Lobden Golf Club
Lobden Moor
Whitworth
OL12 8XJ
Tel: 01706 343228
Lobden Golf Club
Founded 17th May 1888
The card would have the first time visitor believe that this hole
is a long par three measuring 191 and 201 yards respectively. In
reality these yardages are most deceptive as a steep slope trails
down to the green side from about 50 yards out.
The bounce off this slope is rarely easily predictable so the choice
facing the golfer is simple, either fly the ball all the way to the
green or else judge your tee shot to perfection. Carrying the ball
direct to the putting surface is a treacherous option, unless you
can be confident of a good degree of check on your ball, as to be
through the green is to be down a further banking and in serious
trouble.
The alternative to bounce the ball down the slope is hardly the soft
option it may sound. It requires that you know your trajectory of
flight, the strength of shot, the shape it will move in the air and
then the likely degree of bounce. Factor into this the strength of
the wind, the ground conditions and the pin placing for the ideal
tee shot.
Tip: check the pin placing on the way up the second fairway
Tip: try not to miss the green on the left, the slope here will gather the
ball away into the rough down the locally termed "fast track"