Video: Royal Melbourne Composite Course Overview

While this is not a deep dive into the intricacies of the magnificent Royal Melbourne, the use of a composite course this week might confuse. There are twelve West Course holes and six from the East, and the place is firm and fiery according to Ian Ransom in this Reuters preview story.

So if you’re interested in a sense of the routing and holes in play, this YouTube posted effort by ProVisualizer should help you get a sense of place, scale and the holes used.

Of course, the very details that make the place great aren’t always evident. Just take the first hole, a simple looking drive and pitch in this, but filled with so many fascinating elements due to the green’s pitch away from the fairway. I have many fond memories of watching matches tackle this hole in 2011 and highly recommend spectators set up shop there. (Speaking of that, tickets for all days are still available…)