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Hole Four

Pro’s Tip

“Aim your tee shot to the left half of the fairway to allow for the right to left slope. For the second shot the green is in range for long hitters. For average golfers aim your second shot, play to the right side of the fairway.

The approach shot is into the green at the bottom of a steep slope. Check your yardage and hit a positive shot.”

Hole Description

A picturesque par 5, designed in the late 19th century by Tom Dunn, begins with an initial drive over the gorse bushes with new bunkers to the right to accentuate the dogleg angle and throw down the gauntlet to the big hitters. The hole then has a dramatic blind approach shot played into a sunken green with the River Ryton to the rear. This was also the hole where the Ryder Cup players angered a local landowner and resulted in Roy Ullyett’s (of the Daily Express) famous sports cartoon depicting the event, a copy of which still hangs in the clubhouse.

Tee	Par	Yards	Stroke
Blue	5	478	12
White	5	478	12
Yellow	5	461	12
Red	5	459	8

View Scorecard

Hole	Blue YardsBlue	White YardsWhite	Yellow YardsYellow	Par	Stroke IndexS.I.	Red YardsRed	Par	Stroke IndexS.I.
1	402	402	396	4	8	376	5	12
2	394	364	347	4	6	323	4	4
3	165	165	154	3	14	126	3	14
4	478	478	461	5	12	459	5	8
5	431	431	424	4	2	397	5	2
6	140	140	131	3	18	127	3	18
7	439	439	431	4	4	396	5	10
8	316	316	298	4	16	260	4	16
9	436	436	428	4	10	380	4	6
10	370	370	363	4	3	333	4	1
11	192	172	154	3	17	136	3	17
12	423	364	352	4	9	349	4	9
13	456	433	413	4	1	404	5	7
14	563	542	528	5	7	466	5	3
15	360	360	349	4	13	315	4	13
16	487	487	469	5	11	427	5	5
17	403	394	391	4	5	331	4	11
18	210	210	192	3	15	167	3	15
Out	3201	3171	3070	35		2844	38
In	3464	3332	3211	36		2928	37
Total	6665	6503	6281	71		5772	75