The Washington times., 1930-07-09
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drastically trapped course, de-
pending heavily on its natural
features such as lakes. hills and
swales to provide pitfalls for the
golfer. Fairways are I1arro'7
greens of moderate size, rough
abundant and approaches narrow,
If open at all, all of which has
come to give Interlachen the rep
utation of being second-shot
course. The layout is considered
sane, with no tricks to catch the
well hit balls, but with abundant
difficulties for the errant shot.
Following is a hole-by-hole de-
scription of the course. with an
explanation Of how best to play
each hole to avoid its pitfalls.
Hole No. (478 yards, par ~
Two well-hit wood shot are re-
quired to reach the green. The
second shot must be long and &C
curate If the player expects to
reach the green, Traps on the
right and left guarding the green
win catch many poorly played
second real effort.
Hole No. 2 (370 yards, par A.
The tee shot on this hole should
be played to the right side Of the
fairway and will give the player
an open shot to the green. A
pulled or sliced tee shot will find
plenty of trouble, heavy rough
on the left and a bunker on the
right. Beyond the 200-yard mark
the fairway falls away sharply
to the left. Accuracy with the
mashie is essential as the green
is long and narrow, bunkered on
both sides and left front. The
player missing this green will
find plenty of trouble.
Hole No. 8 (1SO yards, par
S)-A very fine one-shOt hole
about a No. 3 iron, and
should be played with a fade
to the right. A trap In front
of the green win catch q
half-hit shot. The green be-
ing elevated on back, front
and side, the shot must be
hit just right to stay on the
green. There is not much
trouble around the green
other than heavy rough. Here
again accurate iron play is
essential.
Hole No. 4 (5O6 yards, par 81
Considered by Willie Kidd, the
Interlachen professional. tn e
toughest par hole on the course
Here pulled or sliced tee shot
is likely to be costly. On the
left, starting about the 2OO-yard
mark, the fairway falls away to
the left. A pulled shot will finish
up in heavy rough, while q
sliced ball likely will find the
large bunker cut into the face. of
a hill. The tee shot must be well
hit to carry the left end of the
center of the plateau, which eX.
tends from the 200 to the 800
yard mark. The second shot Is
by no means an easy one and
should be played to the left and
away from the lake, which ex-
tends from the 400-yard to the
5O0.yard mark on the right of the
fairway, which falls toward the
lake. The green being on high
ground makes it impossible to
reach the green with the second
shot. This hole requires two full
wood shots and a mashie niblick.
Hole No. S (178 yards, par 3D.
Considered by Willie Kidd the
hardest par 3 hole. Here the
player must be accurate. The shot
should be played with a No. iron,
which must hit the green and
stick. This hole may ruin the
chances of many Of the best
players, it being the most severely
trapped hole on the course. The
green being set back in the trees,
the player must study carefully
the lights and shadows In select
ing the proper club.
Hole No. 6 (343 yards, par A.
The fairway being slightly dogleg,
the tee shot should be played to-
warf, the left of the fairway, as
the green opens to the approach
from this side. The traps on the
hillside on the right Of the fair
way will catch many a sliced tee
shot, while on the left mounds
with heavy rough will make it
costly for the player who should
be unfortunate enough to pull his
tee shot. The green is elevated
and practically surrounded by
traps, which are the deepest on
the course. The second shot must
be accurate and should be played
with a spade maShie or No! z.
Failure to hit this green may ruin
q good score.
Hole No. 7 1852 yards, par
4l-This hole being Semi,dog-
leg, the tee shot should be
placed well to the left. The
green opens up from the left
side Of the fairway. A well
placed tee shot will leave
mashie-niblick to the green.
A large trap in front and an
other on the right of the
green call for q deIicateIy
played second shot.
Hole No. 8 (S97 yards. par a.
Here is one of the finest holes on
the course. The tee shot should