Scarboro tips

[TheSaxemachine]

Playing in my first GTA Am Tour event at Scarboro this coming Monday. I've read the humble golfer's review/Tour but was hoping to get some insight from TGNers who have played the course before as I don't think I'll have an opportunity to play a practice round (unless some kind soul wants to invite me this weekend! )

I'll be in the B flight which I think is 6100 yards.

Thanks in advance.

[racmbs]

Re: Scarboro tips

You can call the Pro Shop and ask if a practice round in the PM is possible, they may allow it because of the GTA AM Tour rolling through.

[P25]

Re: Scarboro tips

Going off my memory. I play from 1 tee back.

1. Straight away par 5. Favour right side on 2nd shot.
2. Par 3. Below the hole is ideal. Long is not good.
3. Shortish par 4. Uphill approach.
4. Sig par 3. 1-2 clubs down.
5. Long par 4 with trees and stream on left. Favour RC of fwy.
6. Par 5 that can be reached in 2
7. Short par 4. Better off taking a mid iron off the tee. Green is small and sloped.
8. Blind tee shot. Condo in distance is a good line (over right side of fwy). The more you bite off on the right, the easier your next shot will be.
9. Par 4. Middle-right side of fwy makes for easier approach.
10. Par 5. 3 shot hole. I like going up the left side here.
11. Short par 3.
12. Some layup to the creek. Downhill par 4. I always go for it, leaving 100-120 in.
13. Blind tee shot. Favour right side.
14. Downhill par 3. 1 club down.
15. Short par 4. Leave yourself a full shot in and stay below the hole.
16. Short par 4. See above unless you feel like going for it.
17. Dogleg left. Downhill par 4. I usually take hybrid off the tee to get me to the corner.
18. Par 4 across the road. Fairly open fwy. 2nd shot is back up the hill.

[Pingnut]

Re: Scarboro tips

You'll mostly see where not to miss on most of the holes.. #2 short left is not a bad spot, #3 up the left side off the tee, #4 long left can sometimes come back off the hill but short left is a good miss. #6 is hard to get to in 2, so up the right side, then layup to the left gives you a good look at the green. #7 bites back if you mess around - layup off the tee to the fattest part of the fairway and club up on the approach. #8 striaght up the gut and you can get lucky with a roll down the hill to the 100-150 range in. #10 everything runs right from the tee to the green.

[TheSaxemachine]

Re: Scarboro tips

No go on a practice round via pro shop, but thanks for the tips, Paul, Pingnut.

[Shake99]

Re: Scarboro tips

Greens will be fast and true. In General DO NOT get above the hole or you may find yourself chipping back on

Additional notes in red to P25's

1. Straight away par 5. Favour right side on 2nd shot.
2. Par 3. Below the hole is ideal. Long is not good.
3. Shortish par 4. Uphill approach.
4. Sig par 3. 1-2 clubs down.
5. Long par 4 with trees and stream on left. Favour RC of fwy.
6. Par 5 that can be reached in 2
7. Short par 4. Better off taking a mid iron off the tee. Green is small and sloped. Green is narrow and tiered try to be on same tier as green. Resist temptation to try to drive the green.
8. Blind tee shot. Condo in distance is a good line (over right side of fwy). The more you bite off on the right, the easier your next shot will be. If you get left you can end up in the creek
9. Par 4. Middle-right side of fwy makes for easier approach.
10. Par 5. 3 shot hole. I like going up the left side here.
11. Short par 3.
12. Some layup to the creek. Downhill par 4. I always go for it, leaving 100-120 in.
13. Blind tee shot. Favour right side.
14. Downhill par 3. 1 club down.
15. Short par 4. Leave yourself a full shot in and stay below the hole.
16. Short par 4. See above unless you feel like going for it.
17. Dogleg left. Downhill par 4. I usually take hybrid off the tee to get me to the corner. Resist temptation to cut corner and try for the green off the tee.
18. Par 4 across the road. Fairly open fwy. 2nd shot is back up the hill.There is more room to the left than appears from the tee.

[bobby Jones]

Re: Scarboro tips

Enjoy - fabulous course. Concur with most points

Greens will be fast and true. In General DO NOT get above the hole or you may find yourself chipping back on

Additional notes in red to P25's

1. Straight away par 5. Favour right side on 2nd shot.
2. Par 3. Below the hole is ideal. Long is not good.
3. Shortish par 4. Uphill approach.
4. Sig par 3. 1-2 clubs down.
5. Long par 4 with trees and stream on left. Favour RC of fwy.
6. Par 5 that can be reached in 2
7. Short par 4. Better off taking a mid iron off the tee. Green is small and sloped. Green is narrow and tiered try to be on same tier as green. Resist temptation to try to drive the green.
8. Blind tee shot. Condo in distance is a good line (over right side of fwy). The more you bite off on the right, the easier your next shot will be. If you get left you can end up in the creek
9. Par 4. Middle-right side of fwy makes for easier approach.
10. Par 5. 3 shot hole. I like going up the left side here.
11. Short par 3.
12. Some layup to the creek. Downhill par 4. I always go for it, leaving 100-120 in.
13. Blind tee shot. Favour right side.
14. Downhill par 3. 1 club down.
15. Short par 4. Leave yourself a full shot in and stay below the hole.
16. Short par 4. See above unless you feel like going for it.

DONT BE GREEDY ON 16!

17. Dogleg left. Downhill par 4. I usually take hybrid off the tee to get me to the corner. Resist temptation to cut corner and try for the green off the tee.
18. Par 4 across the road. Fairly open fwy. 2nd shot is back up the hill.There is more room to the left than appears from the tee.

[bogey5]

Re: Scarboro tips

Normally stay below the hole unless a front pin is the best advice as the greens generally slope back to front and they can get them rolling smooth and fast.

But the weather this week doesn't look good for course prep and it'll likely be softer, slower and shaggier unless we get something a lot warmer and drier than forecast.

[Toughpar3]

Re: Scarboro tips

Normally stay below the hole unless a front pin is the best advice as the greens generally slope back to front and they can get them rolling smooth and fast.

But the weather this week doesn't look good for course prep and it'll likely be softer, slower and shaggier unless we get something a lot warmer and drier than forecast.

I was thinking the same. I'm on the waitlist right now for that event.

[Toughpar3]

Re: Scarboro tips

No go on a practice round via pro shop, but thanks for the tips, Paul, Pingnut.

It's too bad they don't. Its a nice and Very much appreciated gesture of the host course to have practice round access. I'm not a fan of playing an event on a course I've never been to before.

I've only played here a couple of times but the comfortableness I have with this course comes from the 4 rounds I caddied one year at the Canadian PGA Tour finals.

[P25]

Re: Scarboro tips

I agree that their short par 4s should all be played as 2 shot holes. And I'm a risk taker. The risk is not worth it there though. Green sites are very well protected.

[jburns]

Re: Scarboro tips

It's a great course and everyone has laid out whatever I would suggest. I'll stress below the hole... and if you tee off early #1 is dead into the sun making it tough to see anything off the tee. Enjoy the round... great course... you'd never realize you're in the middle of Scarborough.

[davepratt]

Re: Scarboro tips

It's a great course and everyone has laid out whatever I would suggest. I'll stress below the hole... and if you tee off early #1 is dead into the sun making it tough to see anything off the tee. Enjoy the round... great course... you'd never realize you're in the middle of Scarborough.

You do once you see the Ontario housing apartments overlooking the course.

[sauerkraut]

Re: Scarboro tips

You do once you see the Ontario housing apartments overlooking the course.

I skulled a sand shot once on #10, and hit a cube van parked in those apartments. The ball came back and ended up on the green.

[P25]

Re: Scarboro tips

I skulled a sand shot once on #10, and hit a cube van parked in those apartments. The ball came back and ended up on the green.

Ya - only place you really feel it is on 10 green/11 tee. Otherwise, it's an oasis in the area, much like Oakdale is to its neighbourhood.