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 Hole 6       Punchbowl

Par 5    Stroke Index   5    

A right to left dogleg this par five offers a real chance of a birdie. The tee shot needs to find the fairway as bunkers have been added to the left hand side of the fairway. Only the long hitters will have any chance of reaching this hidden green with two blows. The second shot offers a choice, it can be played into position as a true three-shotter or you can risk further distance to view the punchbowl green. Although, the approach must carry a walled bunker known as ‘Tommy Armour’, which is blind from the fairway. The green, set amongst the moundings, gathers the ball in true links style. The area to the right of the fairway is a nature zone of rushes, ponds and natural grassland. It provides a breeding habitat for the Great Crested Newt.

Mike Jarvis holed a 3 wood second shot here in June 2004 to record one of golf's rarest feats - an 'Albatross'