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Course
Opened – 1995
Course Designer – Mr. Packard
Special Features -
General Playability - Fairly short course where good putting will be the key to win
Undulating/Flat – Flat course
Treelined/exposed - Tree lined
Many / few water hazards - Very few water hazards
Changes to the Course – None

Greens
Type of grass - Bentgrass
Height of cut - 3.5mm
Speed/stimp reading – 9' on Monday
Any specific comments – Average greens very soft due to a lot of rain previous weekend.

Fairways
Type of grass – Kikuyu
Height of cut – 13mm
General width and contouring – Average width ( around 25 yards)
Any specific comments - Tree lined fairways, quite narrow.

Tees
Type of grass – Bentgrass
Height of cut - 8mm

Collars
Type of grass - Bentgrass
Height of cut – 8mm

Rough
Type of grass – Kikuyu
Semi-rough - Height of cut – 45mm
Intermediate – Height of cut –
Rough - Height of cut – 90mm
Any specific comments – Rough with a lot of trees.

Weather
In advance – Very good, warm
Forecast for tournament – Good

Other Features
Very well presented golf course positioned at an altitude of 1,750 metres so balls fly very far

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