Last round of the 4 days and 126 holes Tour. We were supposed to have lunch and play but found an earlier tee time so after a coffee and a bite straight to the 1^st tee. Playing 7000yds, Course Rating 74.4 and slope of 138 was quite demanding given the physical effort we went in these 4 days. But it was a serious challenge and fun as well. The course is laid by the front 9 of the Pink and has similar topography, being the back 9 at Pink the only loop with some serious slopes and level changes. I know the Pink is better ranked but I found this Yellow quite good and close to it, maybe saying I liked it a little bit more. It is just personal feel and many may not agree, just personal taste.

One huge difference from the Pink is this one went through a huge bunker “reconsideration” process and there are way less bunkers, maybe just the necessary and then let the terrain, some rough and green slopes do the challenge. Greens are very generous in size and speed is not slow at all so not only the downhill putts but the mid to long range ones are very difficult to judge. And playing this distance and many times hitting mid and long irons to the greens left me several 30+ feet putts where just getting it close was the expectation.

Another feature similar to Pink is in my thoughts the par 3s and the par 5 are the best feature of the course: the first ones because of the variety on length and green sizes, the par 5s because even with good drives in 3 of the 4 of them it was very tough to get in two. And then that makes this a real 72 par for golfers playing the proper set of tees and this feels like it is a real challenge for your skill level. Of course disappointing not getting birdies or home in 2 there but feel that this is exactly what makes the par 5s excellent … 16^th I missed the tee shot but even if you hit fairway the second is not only narrow to go for it but needs concentration to lay up properly, either side miss will be a bogey.

If I have to highlight something is the set of par 3s first:

• 2^nd is a mid range one shooter, green sloping front to back and left then right. It is early in the round for a long first putt and trust me it was difficult to read.
• 6^th with a 45º rotated green over bunkers and 185+ is another serious test. Had a 10ft for birdie which was very difficult to read and that is another good feature of these greens, you have to be sharp and skilled to read them.
• 12^th a mid-iron to a VERY long green, left me after a tiny miss hit something like 60ft for birdie. That is why I say lag putting is one of the clues at this course.
• Short 17^th to a small green is a breath before monster 18^th, one of the few real birdie chances if you hit the green.