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If playing the Old is like having dinner with the Queen, playing the Eden is like riding a roller coaster: wild, spirited, and breathtakingly fun! - Dave Klekota
Only slightly more forgiving than its contemporaries on the seaward side of the Links, the Eden Course was built in 1914 by Harry S. Colt whose use of natural boundaries and severe bunkers provides a course full of character. Booking For 'day ahead' or 'on the day' booking enquiries please contact our Reception Team by calling +44 (0)1334 466 666. For advance booking enquiries (min two golfers) please contact our Reservations Department by email or by calling +44 (0)1334 466 718.
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Gorse right and left of the tee gives this short par four an intimidating look, however the fairway opens out at 150 yards and there is plenty of room to the right. A pronounced diagonal ridge runs from the back of the green, dividing it into two distinct halves. Check where the flag is before deciding on your approach strategy.
Played into the prevailing westerly wind this can be a long hole. Aim the drive to the right of the bunkers at 200 yards. There is out of bounds down the right side. The green deflects shots right and left and anything long will drop down to the third tee area. A running shot to the right centre may be the safest option.
A left to right dog leg with out of bounds down the right, aim for the marker post around 200 yards from the tee. The landing area beyond the post is relatively flat and gives a good view down the length of the green. Ridges and hollows in front give a false sense of distance.
The Eden Estuary flanks the entire right side of this classic short par four. Aim for the left side of the fairway towards the gorse in the distance for the best view of this difficult plateau green. The putting surface slopes markedly from back right and anything above the hole will leave a tricky two putt. Severe slopes left and right make recovery from off the green a challenge.
The green is composed of a front and back tier. The bank at the back of the green should deflect back anything played slightly long.
Drive straight over the centre of the ridge in front of the tee. Right half of the fairway gives the best line in. A ridge separates the front right quarter from the rest of the green.
The fairway is flat before the ridge at around 250 yards and the right half gives a good approach. Downwind it is possible to clear the ridge but the ground beyond is undulating and may deflect the ball into rough or gorse. The green is long and narrow, placing a premium on accuracy.
Aim for the right half of the green. Missing long or short left will mean a difficult recovery shot. Two deep bunkers either side of the slope below this high plateau green will gather shots failing to get up the bank.
Aim to the right hand side of the ridge crossing the fairway for the best line into the green. Downwind, it may be possible to get close to the putting surface. From the left, it is necessary to carry bunkers and rough. The target is flat green with no hazards beyond the three bunkers short left.
There is a long slope from the back of this green and the best tactic might be to run one in with a long to medium iron and try to stay below the hole.
Aim for the left half of the fairway. The approach has to clear a nest of four unpleasant bunkers and a ridge which guard the green. The target is narrow front to back and slopes from the top right side. Left half of the green is safest.
There is a wide fairway to the right of the two visible bunkers on this hole. A flat green offers a relatively straightforward approach shot from almost anywhere on the short grass.
The fairway opens up to the right of the first visible bunker and a downhill slope can help a drive gain a few extra yards. The green sits beyond two substantial cross bunkers. Approaches should be long enough to negotiate the fairway in front of a flat circular green.
Out of bounds right dictates that the drive should be aimed left of centre to be safe. A fairway wood or long iron should stop short of the pond, leaving a short approach to the offset green. Aim to the right half of the putting surface to minimise risk.
A big target with a narrow entrance, hit long towards the back half of the green to avoid the water front and left and the bunkers to the right.
Aim to keep right of the two fairway bunkers at 300 yards from the medal tee. Downwind, these hazards are often in play. Going for the green in two requires a very accurate approach threaded through the mounds leading to the green. A lay up short of the bunkers at the start of the approach leaves a pitch of around 100 yards to a large green. Left centre is the safest place to aim for.
You can go right or left of the three bunkers visible from the tee. Right gives the best line in. It is possible to strike the green from the left side but that requires a carry over several more bunkers. The approach should aim to stay right of the bunker that eats into the left side of the green.
The green can be seen only from the right side of the fairway. The green is long and narrow. An approach dropped into the front should find the centre of the putting surface.