Ireland Course

# 1 / Anticipation

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 436

GOLD 403

TOMMY ARMOUR 352

WILLIE 352

VARE 309

Pro Tips

Keep tee shot just inside of the right bunkers. The green is bunkered, front left and middle right. If you do not find the putting surface with your approach, miss short left or long right, where the short grass lets you chip on to save your par. 

# 2 / Hartman’s Gulch

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 411

GOLD 373

TOMMY ARMOUR 373

WILLIE 339

VARE 301

Pro Tips

Avoid bunkers on the left, rough, mounds and water on the right of the tee. Your second shot needs to carry the “gulch” that fronts the green and avoid the two bunkers on the right of the green.

# 3 / Far & Away

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 462

GOLD 446

TOMMY ARMOUR 407

WILLIE 407

VARE 279

Pro Tips

Requires a good solid drive across the “burn”, avoiding the bunker short right and two target bunkers on the left. Your second shot will either be a long iron or fairway metal, which should be aimed at the left front of the green in order to take the three bunkers on the front right out of play. Take a two-putt par and move on!

# 4 / Tom’s Triumph

Par: 3

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 188

GOLD 160

TOMMY ARMOUR 160

WILLIE 142

VARE 121

Pro Tips

This gorgeous gem can be just as sinister as it is attractive. The front bunker and back right are illusionary, but the two guarding the green are very real and deep. This green has three distinct levels, so make sure your tee ball finds the right one for that birdie putt. 

# 5 / Across the Burn

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 429

GOLD 399

TOMMY ARMOUR 399

WILLIE 370

VARE 335

Pro Tips

Requires an accurate tee and approach shot. Anything left of the small pot bunker or short of the bridge may find the water. Your approach must avoid the deep pot bunker guarding the front of the green, and the two “cribbed” bunkers short left. Use a fairway metal to be safe.

# 6 / Brave Heart

Par: 5

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 585

GOLD 554

TOMMY ARMOUR 518

WILLIE 518

VARE 479

Pro Tips

This long hole is reachable in two, as it plays predominantly downwind. Avoid the bunker to the right of the landing area and the pots on the left of the tee. Though the green may be reachable, the fairway near the green slopes hard right. The smart play may be a long iron toward the left side bunker. 

# 7 / Round Table

Par: 3

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 210

GOLD 189

TOMMY ARMOUR 189

WILLIE 165

VARE 143

Pro Tips

This “one-shotter” fans out from each tee and offers completely different looks at the green. The bump and run will not work here. A high shot with a lot of spin will find the putting surface and offer a birdie.

# 8 / Two Roads

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 333

GOLD 303

TOMMY ARMOUR 303

WILLIE 267

VARE 247

Pro Tips

Which way to travel is up to the individual. Three Cavernous bunkers guard the high ground with two more soldiers defending the front left of the green. If you take the low road, beware of the large deep bunker with teeth guarding the right side and a back bunker protecting the two-tiered green. Try the high road for a significant reward. 

# 9 / Three Shots

Par: 5

Yardage by Tee:

VARDON 626

GOLD 581

TOMMY ARMOUR 539

WILLIE 539

VARE 411

Pro Tips

You may need a drain of Scotch or Irish Whisky after Ireland Nine, but very few if any will get home in two on this hole. Avoid the trouble left, right and center. Play a medium to long iron third to a large green protected by only one deep bunker in the middle.