5th Hole - Norman's View:


5th Hole

The fifth hole is your second risk reward tee shot.  Most players see this short par four and grab the driver to hit it on.  But beware, a creek meanders along the right edge of the fairway all the way up to and beside the green.  Favoring the left with a long iron or fairway wood will use the holes natural left to right slope to find the fairway.  Head Professional Steven Vatter actually advocates using driver off the tee, aiming at the front left bunker.  This is meant to get your ball closer to the green for an easier approach, also sending it past the tight landing areas in the fairway.  The green follows the contour of the entire hole with a left to right slope that tends to grade more than it appears to the unfamiliar golfer.