Corballis

Played there 3 times and every time I said never again!! I like to use my driver.. lucky to use it 3 times in Corballis... If the wind is up, forget it...

Last time I played it was blowing a gale, 1st hole was a shortish par 3.. we all played driver off the tee.. None of us reached the green and two of us were single figures golfers and I hit a big drive off 18...

Having said all that though, horses for courses... some people love it there..

By the way, it is one of the courses where I will be very interested what the slope will be under the new handicap system

blue note wrote: »

I am a member in corballis albeit a relatively new one. Probably just played it about 15 times, a couple of times when it was very windy. But the most I've needed on the first it's an 8 iron when the wind was very strong. If it was an absolute gale and the tee was at the very back I could imagine using a 5 iron, but I'd probably go with a 6 because of the thick rough behind the green. In front the worst you'll be in is a bunker.

I hit an 8 iron 125-130!!

Driver is 190-200 fwiw

Next club down is 2 hybrid, which i would probably take in a gale here myself

for the hell of it - Here is my course guide

1: Usually a pitching wedge but depending on the wind it can be an 8 iron - large green so a par is a good score
2: The wind is usually off the right here so take nothing more than an 8 iron of the tee and aim for the right hand side of the gap. That should leave a handy wedge. Birdie chance
3: Really tough but an amazing hole. From the back teeth aim for the fairway in front of you, if you are forward then you can take a bit off the right hand side. The fairway is undulating and the green is long but narrow, it is protected right by a dune and left a small bunker and another dune. Bogey is a great score
4: Downhill par 3, 100 yard flick with a wedge. if you land short right you will roll off. Short left is the play
5: Really tricky short par 4. There is more room out right than you can see from the tee box. If you can the play is a draw with a hybrid of the tee. Should leave 8iron to a wedge
6: Another par 3, short again you just need a wedge. Beautiful hole where the wind can be deceiving, there is never a breath on the flag but when the ball is in the air it can move alot
7: Another tricky short par 4. Completely different hole from the back tee, you need to play safe with a 6 iron aimed at the marker. From the front tee you can hit a 5 wood at the green but you can easily lose a ball this way.
Approach is tricky, you need your yardage to be spot on
8: Par 4 where you can take the driver. There is water down the left and a slice right will end up with a lost ball. If you can hit a baby fade 250 then you are in good position to hit a big enough green
9: Long Par 3 which dependent on the wind and pin position could be a 5wood / hybrid or an 8 iron. Water hazard skirts the whole left side of the green down to the front tho in the summer you can easily play out of this. Really good par 3
10: Straightforward par 3 where a par should be standard enough
11: Quirky as hell, alot of people go for the green. I think its a recipe for a lost ball. Far better tactic is a 5 iron 10 yards right of the marker and you should avoid the bunker. Left of the marker leaves a blind shot into the green. Even if you are in the bunker you can make a birdie here as long as you don't do something stupid from the tee
12: Par 5 where it pays to hug the right hand side. If you can't get home in two then aim a 7 iron at the driving nets, Shoudl leave a wedge into a tricky green. For a par 5 a par is a good score
13: Snakey green - super tricky putt no matter where you land it. Really nice par 3 which is a 9 iron when its not too windy
14: Another mental challenge of a hole - you need to hit a solid long iron or maybe a 5 wood just short of the dunes. This will leave an 8 iron which 9 times out of ten will be blind. I think a par is a great score here. Lots of ways in which you can go wrong
15: Straight forward grip it and rip it - two fairways to aim at. Approach shot needs to be accurate to a small undulating green
16: Usually into the wind it is an easy drive but like 15 the important shot is the approach. A par is a great score here
17: ALl about the pin position, if its up top then its a tough 9 iron to hold it up there. If its on the bottom then you need to be on the bottom deck, you are better off off the green than on the top deck
18: Decent closing hole. I like to aim a 5 wood at the two bunkers which should leave me short and a wedge into the green. There is a bunker on the left which eats up more than it should and if you are too far right you can be dead

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I have seen some really good parkland golfers fall to bits in corballis - they might be able to overpower some holes but you need to know your miss out there - it will bite you

slave1 wrote: »

The best part of Corballis (runs.......)

Lol

To answer your question. No, its unlikely its full - The comp is usually all day but you have to ring them to see what times are free.

willabur wrote: »

for the hell of it - Here is my course guide

1: Usually a pitching wedge but depending on the wind it can be an 8 iron - large green so a par is a good score
2: The wind is usually off the right here so take nothing more than an 8 iron of the tee and aim for the right hand side of the gap. That should leave a handy wedge. Birdie chance
3: Really tough but an amazing hole. From the back teeth aim for the fairway in front of you, if you are forward then you can take a bit off the right hand side. The fairway is undulating and the green is long but narrow, it is protected right by a dune and left a small bunker and another dune. Bogey is a great score
4: Downhill par 3, 100 yard flick with a wedge. if you land short right you will roll off. Short left is the play
5: Really tricky short par 4. There is more room out right than you can see from the tee box. If you can the play is a draw with a hybrid of the tee. Should leave 8iron to a wedge
6: Another par 3, short again you just need a wedge. Beautiful hole where the wind can be deceiving, there is never a breath on the flag but when the ball is in the air it can move alot
7: Another tricky short par 4. Completely different hole from the back tee, you need to play safe with a 6 iron aimed at the marker. From the front tee you can hit a 5 wood at the green but you can easily lose a ball this way.
Approach is tricky, you need your yardage to be spot on
8: Par 4 where you can take the driver. There is water down the left and a slice right will end up with a lost ball. If you can hit a baby fade 250 then you are in good position to hit a big enough green
9: Long Par 3 which dependent on the wind and pin position could be a 5wood / hybrid or an 8 iron. Water hazard skirts the whole left side of the green down to the front tho in the summer you can easily play out of this. Really good par 3
10: Straightforward par 3 where a par should be standard enough
11: Quirky as hell, alot of people go for the green. I think its a recipe for a lost ball. Far better tactic is a 5 iron 10 yards right of the marker and you should avoid the bunker. Left of the marker leaves a blind shot into the green. Even if you are in the bunker you can make a birdie here as long as you don't do something stupid from the tee
12: Par 5 where it pays to hug the right hand side. If you can't get home in two then aim a 7 iron at the driving nets, Shoudl leave a wedge into a tricky green. For a par 5 a par is a good score
13: Snakey green - super tricky putt no matter where you land it. Really nice par 3 which is a 9 iron when its not too windy
14: Another mental challenge of a hole - you need to hit a solid long iron or maybe a 5 wood just short of the dunes. This will leave an 8 iron which 9 times out of ten will be blind. I think a par is a great score here. Lots of ways in which you can go wrong
15: Straight forward grip it and rip it - two fairways to aim at. Approach shot needs to be accurate to a small undulating green
16: Usually into the wind it is an easy drive but like 15 the important shot is the approach. A par is a great score here
17: ALl about the pin position, if its up top then its a tough 9 iron to hold it up there. If its on the bottom then you need to be on the bottom deck, you are better off off the green than on the top deck
18: Decent closing hole. I like to aim a 5 wood at the two bunkers which should leave me short and a wedge into the green. There is a bunker on the left which eats up more than it should and if you are too far right you can be dead

Played today with a society and this was really helpful thanks! Especially the 2nd where I hit a 7 iron against your advice and it stopped a yard short of the big drop off on the right hand side. I followed more closely after that. I had 34 points off 18 handicap. Really well kept course, greens were in excellent condition and there was barely any wind for us thankfully. Overall it was enjoyable but the par 3s and short par 4s with blind shots got tiresome after a while. I think it's probably more enjoyable once you've played it a couple of times. It's a tough course and I can only imagine it would be a nightmare from the back tees in high winds

they make a big difference on 3 also, otherwise yep the tee positions don't change too much between back and front

As a course its definitely got a puzzle element to it. getting the ball into the right place makes a huge difference. In a funny way you don't need to play the typical links shots of bump and run too much - you can straight up play target golf here.

In relation to whether it makes you a better golfer or not, it definitely helps certain parts of your game but if you played every round in corballis then you will struggle on a course that demands more from the longer clubs in your bag.

GreeBo wrote: »

I've never played it but had heard good things. However based on the course guide above it would seem that its *really* short? (not just the par)
Seems like lots of irons off tees with wedges into greens?

I only counted 3 holes(12,15,16) where you should definitely be using the driver for maximum distance off the tee. There are a few other holes where you could use the driver but it's either high risk and/or not much to be gained from doing so. I hit a driver on the 8th and nearly messed up the hole by landing too close to the elevated 9th tee box, it gave me a blind shot into the green but I managed to make it and get par.

It's an interesting course because maximum distance really isn't a factor in doing well, it's all about controlled and considered shots. As others have said in this thread that's not to everyones taste.

willabur wrote: »

they make a big difference on 3 also, otherwise yep the tee positions don't change too much between back and front

As a course its definitely got a puzzle element to it. getting the ball into the right place makes a huge difference. In a funny way you don't need to play the typical links shots of bump and run too much - you can straight up play target golf here.

In relation to whether it makes you a better golfer or not, it definitely helps certain parts of your game but if you played every round in corballis then you will struggle on a course that demands more from the longer clubs in your bag.

with the wind? target golf is a rare day up there

GreeBo wrote: »

I've never played it but had heard good things. However based on the course guide above it would seem that its *really* short? (not just the par)
Seems like lots of irons off tees with wedges into greens?

Some of the holes are very short. You can be green in regulation by taking nothing more than a 7 off the tee on 8 of the non-par 3s. I can understand why some people hate it but I love it