1. "This was a pivotal hole for
the 2003 Bergen Amateur, Ladies, and Senior
championships. The course booklet warns to use extra club because the
hole is "longer than it looks." That's not the case according
to veteran player Bob Chorey, who advises to "play in front of the
pin. The green slopes up hill to the back and drops off into heavy rough
in the back. It's protected by three bunkers, which are guarded by heavy
grass as well. If you miss, you want to miss short and straight in front
of the green." To play in front, hit the long iron instead of the
3-wood.
2. "If you
have to chip onto the green, allow the green's uphill slope to work for
you. Hit the ball with plenty of loft to behind the pin and let the
slope bring your ball back within 5 feet for the easy par putt.
3. "There is
slight undulation on the green from left to right. If the ball is far
behind the pin, then there will be a severe downhill slope that also
will move. From anywhere else on the green, you'll face little break,
and maybe none at all."
