hole which has destroyed many a card over the
years. Club selection is all-important and positioning the ball on
the low side of the flag from the tee makes putting a little less
hazardous on this sloping green.
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17th Hole
DIP
329 yds Par 4
The approach shot is invariably played from a side hill, downhill
lie to a green that slopes away from the player. When the ground is
firm the shot should be played as a pitch and run. In very dry
conditions the low handicap player can drive the green.
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18th Hole
LAST QUARRY
224 yds Par 3
A very typical MacKenzie design hole, with a carry over the quarry
from the tee, out of bounds left and a hugely undulating two-tier
green with several mounds surrounding it. An extremely tough
finishing par 3 hole.
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