Cottage Course - Hole #5

At 426 yards, Cottage #5 plays as the most challenging hole at the Hollows. With out-of-bounds on the right and a forest of hardwoods on the left, finding the fairway is essential. The preferred tee shot is a crushed driver moving slightly left to right, threaded between two deep bunkers. A shot that finds one of these sand traps is almost certainly a stroke penalty as it makes getting to the green in two nearly impossible. By hitting a long shot down the right side of the fairway you will have the best possible angle to attack this pin. Anything down the left side of the fairway will make for a difficult approach as trees overhang the left side of the green. Those left with a longer iron will have to try and bounce their shots in a narrow ten-yard gap between two traps. The longer hitters may be left with as little as a wedge into the bowl shaped green. It is better to hit into the center of the green and have a longer putt for birdie than to miss anywhere off of the green. This hole is surrounded by trouble and par is always a fantastic score.