Mallory Caroline Course - #5 Hole

[Golf-Tinker]

Have no idea how to approach the #5 hole on the Caroline course at Mallory. Any suggestions. #7 also needs a planned approach.

[Reliancepeech]

Fifth Hole - Play tee shot just left of the bunkers on the right side of the fairway.
From there, you need to know your distances. If your tee shot places you where you are confident you can clear the hazard, then do it. If not, there is a risk/reward setup. Playing a layup toward the left is going to leave a shorter third shot, but is tricky to gauge distance to the hazard. Laying up to the right is safer, as there is more room over there, but you’re third shot is much longer. However, the ground slopes down to the hazard, so don’t overshoot.

There is no doubt that one poor shot generally leads to bad decisions on this hole, and the strokes add up. It is a very interesting hole, but not impossible if you stay within yourself and make good shots.

Regarding seven……don’t ask me. A shorter green (why is the pin always way in the back?) combined with no hazard to the right and thirty more yards before the dropoff to the right and behind the green would help. My own personal bailout is “They gotta have at least one hole for lefties who slice.”

[Russ_Boston]

5th-Haven't played it but looks like a real bear from the back tees. good info.

[dgammon6]

It's a bear from any tee. A par there is like a birdie.

[Russ_Boston]

I know the type.

[Mallory]

For 7 - hit it over the 3 palms on the left and it should kick right into the fairway; from there a 5 or 6 iron onto the green; 2 uphill putts for par.

PS - I can't do it since I usually put the 2nd shot into the trees on the left or the bunker on that side while trying to keep away from the environmental area on the right..

[RCT]

Hard to tell someone how to play a hole, when you don't know how they play! Maybe some more info about your game, as in what tees do you play from, how far do you hit your driver, on AVERAGE, NOT how far CAN you hit it.
Tell what handicap you are. Is just impossible to suggest strategies, when you know nothing about the person's game.