Vijay Singh 

Par 4 | Stroke 14

Tournament Length: 432 metres
Daily Play Length: 391 metres

This hole plays through the dense bush and the change of vegetation and surroundings between the expansive front nine and the back nine is remarkable. The generous fairway has smooth, flowing lines and is reminiscent of links golf at its best. Bunkers run the Donald is one of the straightest players on the tour. For this strategic hole to which he contributed, it is important to place the tee shot in pole position. He felt that the green’s contours should counter the wind direction and permit players to attack the flag with confidence. Allenby specifically wanted the fairway bunkers to be of the gathering variety: clearly visible and daunting. However, he requested that the bunker slopes be firm so that the ball would rarely, if ever, plug on the face, tending rather to roll back towards the base of the bunker. His golfing experience at Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath was present in his mind as he planned the bunkering of this hole. The full length of the hole on the right prevents the ball running into the bush. Singh’s fine driving skills influenced his desire to offer the player a hole which would give free rein from a precise stroke, thus setting up a straightforward approach to the flag. The pot bunker that he added short of the green ensures that the approach carries all the way to the green and rewards distance control.