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<strong>Greens</strong><br />Type of grass - Agrostis, Poa<br />Height of cut - 3mm<br />Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'6"<br />Any specific comments - very true and in good condition<br /><br /><strong>Fairways</strong><br />Type of grassw - Poa, Rye grass<br />Height of cut - 11mm<br />General width and contouring - average width<br />Any specific comments - wet due to a lot of rain<br /><br /><strong>Tees / collars<br />
</strong>Type of grass - Poa, Rye grass<br />Height of cut - 10mm hand cut (tees), 8mm hand cut (collars), 10mm Triplex (aprons and swales)<br /><br /><strong>Rough</strong><br />Type of grass - Poa, Rye grass<br />Height of cut - semi 26mm, intermediate 52mm, rough 100mm<br />Any specific comments - the thickest cut is quite consistent and penal<br /><br /><strong>Weather</strong><br />Weather in advance - heavy rain the week leading up to the event, total of 62mm<br />Forecast for tournament - mix of sun and rain with a possibility of a few thunderstorms<br /><br /><strong>Course</strong><br />Opened - 2000<br />Course designer - Jeremy Pern<br />Special features - a lot of water hazards are in play off the tee<br />General playability - tough course and a good challenge<br />Undulating / flat - flat<br />Tree lined / exposed - quite exposed<br />Many / few water hazards - a lot<br />Changes to the course - new ninth tee, new apron on ninth green