15th
Hole
Low
Handicap Player: Here the tee shot should
be a "cut". It is rather difficult to hit
over the trees on the right and a miscalculation can
put you out-of-bounds. Most players here will go with
a 3-wood as opposed to a driver. This way they can
try the cut shot and if they hit it straight they
will not go through the fairway and out-of-bounds.
The fairway, after the dogleg, goes left to right
so play the left side of the fairway and this will
give you your best angle to approach the green. You
should leave yourself a shot to the green from the
left side of where you can put some spin on the ball.
The bunker on the left is not a terrible spot to be
in. The bunker on the right is definitely bad because
you will be chipping across and down the hill. A good
place to miss the green is short left. This will leave
you an uphill chip and putt. Play it as a three shot
hole, but be sure to find your optimum yardage for
the third shot.
Average
Handicap Player: From the tee the average
player should aim straight at the far fence. It's
unlikely the ball is going to go through the fairway
to the out-of-bounds. His second shot from the "short
grass" will be a good fairway wood. This should
leave him a shot to the green. The left side of the
fairway is the best place to be. This is not as critical
as it is for the low handicap player since the average
player will be hitting a little longer club, the third
shot should be short of the green and if it does not
release he will have an uphill putt.
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