Top Cypress Point Hole by hole
Championship tees: 6506yd, Par 72, USGA rating 72.3. Medal tees: 6373yd, Par 72. Ladies' tees: 5832yd, Par 72.
1st hole
(Champ 418yd Medal 418yd Ladies' 404yd Par 4) A slightly elevated, sloping green tests your putting stroke.
2nd hole
(Champ 551yd Medal 551yd Ladies' 510yd Par 5) A long drive gives you a good second shot over fairway bunkers.
3rd hole
(Champ 161yd Medal 155yd Ladies' 136yd Par 3) Pin position makes all the difference on this well protected green.
4th hole
(Champ 385yd Medal 376yd Ladies' 376yd Par 4) Carry the fairway bunkers on the left and you are left with the best angle into a treacherous green.
5th hole
(Champ 491yd Medal 475yd Ladies' 417yd Par 5) Driving through a chute of trees, you are faced with a rolling dog-leg left, sprinkled with nine well placed bunkers.
6th hole
(Champ 522yd Medal 512yd Ladies'481yd Par 5) The approach, played from a position beautifully framed by pines and six bunkers, needs to be hit from a difficult sidehill lie.
7th hole
(Champ 163yd Medal 161yd Ladies' 156yd Par 3) Only perfect length and accuracy is enough here as the green is surrounded by deep trouble.
8th hole
(Champ 355yd Medal 333yd Ladies' 311yd Par 4) The blind tee shot to a split-level fairway that dodges right leaves a dangerous second shot to a three-level, rollercoaster green surrounded by bunkers.
9th hole
(Champ 291yd Medal 291yd Ladies' 245yd Par 4) A precise second shot to a long, sloping green, surrounded by sand and tall grasses is your only hope for success.
10th hole
(Champ 491yd Medal 485yd Ladies' 470yd Par 5) This hole is reachable in 2 if you avoid the seven bunkers on the way to the green. A swift, subtle putting surface must not be taken lightly.
11th hole
(Champ 434yd Medal 422yd Ladies' 392yd Par 4) This is a long par 4, where distance off the tee is vital to provide a long to medium iron to the green.
12th hole
(Champ 409yd Medal 409yd Ladies' 315yd Par 4) This is a superb hole, protected on the point of the dog-leg by a bunker with the ever present dunes running along the entire right side. A narrow opening to the green is protected by sand and dunes grass.
13th hole
(Champ 362yd Medal 342yd Ladies' 342yd Par 4) After driving over a sand bar to a narrowing fairway, you have a medium to short iron remaining. The double level green is harboured among seven greenside bunkers.
14th hole
(Champ 383yd Medal 383yd Ladies' 321yd Par 4) A drive favouring the left side of the fairway opens the alley through a chute of cypress trees. The approach is protected by more cypress on both sides.
15th hole
(Champ 139yd Medal 126yd Ladies' 122yd Par 3) Yardage can be meaningless, depending on the weather. A short to medium iron must cross the inlet to a green amply guarded by six bunkers and thick pastures of ice plant.
16th hole
(Champ 233yd Medal 216yd Ladies' 205yd Par 3) Depending on the wind and the status of the match, you might elect to play for the green with a wood, or attempt the safer route left which is usually reachable with a mid iron.
17th hole
(Champ 376yd Medal 376yd Ladies' 338yd Par 4) The challenge of the second shot is enhanced by a cluster of formidable cypress in the middle of the fairway.
18th hole
(Champ 342yd Medal 342yd Ladies' 291yd Par 4) A barricade of cypress protects the corridors of this homeward hole. Normally, a short iron second is needed to a very fast green making for an exciting finish.
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