The opening hole on the Himalayas course gives the golfer an interesting first tee shot. The hole bears gently from left to right, the ideal line is to the left of the left hand tower on the distant power station. Once this tee shot has been negotiated a mid-iron shot awaits to a smallish green. The golfer needs to be aware of the out of bounds situated just 10 yards left of the green.
Par 4, 415 yds
415
375
362
342
The second on Himalayas is one of the many great holes at Prince’s, the better player would play an iron for position, however on very rare occasions the green is in reach for the very longest of hitters. The golfer has to place their tee shot between two bunkers guarding the fairway, they then face a slightly uphill second shot to a steeply sloping green. The difficulty begins once the player reaches the green which slopes drastically from right to left and the golfer who over shoots the green is left with a perilous chip onto a down slope with green running away from them.
Par 3, 194 yds
194
181
170
139
The first par 3 on the Himalayas course measures 181 yards from the elevated white tee. Two bunkers lie short of the green for the badly struck shot, the green runs from right to left and the golfer who can position his ball on the left side of the green will have a good chance of a birdie as they will have an uphill putt.
Par 4, 352 yds
352
317
309
296
The shortest Par 4 on the course is mainly played into the prevailing wind, a small brook runs down the right of the fairway and a pond to the right of that. This unusual green shares itself with 8th and is bowl like in shape. It is a great birdie opportunity but if the green is missed the golfer has little chance of getting their par.
Par 4, 402 yds
402
394
373
329
The 394 yard 5th normally plays down the prevailing wind, the golfer should place their ball to the left of the bunker on the right of the fairway. The golfer then has a mid to short iron to a long narrow green which has a small step running through the middle of it.
Par 5, 613 yds
613
570
536
508
From the back tee the 615 yard 6th is the most formidable par 5 at Prince’s and is the only par 5 on the Himalayas. The golfer has to place their tee shot between the bunkers and the heavy gorse bushes on the right, and then fire their second over two more bunkers which lie in the middle of the fairway. This hole, which runs alongside the sea, has a beautifully set green which gently feeds from left to right. The prevailing wind tends to push the players ball towards the sea if the approach shot is not accurate.
Par 3, 196 yds
196
188
178
164
Tony Jacklin once quoted the 7th to be “The best par 3 in golf that doesn’t have a bunker” This fearsome par 3 measuring at 188 yards can play any club between a wedge and a driver. The hole plays into the prevailing wind with a green raised sharply on all sides. If the golfer is to decide which side to miss the green they should aim for the left side as this will give them the best chance of making their par.
Par 4, 425 yds
425
410
400
387
This strong par 4 shares its green with the 4th. The player must aim for the left side of the bunker in the middle of the fairway. From there they aim for the front portion of the green as it falls away from the player towards the back of the green.
Par 4, 435 yds
435
387
377
350
Rob McGuirk Director of Golf: This is one of my favorite holes on the course. The tee shot from the championship tee is extremely daunting as you can only see the right side of the fairway. I tend to favour the left side of the green with my approach shot as the ball will feed back to the middle of the green. If you hit the ball too far left a deep bunker awaits which makes it virtually impossible to make your par.
