Calgary Herald

Glen Abbey G.C.

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1 1st Hole Par 4, 417 yards Water in front, fairway bunkers left, trees right but a wide fairway. Tee shot right of centre allows for an easier approach. Bunkers front left make for a difficult up and down.

2 2nd Hole Par 5, 527 yards A good left-to-right drive will allow many pros to reach the green in two. The green is divided by a large swale running through the middle. All putts will have a severe break.

3 3rd Hole Par 4, 437 yards Pin placement and wind determine play on this hole. Anything but a left pin placement calls for left-centre drives. The green is the largest on the front side.

4 4th Hole Par 3, 197 yards Green is sloped back to front. With the water in front and bunkers all around, this green is a small target down if the target is missed.

5 5th Hole Par 4, 433 yards A fairway bunker on the right side cuts down the landing area. The green is deep with bunkers left and right. 6 6th Hole

Par 4, 458 yards This hole is ranked one of the toughest on the PGA Tour. Drives need to be aimed at left edge of the fairway. Fairway feeds down to the pond in front and to the right of the green.

7 7th Hole Par 3, 156 yards Shots over the green usually mean bogey. Slope and grain both run toward the water. A left to right shot is ideal.

8 8th Hole Par 4, 485 yards Green runs away from players and putts can be fairly quick. Pond on tee. Tee shots and layups should be positioned down the left side. Pin position on this long and narrow green can vary approach shot by two clubs. Right of the green is trouble.

9 9th Hole Par 4, 414 yards Green calls for a right to left approach shot. A wide, shallow green is elevated and protected by a deep bunker front left and another back right. Short left can be disastrous. 10 10th Hole Par 4, 443 yards One of the smaller and faster greens on the course. A high, soft approach is called for as the green is shallow.

11 11th Hole Par 4, 452 yards Holes“is recognized as one of the most beautiful in golf. The distance

12 12th Hole Par 3, 202 yards Swales front right and left will swallow errant chips or putts. Shallow green calls for high approach shot.

13 13th Hole Par 5, 558 yards Long hitters trying to reach in two need at least 280 yards of carry left centre. Green is exposed to gusting winds.

14 14th Hole Par 4, 457 yards Always ranked as one of the toughest on the PGA Tour. Pros will have to decide how much of the green makes putts break more than some will read. 15 15th Hole Par 3, 141 yards course. Pros will have to avoid being above the hole. The green is located in a hollow and is multi-levelled.

16 16th Hole Par 5, 516 yards Right centre is the target for drives and a good one will set up some pros for eagle. Left rough needs to be avoided or it could set up for bogey.

17 17th Hole Par 4, 436 yards faster than the rest. Bunkers dot the fairway and protect the green. Controvers­ially shaped green is deep and pin placement by as much as three clubs.

18 18th Hole Par 5, 524 yards Fast green. Hole is short enough to go for in two but water in front makes it a dangerous play. Drive should be down the left centre beside the fairway bunkers.

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