2026-10-23 · Coastal Links

Oyster Head, October 23, 2026

Oyster Head was the daily nine for 2026-10-23, played on the Coastal Links course: par 36 over 2926 yards. The windiest tee was hole 6 at 13 mph. The strongest gust blew across hole 5.

Pot bunkers ×32 — Small, deep pots: 55% carry and no more than 120 yards on the way out.

Course at a glance

Par mix

3 × Par 3 · 4 × Par 4 · 1 × Par 5 · 1 × Par 6

Longest hole

Hole 9 · 678 yards

Shortest hole

Hole 5 · 112 yards

Windiest tee

Hole 6 · 13 mph

Conditions

Firm ground: the ball rolls 25% further on every surface.

Key holes

Hole by hole

How it played

Ranked cards

30

Average score

−5.6 · 30.4

Winning score

-11 · 25

Holes in one

3

Hole 5 played hardest, averaging +0.5 against par; hole 9 was the kindest at −1.9.

Final top ten

1. 1mrtandrews-11 · 25
2. 2Omfpl-10 · 26
3. 3Juicy Goosey-10 · 26
4. 4Harry-9 · 27
5. 5Niger Woods-9 · 27
6. 6Gayla_bock-9 · 27
7. 7Rieko-9 · 27
8. 8Golfer 640e20-8 · 28
9. 9micenheimer-8 · 28
10. 10Golfer 329594-8 · 28

How to play this course

Every hazard on this nine, with the first thing to get right. Open a guide for the full plan.

• Portal Choose the club whose carry lands just short of the pad and let the ball roll on, rather than flying the full distance and relying on the pad to stop it. 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 →
• Sweeping arm Either lay up comfortably short of the circle, or carry far enough that rollout takes the ball past it. Full guide →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• Pot bunkers Off the tee, check where the pots sit against your carry and roll; a club less that stops short of a pot is often worth it. 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 →