Northbridge Golf Club Course Notes The 1st Hole Hole 1 Par 4 Men 310m Men s Index 11/21 Ladies 310m Ladies Index 8/24/39 Short par 4, dog-leg right, fenced oval on the right and mounds on the left. A good line to choose is the post of the fence at the corner, this will ensure a clear line to the green. Too big a club may result in a more difficult second from the down slope of the mounds or worse. The shot to the green should allow for a slight right to left slope. The 2nd Hole Hole 2 Par 3 Men 180m Men s Index 9/25 Ladies 144m Ladies Index 9/28 Straight shot over the dam required, bunkers to the left, out-of-bounds to the right of the dam from the 2nd Tee. Take sufficient club to ensure you cover the dam, however, over the back of the green is trouble. The green is a challenge and any putt from below the hole is preferred. The 3rd Hole Hole 3 Par 3 Men 165m Men s Index 3/23 Ladies 144m Ladies Index 2/26 Difficult hole with water on the right and left and three bunkers to trap an errant shot. Golfers should avoid playing when there are players on the 2nd Tee. Green slopes left to right towards
the water. The 4th Hole Hole 4 Par 3 Men 201m Men s Index 7/33 Ladies 173m Ladies Index 12/33 Long hole where a straight shot will be rewarded however errors in judgement will be punished if the play is too far to the left. Large green sloping back to front, with bunkers left and right. The 5th Hole Hole 5 Par 3 Men 181m Men s Index 6/35 Ladies 133m Ladies Index 13/32 The signature hole of Northbridge, a small green targeted from an elevated tee. Left is a bunker and right and the rear of the green is a challenge. Avoid over clubbing, better to play short. The white disc at the rear of the green is your point of alignment. Sighting a wayward ball is difficult from the tee. The 6th Hole Hole 6 Par 3 Men 194m Men s Index 2/26 Ladies 155m Ladies Index 5/31/45 A difficult hole with out-of-bounds on the right and bush to the left. Keep short and towards the left if not planning to reach the green from the tee. Green slopes back to front.
The 7th Hole Hole 7 Par 4 Men 248m Men s Index 17/32 Ladies 248m Ladies Index 14/29 Short hole which may entice the longer hitter to drive the green. Use of the right to left sloping fairway may result in an easier second shot into the green. Overshooting the green will ensure either loss of ball or a challenge. The 8th Hole Hole 8 Par 4 Men 243m Men s Index 15/30 Ladies 243m Ladies Index 15/30 With two bunkers protecting the front of the green only the most accurate will find success from the tee. Play short from the tee and leave a straightforward second to the green. Avoid playing too long as anything behind the green will provide a challenge. The 9th Hole Hole 9 Par 4 Men 272m Men s Index 12/28 Ladies 272m Ladies Index 11/25/41 A good tee shot to the plateau should leave a 100m second to the green. Any wayward shot to the right may be out-of-bounds and to the left may find the trees bordering the fairway or worse.
The 10th Hole Hole 10 Par 4 Men 345m Men s Index 5/19 Ladies 345m Ladies Index 4/21/38 A scenic dog-leg right, which may entice the long hitter to cut the corner, this line will risk going out-of-bounds. Play to the centre of the fairway will open the green. Left to right sloping green, below the hole for any putt is preferred. Bunker below the green on the right. The 11th Hole Hole 11 Par 3 Men 230m Men s Index 1/24 Ladies 212m Ladies Index 1/20/44 Most challenging hole, dam to the left, out-of-bounds on the right of the fairway, and hazard on the right near the green. From an elevated tee a straight shot will be rewarded, the green slopes back to front. The 12th Hole Hole 12 Par 4 Men 314m Men s Index 8/20 Ladies 300m Ladies Index 6/19 The gully hole, denoted by the area between the front of the tee and the fairway treated as a hazard. To the right hand side of the fairway and green is out-of-bounds, a bunker located to the right of the green and hazard to the left and rear. The fairway slopes left to right. The 13th Hole
Hole 13 Par 5 Men 413m Men s Index 14/27 Ladies 400m Ladies Index 7/22/42 The dam crosses the fairway at around 200m, beyond this it is uphill to the green. Trees to the right of the fairway and a hazard behind the green. Sloping green back to front. The 14th Hole Hole 14 Par 4 Men 316m Men s Index 10/29 Ladies 316m Ladies Index 10/27/40 Left to right sloping fairway, trees to the right, and steep bank to the left, up to an elevated green, a steep slope down to the right of the green, and bush at the back. A testing green sloping back to front. The 15th Hole Hole 15 Par 3 Men 128m Men s Index 16/34 Ladies 128m Ladies Index 16/35 A deceiving hole, with a small bunker to the left of the green, a bank at the rear of the green and rocks to the right. The 16th Hole Hole 16 Par 3 Men 142m Men s Index 13/31
Ladies 107m Ladies Index 17/34 An elevated tee and a challenging hole, twin bunkers on the right of the green with bush to carry before reaching the green. The 17th Hole Hole 17 Par 3 Men 116m Men s Index 18/36 Ladies 116m Ladies Index 18/36 The tree strategically located at the front of the green makes the difficulty of this hole, overshooting the green will make for a tricky recovery. The green slopes back to front. The 18th Hole Hole 18 Par 4 Men 324m Men s Index 4/22 Ladies 311m Ladies Index 3/23/37 The finishing hole that invites a long tee shot, out-of-bounds on the right up to the 120m marker, beyond to the right is a hazard, and trees on the left. Play to the right of the fairway, up to the elevated green sloping from back to front. Over the green bush and rock will make a difficult shot.