It’s been a year since I’ve played Bellville – ironic since it’s probably one of the closest golf courses to where I live. The course is a best to play in the summer – it gets a bit wet in the winter. The wind was quite strong today, which made the game rather challenging on this tree-lined course. One of the only down sides of this course, imo, is the uneven fairways. Even if you centre a drive, you could still be left with a tricky shot well above or below your feet. There are also plenty of doglegs and elevation differentials to keep the game interesting.
On to the pics:
The first hole is quite short and down hill. Well advised to take a hybrid off the tee
On the 2nd, favour the left side to give yourself a line into the green.
The par 5 3rd has an elevated green. Stay out of the bunkers.
The 5th is an interesting hole. Long hitters can reach the green when with the wind – but it’s high risk. Off the tee it’s uphill
…but then turns sharply left downhill.
Should have birdied the par 3 7th – putting wasn’t good today:
The 9th is another shorted par 4. Hybrid off the tee will keep you clear of most of the hazards.
The stroke 1 11th is a bit of a challenge, especially into the wind. Keep left of the fairway for a line into the green.
The par 4 13th is another elevated tee shot inviting you to open the shoulders – especially with the wind from behind. Was my best drive of the day – 280m down the middle 
Some nice houses look over the course…
Remember to apply the brakes to your carts on this hilly course, else…
Another example of those uneven fairways:
The 18th is also an elevated tee. If you look carefully, my ball is left of the 2 trees on the 10th hole fairway – a good place to be if you want to take the water out of play for your approach.
If you’re looking for a good test of golf for your skills in course management – look no further. I lost quite a few shots to bad decisions which will improve my game with lessons learnt for the long run.
I also used my new (free) sports-tracker application on my windows phone:
Total distance 11.2km – guess I wasn’t hitting all that straight 
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