Pinehills (Jones)

The Rees Jones-designed layout at the 36-hole daily fee Pinehills Golf Club is routed dramatically over undulating ground and it's rated slightly tougher than the Nicklaus course, but only just. It’s also a little shorter than its younger sibling, but there’s less than 70 yards difference between the two from the back tees.

Occupying the southwest section of a substantial, 300-acre thickly forested property which sits close to Pilgrims Highway, the Jones course is tree-lined from start to finish – just like its younger sibling, the Nicklaus course – though there’s enough fairway width for it to never feel too constricted.

Notable holes include the heroic long par three 5th (where tees shots must carry a gully all the way to the green), the par five 6th (rated stroke index 1, playing to a raised, plateau green), and the severely right doglegging par four 7th, with the green positioned almost at right angles to the fairway.

On the back nine, both the par threes at #13 and #16 are testing short holes: the first one plays downhill to an offset green and the second calls for a carry over a ravine to the green. As the nines were reversed to improve the pace of play in 2020, the pond-protected 18th now finishes parallel to the 18th on the Nicklaus course.