Kristazio on Golf: Rio Secco Golf Club Holes 4-6

Monday, August 8, 2016

Rio Secco Golf Club Holes 4-6

Hole 4 Par 4

396 | 381 |351 | 331 yards

The fourth hole plays slightly left off the tee. The fairway is framed by sloping hills again on either side. Once again sets of bunkers sit on either side of the fairway in the typical landing spot.

Not a long hole, I opted to hit a 4 wood to keep short of the bunker trouble off the tee and had around 150 in on my next shot.

Hitting into the green requires precision with 2 deep bunkers that await any balls off the mark. A third bunker sits deeper on the right. Going long here is killer, with a severe slope behind the green running into the desert beyond.

Hole 5 Par 5

595 | 577 | 547 | 476 yards

The first par 5 of the day is a long double dog leg. Off the tee the hole plays straight out at a bunker complex before turning off to the left. The first of those bunkers are reachable at around 280 yards. You can play away from them and try to cut some of the corner on the left, but that brings a bunker into play should you fail to carry that. it also brings decidedly more hazard into play as thick vegetation runs all the way up the left side.

I again opted to not hit driver off the tee and just play a 4 wood short of the bunkers. On your next shot, the hole turns back right. You will likely need to fly your shot over the right side green complex on this second shot. The landing area for your second shot is very generous, provided you miss the vegetation off to the extreme left.

Your shot into the green needs to avoid a long bunker short left that winds up to the front of the green.

This green is fairly deep and slopes from back to front. Misses here have to be to the right, as the hole falls off to the left to the desert. This shot was taken fro the right side of the green on the cart path.

Hole 6 Par 4

409 | 395 | 355 | 332 yards

A lovely view awaits you on the elevated tee of the 6th hole. A dogleg right, with trouble running down the right side.

Once again this hole turns a little short of being able to hit driver. Playing driver here can mean hitting through the fairway and up[onto the mounding on the left side. Once again I opted for my 4 wood, leaving me around 120 on my second shot.

This hole plays uphill from tee to green so factor that in as you play it.

Once you turn the corner on the dogleg, you must avoid the deep bunkers that sit short on either side of the green. Also, avoid going right where the hole falls of to the desert.