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The
5th Hole
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Men:
396m par 4, rated 1
Ladies: 330m par 4, rated 6 |
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Due
to its length, the downhill 396m, par 4, 5th hole is rated
the most difficult hole on the course for men. For the
ladies, teeing off 66m ahead, it is rated the sixth most
difficult.
Making
it more difficult for the men is that their teeing area is
just a couple of metres from the verandah outside the bar.
Of course, members on the verandah always have the decency
to remain quiet while
others are teeing off. Sometimes. Although comments like
'this is the man we've come to see', 'winner of three
majors', and 'no pressure!' have been heard on occasion.
Quite a lot, in fact.
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The
5th could be described as a late and fairly gentle dogleg
to the left, with a long and accurate drive to the
right hand side of the fairway required to open up the
corner.
Many
members play the 5th via a booming slice to the 6th fairway, which
runs parallel beyond a band of trees to the right of the
5th. Although this is rarely deliberate, it's not
altogether a bad option. |
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A
short tee shot, or a tee shot too far to the left, sees
the green blocked or partly blocked by a huge tree on the
dogleg corner.
This
can make the second shot intimidatory, and in an effort to
miss the tree it is easy to push the approach right into the trees, where every lie is extremely
difficult. |
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The
green is one of the smaller greens at Collie, with a view
of the Collie River behind.
Although
typically Collie, with significant undulations, it is not
one of the harder greens to putt - although being small,
with a sharp run off to the left, right and back, it is hard to hold with a long iron approach. |
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