Road Course - Hole #5

This 357-yard par 4 can be played a couple of different ways. Some prefer to bomb the driver between the sand traps on the left and right leaving short pitch into the green. This however can bring big numbers into the picture with out of bounds bordering the left side of the fairway and the obvious danger of the fairway bunkers. This option also leaves you with a delicate pitch over a deep trap in front of a green that stays pretty firm year round. Fortunately a shot to the center of this small green will leave a makeable putt to almost all pin positions. Others choose an iron or fairway wood from the tee in order to leave a full shot with more spin into the green. This takes the traps out of play and makes it less likely that a player will go out of bounds. Aim a little left on your approach, because missing right will set up a difficult chip. Two safe shots on this hole will leave at least an easy par and a good chance at birdie.