Ocean Course Part 2

Here are the details of the back nine holes of Ocean Course.  Hole 10 – Pete Dye comments that better players can hit driver and short irons and might get a birdie.  It is the reverse direction of hole one.  Local knowledge comments that it is a solid golf hole.  Another risk/reward hole as well but if you can avoid the bunker it can be very rewarding.  Hole 11 – Pete Dye mentions that there are sand dunes on the right that are very severe.  But if you miss those you have a good chance of getting a strong par 5.  Local knowledge mentions that it is a lot of risk/reward to get a good par-5.  Also that Pete Dye changed the transition area to give the average player a better chance to recover if the ball gets sliced.  Hole 12 – Pete Dye says it is a wide fairway but if you miss it right or left it can be a disaster.  You need to carry your second shot to the green, as there are undulations in front of the green, which makes it a bump and run tricky.  Local knowledge says the previous two hole are birdie opportunities well this hole is not.  The second shot is key on this hole.  Hole 13 – Pete Dye indicates that there are two different holes here. The first tee is 470 yards back and has a landing area that is very wide. The second tee is about 400 yards with a very narrow landing area.  You might get timid and hit an iron off this tee.  Local knowledge indicates that it is another risk/reward drive.  On the green there is water to the right and bunkers to the left.  Hole 14 – Pete Dye says that this hole is a change of pace with the wind.  This hole will make you think due to heading back eastward and the change of wind.  Local knowledge says this is one of the most dynamic ocean views on the course.  But it can be nerve-wracking due to an elevated, table-top green with trouble nearly everywhere.  Hole 15 – Pete Dye mentions that there are two tees at this hole just like hole 13.  Sounds like you can play it long or short with an iron.  Local knowledge mentions that it is a good, solid, straight up golf hole with a big landing area on a fairly short, par-4.  Hole 16 – Pete Dye indicates that it is long but the fairway is very wide.  The advantage is to play down the right side and have a panorama of the second shot.  Local knowledge indicates it is another good risk/reward hole that players can reach in two.  Hole 17 – Pete Dye comments the tee shot is all carry over water and a very demanding par 3.  Local knowledge comments that players will be on the back tee to see what Ryder Cup players had to face, especially on windy days.  But wind does play a big part in strategy for this hole.  Hole 18 – Pete Dye says you are teeing of the original sand dunes along the beach.  This hole must be played left to right because of the dunes on the right.  Local knowledge says that it is a great finishing hole.  Many believe that its redesign makes it the best and toughest hole on the golf course.  Sounds like an amazing golf course for you to play on. Go check it out while you stay on Kiawah Island.