Most players will hit something less than driver off the tee on this short, dogleg-right par 4, which features probably the most uphill approach shot on the course. Anything short of the green will leave a difficult recovery, and in a rarity for a Donald Ross course, it’s much better to be long than short of the green here. If you play it the way it should be played, this is a potential birdie hole.
The downhill tee shot favors a left-to-right shape to avoid the bunker on the left side of the drive zone. The prudent approach shot, with a mid-iron to lofted iron, is to the front portion of the green, regardless of the hole location. Missing short leaves a fairly easy up-and-down, while the severe back-to-front pitch of the green makes recoveries from any other angle extremely difficult.
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