The Vines Golf & Country Club - Tournament Course

Ellenbrook 1 - The tee shot needs to be as close as you dare to the left hand bunker to give you the easiest approach to the green.

Ellenbrook 2 - Accuracy from the tee is more important that length. be sure to take enough club if the pin is at the back.

Ellenbrook 12 - By avoiding the tree standing sortry you will tee off the left of the fairway. Only the longest hitters can make the island fairway near the green from here, to consider laying up to avoid the cross bunkers, and a dropped shot.

Ellenbrook 13 - The key to this difficult hole is to get the club selection correct so that you get close to the hole leaving an uphill putt.You will need to pay particular attention to getting the distance right, and then rememeber the hole is sligtly uphill.

Ellenbrook 14 - Priority here is to get your drive down the left of the bunker to open up a shot to the green. Anything right or short will be cutt off from a shot of the green.

Ellenbrook 15 - To get a second shot of the green the tee shot must favour the right hand side of the fairway. The green is long so take care with club selection.

Ellenbrook 16 - The tee shot should favour the left half of the fairway to open up the best angle for your approach. The geen is 40m deep so take enough club for your second.

Ellenbrook 17 - Again club selection is very important here as the pin positions can vary by 25 metres on this long green. The safe shot when the pin is at the back is the right hand side of the green.

Ellenbrook 18 - An accurate drive hugging the left hand side could see you make this par 5 in two. A more conservative second shot would be to lay- up short of the right hand trap, for the best line to the pin.

Lakes 10 - The tee shot needs to be threaded between the bunker and left hand rough. Then the decision as to whether lay up or go for it. Only long hitters should attempt this as the shot has to be long and accurate to avoid the water hazards that are in front and to the side of the green.

Lakes 11 - Drive as close as you dare to the left side of the fairway but avoid bunker hidden to the side, the gives you the best angle to approach the pin with your second.

Lakes 12 - From the tee the priority is to avoid the bunkers that border the fairway. Sacrifice length for accuracy. The approach shot should take account of the very long green that slopes from back to front.

Lakes 13 - The key to this par 3 hole is to get the club selection correct so that you get close to the hole leaving an uphill putt. With a multitude of tee and pin positions and a raised green care must be taken.

Lakes 14 - Again accuracy from the tee is most important. To play safe avoid the bunker on the right by playing short of it, and then you will have a short iron shot to a raised green that is very shallow.

Lakes 15 - Long hitters can carry the right hand trap, but mortals should play as close to the trap as you dare. Then you are left with a mid iron to a long, narrow green. The front of the green slopes away from you.

Lakes 16 - No prizes for going to the right. A shot to the left of the bunker guarding the right side of the green is the best approach. The green slopes away and to the right, so with luck your ball will run to the pin. This hole can be a card wrecker so concentrate on playing away from the trouble. Good luck, a par is always a good score here.

Lakes 17 - Another testing par four - the tee shot should be in the centre or as left as you dare avoiding the water to give you the best line into the green. The approach shot is to a green that is raised and slopes from front to back - take enough club.

Lakes 18 - An accurate drive favouring the left hand side could see you make this par 5 in two. If you are not a long hitter then the sensible shot is to lay up short of the water and have a short iron over the lake. Take notice where the pin is on this undulating green If carefully played you should have a good chance of a birdie on this the final hole.