Hunter Valley Golf Holiday

A challenging tee shot over water. Right hand side of the fairway i s the ideal position from which to play the approach shot. Club selection on the approach is vital. Better to play for the back of the green otherwise your ball could roll back down the slope.

Elevated tee shot to a sloping green. The tee shot is best to be played to the left hand side of the green. This hole tends to play a little shorter than the distance suggests.

A long hole by any golfers standard. Tee shot is to be played to the right hand side of the fairway. Watch the cross bunkers on your second shot. This is a long and undulating green. Caution is to be taken on your putts.

A well planned tee shot makes this hole a lot easier. Choose the high or the low road but watch the bunkers. The green is relatively small and there is a water hazard on the right of the green.

The tee shot is best played to the right hand side of the fairway making the approach a little easier. The green on this hole slopes from back to front. Very important that your second shot finishes beneath the hole to make putting a little easier.

The tee shot on this hole should be carefully positioned. For the long hitter a three wood or one, iron may be a wise decision. Do not be short on your second shot.

This is a magic Par three. Club selection is very important. The best side to miss the green is on the right even though the bunker is waiting.

A hole that will stay in your memory. A long par 4 with a three level fairway. In the distance there is an orange mark on a tree, aim slightly right of this. Plan your approach to the left side of the green; deep bunkers right can be expensive.

This is a medium length Par four with a slight dog leg to the right. The green is narrow and careful club selection is required.

Straight forward par five, steer clear of the bunkers and you will have a good chance at a birdie.

Important to place your drive to the left of the fairway or you could be down tasting grapes in the vineyard. There is a water hazard to the left of the green so be aware.

This is challenging par three and the bunkers make club selection difficult so choose your club carefully. The green is a relatively large target however if you aim too far away from the pin, putting could be difficult.

This is a test of golf. Drive the ball to the left of the bunkers. The approach shot is over a water hazard. If you don't think you can make it aim at the left side of the green, there is a hail out area short and left of the green.

Club selection on this par three is very important. It definitely plays longer than the distance on the card. Don't he short or the ball will roll back down the hill and leave you with a difficult approach shot.

Aim for the centre of the fairway with your drive. Avoid the cross bunkers on your second shot. Your approach shot is best played from the side of the green.

Straight away par four. Beware of the cross bunkers. For the long hitters watch out for the hazard on the next fairway with your drive (on the right), under the right conditions you can easily reach the green for one.

Hit your tee shot to the left of the middle bunker. Beware long hitters, you only need to hit the fairway (lay up). There is a water hazard approximately forty metres short of the green.

A tough finishing hole that could easily ruin a good score. A long straight drive is a good start, especially off the back tees. Plan your approach shot to be under the hole as the green runs very fast downhill.

A relatively short and simple hole that requires accuracy from the tee to the green. A lake running across the front of the tee will test you right from the start. An open fairway rewards a clean strike leaving only a short iron to this undulating green. With bunkers guarding the front and water surrounding the back, distance control is of utmost importance.

A tight dogleg to the left, a good tee shot here will leave you in good shape to attack this hole. A short approach will be left to a very large open green that has little protecting it. A great scoring opportunity.

An accurate tee shot here is well rewarded with a good chance at birdie. Bunkers guarding the right hand side provide the only trouble on this short hole. A fantastic green for making putts as there is very undulation.

A beautiful but challenging par 3. Water carry from tee to green means an accurate mid to long must be played. Some players may choose to bail out on the right and leave themselves a chip and a putt to save par. A picturesque hole that can add up big numbers.

One of the toughest holes on the course. This par 4 is long and tight with out of bounds down the left. A good tee shot that avoids the fairway bunkers will still leave a long to mid iron approach shot. A fairly forgiving green awaits and there is always a good chance of making the par.

A demanding water carry tee shot highlights this medium length par 4. After negotiating the water and the fairway bunkers to the left and right you are left with a relatively easy second shot. An undulating green makes putting difficult so be cautious to where you position your approach. An exciting hole!

This is a demanding hole with water running down the left and cutting across the front of the green. An accurate tee shot to the right side of the fairway is the best spot to approach a well guarded green. Be long to be safe.

A very long par 3 with bunkers guarding front left and right. Pay attention to pin position on this hole to assist with club selection as a back position will most definitely require an extra club. A well struck shot to the centre of the green will again be rewarded. A long flat green is the home for makeable putts.

With water running across the fairway some players may choose a fairway wood or iron off this tee. A genuine three shot hole, an approach to the right will leave you the best options for attacking the pin. The large double green features a great amount of undulation so be sure to stay on the top tier to give yourself a birdie chance.

A mid length par 3 with water running down the right hand side. The large green slopes from left to right towards the water. Some players may choose to bail out to the left to leave a chip and putt for par. Do your best to make 3 and move to the next.

A tricky par 4 that shapes hard from left to right. Brave players will be able to take on the dogleg with a driver but beware of the trouble on the right. The safest option is to lay up short of the fairway bunker with a mid iron. A greenside bunker and undulating green makes this a tougher hole than it looks.

A straight but tight par 4. A hazard running down the right catches loose drives so a fairway wood or iron off the tee for accuracy is a smart play. A good tee shot will leave a straight forward second shot to a large flat green that is only guarded by a pond to the back left.

The first hole of the vineyard stretch is a brute. A long par 4 with out of bounds running down the right from tee to green. Tee shot to the left sets up a long to mid iron to a narrow well protected green. A tough second shot with a creek to the left and bunkers to the right. Be careful of the wind direction out in the open here as accuracy is a must.

A dam to the left of the tee forces you to play out to the right of this long dogleg par 5. Big hitters may try to cut the corner as much as possible to setup a chance of reaching this green in two. Laying up is a good option though as water protects the back right corner. Green slopes from back to front so leave it under the hole for a good birdie opportunity.

This hole is the last out in the open vineyards. A shorter par 4 with water protecting the left hand side. An open fairway awaits to the right so a good tee shot here is not to difficult. A small undulating green means a precise pitch is needed to have the easiest putt on this rolling green.

A perfect gun barrel par 5 with tall casuarinas down the left and right. A good tee shot here will allow you a number of different options for your second shot. Bigger hitters who go for the green need to stay left to avoid the bunkers on the right. Putting is a challenge on this small undulating green.

This great par 3 punishes any shot that misses the green. Bunkers surrounding the left side and grassy hollows on the right make it difficult to save par. There is also a water hazard awaiting any shots long so be careful with club selection. Once you find this tricky green putts can be made.

A long tough finishing par 4. A tee shot to the left is needed to open up the dogleg right and have a chance at a clear shot to the green. Water on the right will catch any errant drives. A difficult second shot awaits as bunkers and hollows surround the lower tier of the double green. A challenging way to finish the round.

This is a nice opening tee shot, driver all the way here, however the hitting area gets narrower the longer you drive from the tee. A drive towards the right hand centre will give you the safest line as the fairway slopes right to left. The approach shot is to an elevated green, sloping back to front, with two levels. If unsure of club selection, short is better than long. Be cautious of the deep greenside bunkers left and right.

Semi-blind tee shot, driver is the club selection. Aim at the flagpole and you will be in the centre of the fairway. This is a fairly wide fairway with a good amount of room to the right. Too far right brings bunkers into play. Aim for the middle of the green, as it is surrounded by treacherous bunkers. The green has many subtle borrows and should be carefully looked at.

A very tough par 3 requiring an accurate shot to a well bunkered green. A 3 wood or low lofted hybrid is the sensible play. Any shot going wide left or right will make your chances of getting up and down for par more difficult.

Driver again from this tee. Aiming down middle/left of fairway will see your tee shot finish in the perfect position. From here the toughest part of the next shot is the club selection. Laying up just short of the hill is your best option for a flat lie. Third shot is with a short iron, keeping your ball below the pin as this green can become quite slick.

This is by far one of the tougher holes on the layout. This requires an accurate tee shot towards the right centre of the fairway as it feeds down to the left. The telegraph pole in the distance is the line for this shot. You need no more than a 3 wood or low lofted hybrid. Your second shot then becomes the challenge as club selection can become difficult. This is a fairly flat green but treacherous once missed, particularly if you miss left!

The aim for this hole is to position your tee shot towards the left centre of the fairway, as it will feed right. From here choose your club carefully as most players fall short on distance to this well elevated green. The side to miss this green is towards the left, as it too feeds to the right.

Club selection is the key to this hole as it is downhill from an elevated tee. Once you have chosen your club then just hit it. Indecision brings most unstuck here. Short left is the only area to miss this green. Going long is not a place to hit it.

A tee shot positioned towards the left side of the fairway will ensure a good chance of an attacking second with a short iron. As with a lot of holes at Newcastle avoid going long. If you are unsure of club selection for approach shot take a shorter club.

The tee shot needs to be towards the left side to avoid the right-side fairway bunker. Your second shot will need to be a fairway wood or hybrid to lay-up and leave you with a flat lie. Your uphill approach with a short iron needs to be under the hole. Avoid going long left or right here as this leaves a downhill recovery shot.

A crucial tee shot to start your back nine. Take a 3 wood or low lofted hybrid to either reach the hill or go just over. Second shot with a fairway wood or hybrid, down left side, leaves you short of the final hill. Third shot is blind to a green fronted on both sides by difficult bunkers. Make sure you take enough club to reach the middle of the green.

Driver down left side gives best angle of approach to the green. Second shot with a short iron avoiding the front bunkers. Accuracy is the key as you definitely don?t want to be long.

This par three can bring many unstuck. The green slopes from right to left, making the tee shot critical. Placing your ball on the left hand side of the pin will give you an uphill putt. Missing the green to the right leaves a very difficult second shot.

Driver from the tee, aiming at the left fairway bunkers in the distance, gives the best position for your second shot. Laying-up short of fairway bunkers leaves a short iron approach to an undulating green. When the pin is cut in the rear left, the centre of the green will give the best results.

A demanding driving hole that requires a well positioned drive for an approach to a relatively open green. The tee shot is best played to the left centre of the fairway to give you an unobstructed view of the green. An approach shot left short of the pin will give you the best result.

Another demanding par 4 where the tee shot is vital. Aim straight over the middle of the Ladies tee. Positioning towards the left centre will give the best approach to the green and all pin spots. Tricky green requires careful reading from back and side.

Demanding par 3 where only real trouble is large bunker on right side of green. Green can become very firm and may require a shot landing short or just on front edge.

An accurate tee shot down the left side is a must here. A small drain on the right hand side of the fairway is easily reachable from the tee. Uphill second shot to an elevated green often requires more club than first thought. Approach must be spot on as green is very fast with treacherous slope from back to front. Missing the green long here is not an option.

The tee shot here is driver, to position the ball on the top of the hill. Second shot is crucial as this is a tricky green sloping from back to front. An approach shot short of the pin will give you the best result.

Play the opening shot across the lake to a right to left sloping fairway. A drive landing in the middle of the fairway will feed left opening up the green for a short to mid iron. Aim your approach to the centre of the green setting up an easy 2 putt easing yourself into the round.

Distance control off the tee is key to this hole, ideally a fairway wood off the tee to the centre of the fairway will open up the green so you can play your approach through the narrow opening of the casuarinas. A short to mid iron to the centre of this small green can set up a birdie opportunity.

This is the toughest test on the course. Thread your drive between the fairway bunkers on either side of the fairway leaving yourself a long iron to the green. Keep your approah shot right, as anywhere left of the green will result almost certainly in a bogey.

Play your tee shot down the right hand side ideally with a 3 wood. Make sure to stay right as the fairway slopes severely from right to left. The green is surrounded by deep bunkers so make sure of your club selection for the approach shot.

The first of The Vintage's world class par 3's. This hole is slightly uphill so keep that in mind as this undulating green is unforgiving for anything short, long,left or right.

An elevated tee shot must be played down the left centre of the fairway. From here the hole bends from left to right slightly, with a large sloping green. Make sure of your distance, as anything that lands short will stop and anything long leaves a treacherous up and down.

This par 5 gives you the first real chance to give your tee shot everything you've got. The picturesque 2nd shot can be played one of two ways: first pull out the 3 wood and thread the needle between the large bunker and the vineyard or lay up as to leave yourself with a wedge to this 2 tiered green.

One of the worlds great par 3's. Water right and bunkers left make this one of the most demanding holes in the country. After choosing your club, stay positive and go for the centre of the green , then take 2 putts and go to the next with a smile on your face.

A longish uphill par 4 requires a strong tee shot up the left centre of the fairway. Be sure to keep your approach shot to the right centre of the green as anything left will result in an automatic bogey at best.

This long par 5 requires a tee shot down the right hand side. Distance control on the second shot is important. Make sure you get to the bottom of the hill to be certain of a short uphill 3rd shot to this narrow green and watch the bunker on the right hand side of the green as it can be hard to make par from.

A drive down the right side taking on the creek provides you with a clear 2nd shot of the green. Anything centre left is safer but will be blocked out by the large mound. This is a large flat green so make sure of your club selection and there is a birdie opportunity.

Nothing but wetlands between you and the green but a solid tee shot can set you up with a birdie opportunity on this par 3.

Play your tee shot across the wetlands on this short par 4 making sure you hit the centre of the fairway as trouble is everywhere. This is a short 2nd shot, but once again surrounded by trouble. Accuracy will help make a birdie, however anything else can result in a high number.

The longer hitters want to hug the right side of the fairway as this will allow them to take on this wonderful par 5. For everyone else stick to the left and lay up short of the creek. Finally play your wedge to the green.

A short but interesting par 4. Either lay up short of the bunker on the right or take on the water to allow for a short approach. Be sure to look for the pin position on this green as it can be 3 clubs from the front edge to the back.

A drive up the right hand side just inside the bunker line is the ideal position on this par 4. This allows you to open up the green for your approach. Hit your mid iron into the green and try to make birdie on this sloping green.

The last of The Vintage's classic par 3's. You must allow for the downhill nature of this hole as it is surrounded by bunkers and wetlands. Right side off the tee is the safe option, however be careful of the overhanging eucalypt as it has been known to throw a ball or 2 back across into the water.

A strong par 4 to finish your round. Keep your drive to the left side of the fairway as anything right will be blocked out by the large trees short right of the green. On the approach stay away from the bunker on the short left. Play for the centre of the green and this will result in a 2 putt par and make that first drink in the clubhouse all the more enjoyable.