The Bluffs Course

Designer: Tom Watson

# 1 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 302

BIRKDALE 326

TURNBERRY 360

CARNOUSTIE 386

MUIRFIELD 274

Pro Tips

Keep it straight off the tee on this Par 4. Thick woods on the right and tree trouble left make this one of the most challenging tee shots on the course.

# 2 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 277

BIRKDALE 299

TURNBERRY 327

CARNOUSTIE 359

MUIRFIELD 250

Pro Tips

This hole does not play long but the dogleg comes so late that fading the ball is not to your advantage. Stay left for a good approach angle to this treacherous green.

# 3 /

Par: 3

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 135

BIRKDALE 170

TURNBERRY 177

CARNOUSTIE 196

MUIRFIELD 107

Pro Tips

This long uphill Par 3 requires a well struck tee ball. The in the front sits 12 feet below the green and has a large lip; you definitely do not want to be there.

# 4 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 269

BIRKDALE 301

TURNBERRY 314

CARNOUSTIE 339

MUIRFIELD 253

Pro Tips

This short uphill Par 4 has the narrowest fairway on the golf course. Water to the left and a fairway bunker on the right encourage an iron or fairway wood of the tee. A large tier in this green requires that you plan an accurate approach.

# 5 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 310

BIRKDALE 337

TURNBERRY 364

CARNOUSTIE 381

MUIRFIELD 269

Pro Tips

On this short, downhill Par 4, keep your tee shot left of center as a fade could be blocked out by the two trees that guard the right side. Don’t try to bump and run your second shot; a pot bunker is hiding just in front of the green.

# 6 /

Par: 3

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 129

BIRKDALE 142

TURNBERRY 150

CARNOUSTIE 172

MUIRFIELD 111

Pro Tips

Water protects the short and right sides of the green on this Par 3. If you overcompensate and miss to the left, you will find yourself with tree trouble or a delicate chip shot.

# 7 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 357

BIRKDALE 378

TURNBERRY 407

CARNOUSTIE 415

MUIRFIELD 309

Pro Tips

Hit a big drive down the left side of this fairway and you may be lucky enough to have a clear shot in with a mid-iron. This Par 4 is the hardest hole on the course. Play accordingly.

# 8 /

Par: 5

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 409

BIRKDALE 435

TURNBERRY 462

CARNOUSTIE 481

MUIRFIELD 389

Pro Tips

This true links-style Par 5 has wildly rolling fairway. Be sure you avoid the bunker on right side roughly 90 yards out. Shots from this bunker must carry 50 yards over a greenside bunker to reach the narrow putting surface.

# 9 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 328

BIRKDALE 362

TURNBERRY 389

CARNOUSTIE 415

MUIRFIELD 328

Pro Tips

This long Par 4 is no push-over. Hitting a big tee shot here will be helpful. Make sure your second shot is accurate because your target is the smallest green on the course.

# 10 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 327

BIRKDALE 362

TURNBERRY 387

CARNOUSTIE 417

MUIRFIELD 305

Pro Tips

This is the only dogleg left Par 4 on the course. Keep your tee shot right and your second shot left. The greens right side is well protected by a deep creek.

# 11 /

Par: 3

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 114

BIRKDALE 136

TURNBERRY 152

CARNOUSTIE 164

MUIRFIELD 95

Pro Tips

Avoid the large front left bunker. The mature stand of trees behind the green makes this hole look longer than it is. Be sure to choose the right club on this Par 3.

# 12 /

Par: 5

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 422

BIRKDALE 446

TURNBERRY 496

CARNOUSTIE 512

MUIRFIELD 383

Pro Tips

With a two-tiered green sitting 65 feet above the teeing area, this first Par 5 plays much longer than the scorecard yardage. Be accurate with your drive to this narrow fairway on this dogleg right.

# 13 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 323

BIRKDALE 343

TURNBERRY 369

CARNOUSTIE 394

MUIRFIELD 308

Pro Tips

This dogleg right drops 75 feet from the tee to the green as it winds through this breathtaking valley. Be careful trying to cut the dogleg; the corner is much farther away than it appears to be from the elevated tees.

# 14 /

Par: 5

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 370

BIRKDALE 370

TURNBERRY 380

CARNOUSTIE 390

MUIRFIELD 365

Pro Tips

Aim your tee shot at the large black oak in the middle of the fairway. A good drive will run down this fairway that drops 90 feet from its highest point to the creek protected green.

# 15 /

Par: 3

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 121

BIRKDALE 131

TURNBERRY 144

CARNOUSTIE 159

MUIRFIELD 101

Pro Tips

Avoid missing this Par 3 to the left. A deep bunker and heavy rough await players who are not careful.

# 16 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 348

BIRKDALE 373

TURNBERRY 403

CARNOUSTIE 423

MUIRFIELD 303

Pro Tips

A right to left sloping, tree-lined fairway awaits tee shots from the elevated tees on this Par 4. The views from the back tees, sitting 80 feet above the fairway, are spectacular.

# 17 /

Par: 3

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 112

BIRKDALE 132

TURNBERRY 145

CARNOUSTIE 162

MUIRFIELD 82

Pro Tips

This Par 3 is the Deuce’s Signature Hole. The green sits 100 feet below the back tees. Figuring out what club to hit from any of the 9 different tee boxes is quite a challenge.

# 18 /

Par: 4

Yardage by Tee:

TROON 387

BIRKDALE 432

TURNBERRY 470

CARNOUSTIE 494

MUIRFIELD 387

Pro Tips

Watch out for the creek on the left. It appears to be well left of the fairway, but then cuts sharply into play to errant second shots hit to the left side.