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Hole #3 - "Garbhchiocha" |
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Gaelic for "Highlands."
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A Fan's Notes:
Hole seemingly plays longer than its 166 yards. Prevailing wind blows left to right…..but you are sheltered from its true impact by the orchard beside the tee, so try to gauge the gusts via the flagstick, or your ball might be putting on its right-turn signal on its way to the vast waste bunker. Large green makes for a generous target….which comes in handy if the pin’s been tucked behind the penal railway-tie pot bunker that defends this hole. The 14th is only 133 yards on the card…..but it’s all carry into the teeth of the gale. Hole plays much like the famed 7th at Pebble Beach…..in calm air an 8 or 9-iron is the club, but when the wind is strong from the west golfers might be gripping medium irons to keep the ball low on line. The pot bunker is less of a concern this time around. |
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