Greens
Type of grass - Tifeagle Bermudagrass
Height of cut - 3mm
Any specific comments - large undulating greens with many varied hole locations
Fairways
Type of grass - Bermudagrass Tifway 419
Height of cut - 10mm
General width and contouring - generally quite wide
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Tifeagle Bermudagrass
Height of cut - 5mm
Rough
Type of grass - Bermudagrass Tifway 419
Height of cut - semi 25mm, rough 50mm
Weather
Weather in advance - hot, sunny and dry
Forecast for tournament - hot, sunny and dry
Course
Opened - not been played prior to this week
Course designer - Greg Norman
Special features - the course is either grass of bark mulch, no sand visible on course except for the large white marble bunkers
General playability - the large fairway bunkers can confuse the eye on depth perception
Many / few water hazards - water hazards on 6, 14, 16, 17 and 18 with 17th having an island green
Other features
Manhy of the green complexes have run-offs
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