Daily Holes2026-10-18 · Pinewood
Thistle Wood, October 18, 2026
Thistle Wood was the daily nine for 2026-10-18, played on the Pinewood course: par 40 over 3110 yards. The windiest tee was hole 7 at 8 mph. The crossing came on hole 5. The strongest gust blew across hole 1.
Leaf piles ×20 — Soft leaves smother the strike: 65% carry from inside, a wider spread and almost no roll.
Play this course as practiceCourse at a glance
- Par mix
- 2 × Par 3 · 2 × Par 4 · 4 × Par 5 · 1 × Par 6
- Longest hole
- Hole 9 · 531 yards
- Shortest hole
- Hole 4 · 127 yards
- Windiest tee
- Hole 7 · 8 mph
- Conditions
- Short course: every hole is 12% shorter.
Key holes
Hole 4 · Par 3 · 127 yards · Split fairway
A long pond splits the fairway: the narrow side is shorter, the wide side is safer.
Hole 5 · Par 5 · 416 yards · Crossing
A par 5 played over open water from island to island. A gust also blows across this hole.
Hole 9 · Par 6 · 531 yards · Chute
A narrow fairway between trees. Miss it and the deep rough starts almost at once. A gust also blows across this hole.
Hole by hole
| Hole | Par | Yards | Feature | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 147 | Island | ✓ |
| 2 | 4 | 294 | River | — |
| 3 | 5 | 419 | River | ✓ |
| 4 | 3 | 127 | Split fairway | — |
| 5 | 5 | 416 | Crossing | ✓ |
| 6 | 5 | 413 | River | — |
| 7 | 4 | 317 | Chute | ✓ |
| 8 | 5 | 446 | Links | — |
| 9 | 6 | 531 | Chute | ✓ |
How it played
- Ranked cards
- 4
- Average score
- −9.5 · 30.5
- Winning score
- -13 · 27
- Holes in one
- 1
Hole 1 played hardest, averaging +1.0 against par; hole 3 was the kindest at −2.5.
Final top ten
- 1Golfer e313bf-13 · 27
- 2mrtandrews-11 · 29
- 3Archelaus-10 · 30
- 4Omfpl-4 · 36
How to play this course
Every hazard on this nine, with the first thing to get right. Open a guide for the full plan.
- Island green Choose the club whose carry reaches the front of the green, not the flag, and allow for the wind before you lock the line. Full guide →
- River and bridge Before aiming, look at where the river meets each edge of the fairway. Full guide →
- Split fairway Tap the course on the lane you want rather than at the flag — the aim sector then centres on that lane — and check where the roll would finish, not only the landing spot. Full guide →
- The crossing Pick a club that carries to the middle of the next island, not its far edge, because the ball still rolls after landing. Full guide →
- Chute Off the tee, take the longest club whose spread you trust — often a 5-wood or 4-iron rather than the driver — and aim at the middle of the narrowest part, not at the flag. Full guide →
- Cart path On a long, straight links hole, aim a long club at the start of the path and let it run. Full guide →
- Leaf piles From the leaves, club up: two or three clubs more than usual is a good start, and prefer a carry that finishes short of trouble to one that must clear it, because the wider spread makes long carries over water risky. Full guide →
- Gust From the tee, a long club that crosses the band mid-flight is usually unaffected. Full guide →
- Daily conditions On firm ground, land the ball shorter and let it run, and keep well short of water behind greens. Full guide →