Hole by hole: Olympic course diagrams
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 1
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-1/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> This long par 5 will play predominantly down wind and should be reachable by the longer hitters in the field. The landing area is guarded by numerous bunkers and a gentle rise in the landscape, and the player who can get to the left side of the landing area will be rewarded with an unobstructed view for the second shot. The green is a mirror image of the eighth hole at Augusta National, guarded on the right by large tightly mown mounds, with smaller mounds guarding the left and rear of the green. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 2
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-2/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The back tee is located on the highest elevation on the property and from here the ocean can be viewed on the horizon.The view of the hole shows a dogleg left fairway that is guarded on the left by bunkers and some heavy vegetation.There is a drop-off in the fairway just beyond the bunkers, so the player who carries this line will be rewarded with an extra kick forward for the tee shot.The green sits with a large lake to its left and a wide expanse of short grass and mounds to the right of the green.The observant player can use these mounds to feed a ball towards the green if they get in trouble off the tee or if they have a long approach to the green.The players should be particularly wary of the hole locations near the water as the green slopes in that direction. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 3
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-3/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> We hope that the setup in our design varies from day to day and this hole has a lot of flexibility in the yardage it can be played from. It is the most visually daunting tee shot on the course with water to be carried and then extending down the left side of the hole and to the rear of the green.Along the right side of the hole are sandy areas that are bordered by the indigenous vegetation on site. The green is one of the largest on the course, it is much wider than it is deep, and is guarded on the right by bunkers and to the rear by water and sand. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 4
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-4/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> One of the most beautiful holes on the course, this mid-length par 3 is set next to the open sand and scrub vegetation that provides the site with its most interesting landscapes. The hole plays relatively level over the length of the hole, however, the green is surrounded by sand and significant fall-offs to all sides. Once on the green, the real challenges begin as the undulating character of the green creates not only interesting pin positions, but also some interesting putts. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 5
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-5/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The shortest par 5 on the course should be reachable for most of the players in both fields. From the back tee the players will play out of a chute of native vegetation into the vast open expanse of the center portion of the course.The tee shot is guarded on the left by the large lake, and on the right by some exposed sand and native grasses. From the fairway, the second shot is played to an uphill green that sits on a sand ridge. Cut into the face of the green are two of the deepest bunkers on the course, and the miss to the left of the green will find a sharp drop off in tightly mown turf. The green is a small target with a mound to the right of the green that players can use to feed balls down onto the putting surface. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 6
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-6/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> One of the more distinctive holes on the course, this par 3 can be played from two conspicuously different angles.We must admit that we like the hole better from the left as it plays semi-blind over a dune ridge into a punch bowl-type green. From this tee the player can only see the far right/forward section of the green and the use of the downslope off the ridge into the green can be very helpful. The green is large and fairly flat, but all of the big contours surrounding the green will make the breaks even more deceptive. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 7
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-7/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> Potentially the most difficult hole on the course, this long par 4 plays head-on into the prevailing wind.The tee shot needs to avoid deep fairway bunkering on the right side of the hole, and if these are navigated, the player will be upon a ridge with a good angle and great visibility into the hole. Those who play away from the bunkers will catch a strong side slope and be fed further left and down into a bowl. From this position the green is not completely visible, and the hole plays longer. The green is set on a rise, with a steep false front, a bunker guards the right side of the green and a tightly mown slope to the left of the green can be used to feed balls down onto the putting surface. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 8
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-8/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The next par 3, one of three on the outward nine, plays from an elevated tee over a valley and back up to the green.The right side of the hole is protected by a diagonal line of bunkers that start in the approach and work their way along the entire right side for the hole. Just over these bunkers lies the approach which feeds strongly from right to left and can be used to feed balls onto this green. The right side of the green continues this sloping contour and will feed balls into a valley on the front left of the green, which is guarded by a large bunker. Most of the hole locations on this green will be along the back ridge which will require a well -played shot to get the ball all the way back there. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 9
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-9/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The front nine concludes with a short par 4 that, depending on setup, could be drivable during one of the rounds.The distinctive feature of this tee shot is the cashew tree/bush sitting on a dune that we found and decided to leave because of its unique character. This tree blocks the vision of the center of the fairway, however, bunkers to the left and right provide lines for the golfer to proceed. Like many of the holes on the course, angle of attack will be critical to success on the ninth hole. This is one of the holes on the course that we are most excited to see the best players take on and try to figure it out. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 10
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-10/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> Same as the front nine, the outward nine starts with a par 5.The tee shot on this hole is one of the most difficult, with water down the left side of the hole and the prevailing wind coming from the left, which will ask the player to hold the ball into the wind and flirt with the water. To the right is native scrub and sand which will make getting home in two impossible if the tee shot is leaked to the right. The hole doglegs around the pond and the second shot that can carry the pond and find the left side of the fairway will be rewarded with a great angle into the long, but not very deep green. Once the green is found there are a series of levels and hollows that will make for interesting putting. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 11
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-11/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> Playing from the low lying terrain along the lagoon, this tee box is intentionally low so as to create a challenge to the depth perception of the player as they look out on the hole. A large bunker that is shared with the 12th hole is in the players face off the left side of the tee and a large sand dune with smaller sand rolls is the primary hazard guarding the corner of this dogleg left hole. The bulk of the hole plays through the low centre section of the course, but the second shot is played up to a green that sits on the ridge running through the middle of the course. This green has a lot of slope from front to back and one of the most demanding hole locations on the entire course is the back right hole location over the bunker. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 12
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-12/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The longest par 4 on the course starts from a slightly elevated tee position playing back into the lower section of the course. Sand and scrub set up a diagonal carry down the right side of the hole and the left landing area is guarded by the large bunker between holes 11 and 12. Tee shots that can hug this bunker will find a slightly elevated section of the fairway which provides a better view of this low profile green. The green is hemmed in on both sides and the second shot is a demanding one with a protected native area close to the right side of the green, and the lagoon well to the left. Befitting of its elevation, this green hugs the ground contours and slopes to the left. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 13
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-13/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> After a nice walk through the forest, the players will emerge onto the 13th tee and play a hole that looks unlike any other on the property. The 13th enters the section of the site where mature vegetation flanks both sides of the hole. On the inside corner of the dogleg right hole is the largest tree on the property, although players will play over the top of the tree if they are looking for the most aggressive line to the hole. In the landing area, the right side is protected by the tree line and a meandering line of sand and scrub. The plateau green is the most undulating on the course, and as a team we decided that we had not created a hole yet where the primary defense for the second shot is the contouring of the green itself. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 14
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-14/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The longest par 3 on the course completes this run of tough holes. From a slightly elevated tee, players will be faced with a lot of sand between them and the green. This hole is roughly modeled after the 16th hole at Royal Melbourne West, and it contains a nice diagonal run of bunkers along the right side of the hole.The green complex is slightly raised and there is a ridge at the front of the green that can be used to steer balls towards the right and around the bunkers. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 15
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-15/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The tee shot is played out of the wooded section of the property and heads back into the main body of the course.A diagonal carry over sand and a bunker in the foreground on the right, sets the stage for the decision making as it relates to the bunker in the center of the fairway. From the tee the bunker appears to be on the right side of the hole, however, there is more room to the right than meets the eye. At over 300 yards from the tee and with the prevailing wind blowing from the right and into the player, it will be interesting to see what options they choose in trying to avoid this bunker which will definitely extract a one shot penalty for those who venture into it. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 16
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-16/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> If the 15th serves as the transition from the lower section of the course to the upper, the 16th is the introduction to the finishing run of holes where scoring opportunities will be plentiful.This hole should be drivable for almost all of the competitors. However, it's a hole with plenty of options and some may decide that not giving it a go may be the best option for them. For those choosing to play the hole conservatively, the tee shot needs to navigate some of the largest fairway undulations on the property, as well as a cluster of bunkers down the right, and out of bounds lurking far to the left. The small hourglass shaped green will dictate that angles will be an important part of how the green is best assailed. - Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 17
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-17/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The shortest par 4 course is followed by the shortest par 3. With a short iron in hand, players will be playing back into the prevailing wind, and will be faced with a target that is not all that it appears to be. The eccentric shape of the green is not readily apparent from the tee, and while we would love to say that this was on purpose, it is just one of those things that developed in the field during construction. The green is guarded on the left by a series of bunkers, the furthest one cuts fiendishly into the green and creates a separation from upper right to lower left on the green. Due to its short nature and location as the penultimate hole, we are hopeful that players will play aggressively and that scoring will reflect this aggression.- Gil Hanse
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Olympic Golf Course: No. 18
<a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/olympic-golf-course-flyover-hole-18/" target="_blank">Click here for hole flyover</a> The home hole is a mid-length par 5 that plays back into the prevailing wind. Depending on the strength of the wind, the hole will be reachable by all or parts of the field on any of the competition days. The tee shot plays over a native sand and scrub area to a heavily bunkered landing area, complicating matters is that the landing area is partially obscured by the topography in the area and the players will need to pick a line and trust it. To the front right of the green, is a deep valley and steep rise to the green, reminiscent of the Valley of Sin on The Old Course in St Andrews. Playing a shot out of this area will require a skillful touch as the final green is small but has some of the most interesting contours on the entire course. - Gil Hanse
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