The main design objective for Ludhiana Golf Club was to create an enjoyable sequence of golf holes with a variety of golf shots that will challenge both the high and low handicap golfer. The golf course will be clearly presented from each teeing area offering each golfer with risk reward opportunities. Through the implementation of multiple teeing areas, the golfers will be able to play the golf course as it was designed by applying the same thought process and strategy on each hole regardless of their skill level. Typical of any course we design, Nicklaus Design strives to make each hole and green a unique and challenging experience, but also one that is fair for all levels of skill. At Ludhiana Golf Club the same design concepts will be implemented along with the creation of large bail out or collection areas, providing the golfer with an opportunity to use their imagination to play fun and exciting recovery shots around the greens to save par or bogey. These principles combined with the creation of beautifully shaped movement throughout the golf course will provide the golfers at Ludhiana Golf Club with a fantastic theater for the game of golf.
Hole #1:
The golf course starts off with a medium length Par 4 from the Member Tees. Golfers who play short of the bunker on the right side of the fairway will be rewarded with a easier angle of play into the green for their second shot. Any tee shots hit to the left side of this fairway will result in a more challenging second shot as the bunker guarding the front left of the green will be brought into play. You probably won’t see many birdies on this challenging opening hole, however, you may see many golfers saving par which will encourage postive thinking moving forward to the next hole.
Hole #2:
The lake along the right side of the hole will have an enormous impact on how golfers play this demanding Par 4. Most golfers will play it safe to the left side of the fairway, away from the water. This approach will leave the golfer with a partially blind second shot into the green with a bunker gaurding its left side. Players who couragously choose to challenge the carry bunker
and water on the right side will most likely be faced with a shorter second shot into a green set up to receive golf shots from the right side of the fairway.
Hole #3:
This 170 yard Par 3 is the shortest hole on the golf course and should provide many golfers with an opportunity to make up for lost shots on the first two holes. The green is guarded by a deep grassy hollow in the front as well as a bunker behind the green putting a premium on club selection. The landform coming into the green on the left side will encourage golf balls to funnel towards the right side of the green, but also sets up a diffcult back left upper pin area. Errant shots hit over the green here will face a tricky recovery shot with the green running away from the golfer.
Hole #4:
Golfers playing a demanding tee shot to the right of the bunker in the center of the fairway will be rewarded with an easier angle for their second shot into a well protected landing area short of the green on this long Par 5. The cluster of bunkers in the second landing area will largely determine how each golfer chooses to play the remainder of this hole. Golfers choosing to play short and left of the bunkers in the second landing area will be forced to carry the bunkers guarding the green short and left on their approach shots. Golfers taking on a greater risk by challenging and carrying the bunker 50M short of the green in the center of the fairway with a right to left trajectory will be rewarded with a generous kick towards the green leaving an excellent opportunity to make birdie.
Hole #5:
At 195 yards, this medium to long Par 3 will require a left to right trajectory into a green that will feed well struck golf shots to the back right of the green. Golfers trying to hit a high fade into the back right pin will need to be careful here as anything short will end up in the chipping low or bunker guarding the front right of the green. When the pin is in the front left of the green golfers will need to play a low iron shot or “bump and run” short of the green settling in the front pin area. Golfers trying to get to the back pin will need to take a little more club and play their shot off the roll coming off the left greenside bunker. This hole should be a fun one as several different types of shots can be played into
this green.
Hole #6:
This 329 yard Par 4 is the shortest Par 4 on the golf course, yet, it should not be taken lightly. The tee shot sets up very similarly to the second shot on Hole 4, but requires a greater premium on accuracy should the golfer gamble and play it at the bunkers right of the fairway. Tee shots hit at these bunkers will demand the golfer to land the ball in a fairway that is roughly 15-20M wide, rewarding them with a relatively easy pitch shot into the green. Although those playing their tee shots short and left of the bunkers will have a short pitch shot into the green as well, this angle will require the golfer to stop the ball on a green pitching away from the bunker guarding the left side of the green.
Hole #7:
Play your tee shot at the fairway bunker on the left side of the fairway with a left to right trajectory. Well struck or long tee shots here should catch the speed slot short and right of the bunker and possibly roll another 20M down the fairway. Anything hit too far right may end up in the low collection area on the right side of the fairway making it very difficult to go for the green in two. Once again, the second landing zone is well protected by bunkers on the right and left of the fairway and water on the right side. Golfers will also need to be aware of the large specimen tree short and left of the green as shots hit left of this tree will certianly block their approach into the green on the third shot. The large bail-out areas around this green will hopefully encourage golfers to go for the green in two here, so we should see some low scores on this hole.
Hole #8:
The 8th Hole is the longest Par 3 on the golf course and perhaps the most demanding due to its length. With water and a large greenside bunker on the right side, most golfers will play towards the left side of the green. Shots hit short and left will leave the golfer in a deep low with a difficult pitch shot over a small roll along the left edge of the green. The green sits within a large “punch bowl” setting with support mounding and chipping areas behind the green that will contain any long golf shots here. Although most shots on this hole will be short rather than long, all shots that reach the green will funnel towards the middle of the green leaving the golfer with a very obtainable par.
Hole #9:
You’ll want to hit your drive up the left side of the golf hole here to avoid any forced carries over water should your tee shot come to rest on the right side of the fairway. This is the second longest Par 4 on the front 9 and it is highly likely that we will see a lot of approach shots in the low short and left of the green, which is probably the safest bail-out shot on this hole. Shots hit long and left of the green will be collected in the deep grass hollow behind the green, creating a difficult up and down with the green pitching away from you towards the lake and right greenside bunker. This is a great finishing hole which will be a strong test for even the best golfers.
Hole #10:
After a tough finishing sequence on the front 9, Holes 10 and 11 will allow the golfer with a chance to get some strokes back. The 10th Hole is one of the shortest Par 4’s on the golf course, but really places a premium on tee shot placement. The ideal tee shot here would require the golfer to carry the short bunker on the right side of the fairway providing an easier approach shot angle into the green. Anything hit to the left side of the fairway off the tee will require the golfer to carry the front left greenside bunker on their approach shot, making it difficult to play catch up after the grueling 8th and 9th Holes.
Hole #11:
The 11th Hole is slightly longer than the 10th with a wide and inviting fairway. Golfers can swing for the fences here as there really isn’t a favorable angle into the green. It’s a true birdie hole and the only advantage for the golfer on this hole would be to hit as long of a drive as possible leaving you with minimal yardage for your second shot. This hole will probably see it’s fair share of birdies so taking advantage of the short yardage by making a 3 will certainly help your score heading into the next three holes which could be the most challenging stretch of golf on the course.
Hole #12:
Carrying the bunkers on the right side of the fairway will leave you with the best angle into the second landing area for your second shot. Second shots played from the right side of the first landing area will bring the water to the left of the green into play should the golfer try to advance the ball as far as possible. Although playing your second shot up the right side may require you to carry the water and bunker on the right of the second landing area, a well executed golf shot will take the water out of play on the third shot into a green protected by a bunker on its right side to keep players from bailing away from the water on its left side. Par is a good score on this hole, which is the longest Par 5 on the golf course.
Hole #13:
Playing close to the water off the tee on this long Par 4 should eliminate the need to carry the deep fairway hollow 45M short and right of the green. Although golfers will still need to avoid hitting their second shots short and right into this hollow, golf shots carrying this hollow with a right to left trajectory should have a good chance to run up onto the green giving the golfer a realistic chance to make par on this difficult scoring hole.
Hole #14:
Hole 14 plays north and begins the journey back towards the clubhouse. The water on
the left side of the hole will not come into play on the tee shot, but playing up the left side of the hole will give the golfer a better approach angle into the green even though it requires a forced carry over water to reach the green in two shots. Second shots played short of the green and towards the right side of the landing area will require the golfer to play their third shot over the bunker guarding the right side of the green. Playing closest to the water on this hole is risky, but good execution will probably lead to some lower numbers which might be needed after the tough 12th and 13th Holes.
Hole #15:
This long Par 3 requires a right to left trajectory into a green that pitches from the front right to back left. The front left will be the most exciting pin placement on this green as it will demand the most accurate tee shot and club selection over a bunker in the front of the green. This is also the only pin that does not pitch towards the back left so be careful not to hit it long here as any recovery shot behind the green to the front left pin will be hard to keep on the green.
Hole #16:
With 3 holes left, this hole is a terrific opportunity to make a birdie and get a stroke back. Short Par 4’s are always some of the more enjoyable holes on a golf course and this hole is clearly a fine example of that. Playing short or long of the bunker 40M short and left of the green will provide the golfer with the best angle into the pin. In fact, carrying this bunker will reward the golfer with a nice kick towards the green creating an easy up and down situation to make birdie. Playing to the right side of the fairway won’t necessarily hurt either, but will require a tricky pitch shot over a large landform in front of the green that blinds the entire right side of the green when standing on the right side of the fairway.
Hole #17:
You’ll want to avoid missing the green short right and left here as both shots will result in recovery shots over bunkers to save par. Good golf shots with a left to right trajectory will be rewarded as everything feeds to the right side of the green. Birdies will be tough to come by here so hitting the green in regulation and walking away with a par will certainly be a relief heading to the difficult 18th Hole.
Hole #18:
This medium length Par 4 is not the longest finishing hole, but will certainly offer a strong test to all golfers who play it. With a deep bunker guarding the front right of the green, the golfer will need to hit a big drive up the left side of the fairway along the water to avoid having to come in from the right side over the bunker. Tee shots played to the right side of the fairway will not only require second shots into the green from the right side over the bunker, but will also create a partially blind situation for the golfer as the right side of the fairway is a deep fairway hollow similar to the hollow short and right of Hole #13 green. A big drive up the left side will give you the best angle into the green and your best chance to make birdie on this tough finishing hole wrapping up a memorable and enjoyable golfing experience for golfers of all ages and skill levels.
