The Course
Holes 1-18
1st Hole
A relatively straightforward opener. The green slopes away from you, so the second shot is hard to hold. Beware the stream at the rear.
2nd Hole
A deceptive hole, the fairway narrows the further you hit it. The two-tier green is well protected by two bunkers.
3rd Hole
With out-of-bounds all the way down the left and a pond on the right, the drive is very important on this tough par four. The severely undulating green can be as much as three clubs different in length.
4th Hole
The first, and perhaps the most difficult par 3. It’s all about being below the hole, not easy when the pin is tucked in behind the bunker!
5th Hole
Again, out of bounds on the left, with two bunkers at driving distance on the right. Get up alongside the second bunker and you have a decision to make - try and clear the pond to the front of the saddle green, or lay up.
6th Hole
The longest par three at 204 yards, requires a long and straight tee shot, to what is perhaps the flattest green on the course.
7th Hole
The first of Eaton’s short, yet tricky, par fours. A bunker and oak tree on the left and a pond on the right will punish those who take it on. A long iron off the tee leaves a wedge to a two tier green, protected to the left and rear by out-of-bounds.
8th Hole
Very much in range in two for the longer hitters. This slightly dog legged par five requires a drawing tee shot to get round the oak tree and between the bunkers. Anything off line can be blocked out by two further Oak trees. The green is off-set and requires a faded shot to make the target.
9th Hole
The longest par four on the course is generally played down wind and has a generous fairway. Try not to be blocked out by the Oak tree on the right. A good drive still leaves a long shot to a generous green.
10th Hole
The drive needs to be straight down the middle, as two Oak trees at 260 yards will block any offline shot to the green. Another off-set and steeply sloping green, which is hard to hold.
11th Hole
A straightforward tee shot to a deceptive green, which slopes steeply from right to left. The mounds to the right hand side of the green can make chipping difficult to judge.
12th Hole
Eaton's signature hole! Course designer Donald Steel asked himself 'where would be the best place to play the second shot from, to this well protected green?'. Then placed a bunker there! Anything left is blocked out. A stream runs right across the front of the steeply sloping back to front green. Get above the pin in summer and three putting is a good return!
13th Hole
The last of the short par fours. Do you play a long iron to land between the bunkers and stream, or try and blast it over the bunkers? Either way, it leaves a relatively short up hill shot to a green where you invariably can’t see the bottom of the pin.
14th Hole
The longest hole on the course, played back into the prevailing wind. The sensible shot is to lay up short of the stream, before taking on the second shot. The brave will take on the left hand corner to the dog leg. The green at over 40 yards long has three gently sloping tiers.
15th Hole
A tough driving hole between an Oak tree and copse. The second shot, generally played from a slight downhill lie over a stream to a wicked green, isn't any easier.
16th Hole
The last par five and the toughest. The rough on the left will swallow any ball. The fairway narrows between a pond and an Oak tree for the second shot. The green itself slopes severely from right to left and is protected by two bunkers and a stream.
17th Hole
A relatively straightforward par three, played to a two-tier green.
18th Hole
The toughest hole on the course means you can’t relax. A pond on the inside of this left to right dog-leg catches many tee shots. Having negotiated the pond, there is still a long second to a very long, narrow green. Guarded by two Oak trees either side. A par is cherished here.