The New North Course

  
The 404-yard par four first eases you into your round. A generous fairway doglegs gently to the left, so right half of the fairway, away from the bunker is ideal. From there your view of the green is uninterrupted, with a lone bunker front right giving the relatively flat green some protection.

  



The 403-yard par four second hole requires a drive played short or left of the fairway bunker to the right that lies around 100-yards from the green. What seems a simple approach to this raised, bunkerless green, is demanding as the up-turned green repels anything that doesn't find the putting surface, leaving a difficult chip from a tight lie. 

The 588-yard par five third calls for a right to left ball flight off the tee, following the initial shape of the hole. The small, lone tree to the right of the fairway is a great starting line. Your second should be placed to the right side of the hole, avoiding the fairway bunker to give a great angle for your third. A pair of bunkers short right make for a tricky club selection to this large and gently undulating green. 

The 217-yard par 3 fourth hole is all about club selection. You must carry the expanse of waste area to the right, but too much club could result in your ball finding the back right bunker or swales, behind this large contoured green.

The 348-yard par four fifth hole requires less than driver to place your tee shot short of trouble. A large tree and bunker, protect the hole against big-hitters wishing to take on the green. A further bunker left is a good line from the tee. The green is raised and unprotected, providing a great chance for birdie. 

At only 367-yards, the par four sixth hole is quite challenging. The conservative play would be with a 3 wood or long iron over the pond and left of the first fairway bunker to the right, while longer hitters may want to take on this bunker, leaving just a short pitch to the large green, hampered by the bunker to the right and drop off areas to the left and back.

The 539-yard par five seventh boasts a generous, sweeping fairway flanked by water on the right from tee to green. The left hand fairway bunker is the safe line to take with the tee-shot. The second shot should favor the right half of the fairway, but that brings the water into play. Your third into the heavily undulating green is made more difficult by the bunker short left and duo of bunkers right, strong contouring defines the fringe and green surround 

The 220-yard par three eighth hole will test the nerves of even the very best golfers. You must carry the pond frames the green from front right to rear. A bailout are to the let will leave a testing chip from a downhill lie and back towards the water. A great par 3. 

The 461-yard par four ninth has a wide fairway with a lake to the right. A good line is the edge of the second pond which lies to the left of the green. Your approach must favor the right side of the large, generally flat green, an intimidating bunker and water lie in wait for anything heading left. A small hollow to the front and more mounding to the rear could create some testing chip shots. 

The 451-yard par four tenth hole is ideally suited to a left to right shot from the tee to the widening fairway. From the landing area, water to the right comes into play. A swale just short of the green creates the illusion the second shot is shorter than it really is, so choose your club wisely. The generous green is protected by two bunkers: one right and one to the rear. 

The eleventh is a 191-yard par 3. To the left of the green an aesthetically pleasing, large bunker lies in wait. To the right and rear a steep slope will send balls below the level of the rolling green, making getting up and down rather challenging. 

The 409-yard par four twelfth requires your tee shot to be played away from the fairway bunker left to the wider section of the fairway, leaving a great view of the green on this subtle dogleg hole. The green is surrounded by sharp contouring creating hollows and swales that protect the equally undulating green. 

The 346-yard par four thirteenth doglegs to the right around the waste area and trees. A 3-wood from the tee is sufficient to leave you short of the centrally located fairway bunker. A short iron approach can attack the pin on this generous, rolling green, protected by a hollow and three bunkers left and a further bunker to the right, a great birdie opportunity. 

The 518-yard par five fourteenth hole can be reachable for longer hitters, but the drive must find the fairway, narrowed by a small fairway bunker to the left and a waste area with palm trees to the right. Those laying up their second will need to avoid several fairway bunkers, while a central fairway bunker, around 30 yards short of the green will catch many going for the green. 

The 234-yard par three fifteenth plays its full length with your tee shot having to carry the rustic bunker that runs almost to the front of this near circular, raised green. Landscaped areas surround the green, but shouldn't come into play. 

The 395-yard par four sixteenth curves harmoniously around the pond in front of the tee. Ideal for a tee-shot that moves from right to left. Longer hitters will be discouraged from taking the direct line over the pond, due to the bunker beyond. Your approach will need to carry the central bunker to find this average sized green. A bunker short left and a further bunker right add another dimension to the hole. 

The 602-yard par five seventeenth is the longest hole at Fort Lauderdale Country Club. It opens to a wide fairway, but is lined by out of bounds down the left side and trees to the right. The second shot must avoid the bunker to the left, which lies about 100 yards short of the green. And your third must carry all the way onto the putting surface to avoid the hollow that runs across the face of the green. 

The 414-yard par final hole, calls for a well-struck tee shot to find the heart of the narrow landing area between the tree and the fairway bunker. From the narrowing fairway, your second shot must contend with the trio of bunkers that surround the average sized, plain green. A good chance to finish strongly.