The Course, Hole by Hole
The 6th: Chough’s corner
Par 4, 427 Yards
So-called because of the red-legged choughs that congregate here. The Sliabh Mish mountains are facing you as you head towards the green. Large chunks have been hewn out of them by aeons of streams, rivers and waterfalls; they are of Old Red Sandstone, of the Palaeolithic age, which gives them another-worldly appearance at different times of the day.
Playing Tips
The 6th is a sharp right dog-leg par 4, the second part over undulating hillocks as you go towards the green, this is the beginning of the Loop, comprising the 6th, 7th and 8th, and noted as Arnold Palmer’s favourite part of the course. The second shot must allow for a slopping green right to left with a deep bunker over the back left.
- 427 Yards
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