Copt Heath Golf Club
Thursday 20th November 2008
18 Hole Course
Copt Heath is a very traditional course, always presented in good condition, presenting a challenge to every standard of golfer. The start is very demanding and to be level fours after 5 holes is quite acceptable - you will be two over par though! It also possesses many holes which require a deal of planning to play properly.
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Hole 1: Par 4
A straight and long start where a long straight drive will be rewarded with a long to medium iron shot to a flat green. Visually a very attractive hole from the tee.
Hole 2: Par 4
A similar hole to the first, out of bounds all the way down the right hand side. Two fairway bunkers on the right will trap all but the perfect drive. The second shot with a long to medium club should be aimed slightly to the left side of the green, as the frontage tends to kick the ball right.
Hole 3: Par 3
A demanding hole to a green that slopes to the right. A long iron or recovery wood from the tee will be needed here.
Hole 4: Par 4
A hole that needs a little thought off the tee. The longer the tee shot, the more accurate you need to be. The ideal way to play would be a long iron or fairway wood followed by a short iron. Trouble on both sides of the fairway awaits the poor tee shot.
Hole 5: Par 3
At only 132 yards this hole would seem to be easy, but be warned. A very tricky shot, played to a two-tiered green that lies at a slight angle to the strike and is well guarded by deep bunkers. The bottom of the flag cannot be seen, which also adds to the difficulty of the shot.
Hole 6: Par 4
The tee shot is played down hill and a driver is not always necessary as the fairway slopes right to left and a long tee shot may find trouble. The ideal tee shot will be played with a slight fade, leaving a second shot with a medium iron, always played slightly right of the flag as this green has a large slope from right to left.
Hole 7: Par 5
At only 483 yards it is short by modern standards. The fairway bunkers are well positioned and will attract all but the perfect tee shot - a definite birdie opportunity.
Hole 8: Par 4
Another birdie opportunity. A long iron or fairway wood is all that is needed from the tee, all that will be left is a pitch to a large flat green.
Hole 9: Par 4
The left hand fairway bunker has a habit of attracting all but the perfect tee shot. The second shot with a short to medium iron needs to land on the green, as a hollow short will kick the ball into the waiting bunker.
Hole 10: Par 4
The perfect tee shot will be played with a draw to set up a short second shot to a green that has a large slope at the front which needs to be avoided.
Hole 11: Par 4
A long straight tee shot is needed here. A bunker each side of the fairway will trap a wayward tee shot. The second shot is played to a green where the bottom of the flag cannot be seen, and most players come up short of the flag. Unless the tee shot is in the perfect position, consideration should be given to laying up, short of the deep cross bunker.
Hole 12: Par 4
Another thinking tee shot is required. The ideal tee shot will be played at the left hand bunker, all the fairway bunkers are in range from the tee shot, and consideration to a fairway wood being hit from the tee should be made. The green is long narrow, and two tiered, with no room over the back.
Hole 13: Par 3
A card wrecker for most. There really is no bail out here. A ball landing short or to the right will find a watery grave, which cannot be seen from the teeing ground. The ideal tee shot will be hit to the left side of the green, where it feeds down from left to right on the slope.
Hole 14: Par 4
The simplicity of this hole is its attraction. Bunkers on the left, not always visible from the tee need to be avoided. A very short pitch is then required to a large green sloping back to front. Judging the second shot is tricky especially with the flag at the front.
Hole 15: Par 5
A long par 5, with the tee at the highest point on the course, one is tempted to “have a go” at the drive. The drive must be hit straight, as bushes and trees, not always visible from the tee, will await the wild tee shot. A very long tee shot aimed at the left hand bunker may, for the longest hitters, bring the green just into reach.
Hole 16: Par 4
The hardest hole to obtain your par, being a right to left dogleg. The perfect drive will be hit either down the centre with draw, avoiding the two right hand fairway bunkers, or a straight long drive carrying the left hand bunker over the trees, when a short iron is all that is needed. Shorter hitters should play the hole as a par five. A straight tee shot landing close to the road, will still require a very long fairway wood shot of around 200 yards.
Hole 17: Par 4
A good and very tricky hole where the ideal tee shot will be a long iron/fairway wood, followed by a short iron. The rough comes in on the right hand side, and will leave a very difficult blind shorter shot, over a large tree and very deep greenside bunkers.
Hole 18: Par 4
At 296 yards, a very short par 4, and is reachable in one. However, there are numerous bunkers and it might be more prudent to hit a long iron from the tee, leaving a short pitch to the green, which lies at a slight angle to the fairway.
Copt Heath Golf Club
1220 Warwick Road
Knowle
Solihull
West Midlands
B93 9LN
Club Tel: 01564 731620
Pro Shop Tel: 01564 731623
Copt Heath Golf Club