Greens
Type of grass - Penn A1/A4
Height of cut - 2.6mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 11'6"
Any specific comments - in very good condition, true and fast
Fairways
Type of grass - Penn Trio
Height of cut - 8mm
General width and contouring - average width
Any specific comments - ball is sitting up nicely
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Penn Trio
Height of cut - 6mm
Any specific comments - a lot of run-off areas around the greens
Rough
Type of grass - Rye Grass / Kentucky Blue Grass
Height of cut - semi 25mm, intermediate 64mm
Any specific comments - very dense, consistent and penal
Weather
Weather in advance - warm and dry
Forecast for tournament - mixed; sunny and warm with odd showers and possible thunderstorms
Course
Opened - 2007
Course designer - Robert Trent Jones Jnr
Special features - some holes on back 9 are very near fjords
General playability - course is playing long and to its full length
Undulating / flat - quite flat
Tree lined / exposed - very exposed course
Many / few water hazards - a lot of water hazards in play
Other features
17th hole is a par 3 with an island green