Safari Sunrise Tournament (May 25th, 2020)
Next up is the Safari Sunrise Tournament featuring Acacia Reserve holes:
Without wasting any more time, let’s jump right into the text guides for the Safari Sunrise Tournament.
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Acacia Reserve Hole #1 (Par 4)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | Max Top, 2-3 Right | 2 Back |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 10% | 10% |
| 🏐 Ball | Marlin (Rookie), Katana (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Quarterback (Rookie), Extra Mile (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | Backbone (Rookie), Thorn (Pro/Expert) |
In the first hole of the Safari Sunrise Tournmanet you start with a Par 4 and you want to play it on the right side by bouncing over the bunker and getting on that fairway spot there.
The fairway is limited there so getting any more power will not give you any benefit so don’t use the best balls here.
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In your second shot you can already approach the pin directly with a long iron. I recommend you to use a long iron that has high accuracy and ball guideline to have the best chances to land your eagle.
This can be a nice way to kick off the Safari Sunrise Tournament, right? 🙂
Acacia Reserve Hole #2 (Par 5)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 3 Top, Max Right; 50% Curl Right | 1-2 Back, 2-3 Left |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 10% | 20% |
| 🏐 Ball | Titan (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Extra Mile (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | Big Dawg (Rookie/Pro/Expert) |
The tricky thing about the drive for this hole here is that you need to get the ball around and you need a lot of sidespin to the right as well as 50% curl to the right to make that happen, so use a ball with a good amount of sidespin here.
Also take care that you don’t use too much topspin, you don’t want to get too far and roll into the rough here.
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With your second shot you can get the ball on the green and with a lot of luck even the albatross here, but that’s tricky to do. Use a wood club with a good distance and bounce over that bunker.
But you can get on the green here without problems and that will also be a safe eagle.
Acacia Reserve Hole #3 (Par 3)
| Drive | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 1-2 Back, Max Right | |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 10% | |
| 🏐 Ball | Katana (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Sniper Level 4+ (Rookie/Pro/Expert), Viper (Rookie) | |
This is no easy Par 3 in the Safari Sunrise Tournament for sure as you have to play very close to the rough line there and it’s hard to really aim right as you bounce over the bunker.
The green also slopes down so my best tip here is to aim right to get close to the pin and take your birdie here rather than risking getting into the bunker and get nothing. Use a ball with a lot of sidespin to get close to the pin!
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Acacia Reserve Hole #4 (Par 4)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 2-3 Top; 3 Left | 3-5 Back |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 0% | 0% |
| 🏐 Ball | Marlin (Rookie), Quasar (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Extra Mile (Rookie) | Thorn (Rookie/Pro/Expert), Hornet (Rookie/Pro/Expert) |
You want to get as far down that fairway as possible with your drive and you do that by using some topspin as well as some sidespin to the left to get the direction after the bounce right.
Rather play it secure and keep it at about 3 bars of topspin or you risk getting too far and focus on adjusting the wind right (no extra adjustment needed, this hole is completely flat)
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For your second shot you can approach the pin directly with short iron and you want to bounce on the fairway once and aim straight for the hole. Adjust your backspin right to prevent coming in too hot or too short and you have a huge chance to get the eagle here in this Par 4 in the Safari Sunrise Tournament.
Acacia Reserve Hole #5 (Par 3)
| Drive | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 1 Back (only Tailwind) | |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 10% | |
| 🏐 Ball | Marlin (Rookie), Katana (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Backbone (Rookie) | Sniper (Pro/Expert) |
This is a fairly easy Par 3 and all you need to do is to make the ball bounce on the fairway twice and make the ball guideline face in the direction of the pin.
If you have a straight tailwind, you want to add a little backspin, otherwise you will play this without any spin and should do fine.
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Acacia Reserve Hole #6 (Par 5)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | Max Right | 3 Back |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 10% | 0% |
| 🏐 Ball | Titan (Rookie), Kingmaker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Extra Mile (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | Sniper (Rookie/Pro/Expert) |
The drive here is a little more tricky and you need to overpower here to get your first bounce on the fairway. If you don’t do this, you will struggle to reach the green in your second shot.
Also use maximum sidespin to the right to get into a good position for your second shot as you can see in the image.
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In your second shot you need to prevent coming in too hot when approaching the pin as the green slopes down and you don’t want to roll all over the green.
Away from that, make the ball bounce twice on the fairway and aim straight for the pin and you might be lucky enough to get the albatross here but the eagle is pretty much safe when playing this line I showed you in the Safari Sunrise Tournament.
Acacia Reserve Hole #7 (Par 3)
| Drive | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 1-2 Back; 2-3 Right | |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 20% | |
| 🏐 Ball | Marlin (Rookie), Kingmaker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Backbone (Rookie) | Sniper (Pro/Expert) |
The best way to play this Par 3 in the Safari Sunrise Tournament is by bouncing over the bunker. It’s quite hard to get the hole-in-one but this way you get the most consistent result and the birdie for sure.
Add some backspin and sidespin and bounce the ball once on the fairway in from of the green to get the right amount of speed when approaching the pin.
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Acacia Reserve Hole #8 (Par 4)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | Max Top, Max Right, Max Curl Right | 3 Back |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 10% | 10% |
| 🏐 Ball | Quasar (Rookie), Kingmaker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Quarterback (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | Thorn (RookiePro/Expert) |
In your drive you need to get on the fairway strip on the right side so use a driver with enough curl, like the Quarterback.
Aim to the rough line but keep in mind that the curl will make your landing point a little fuzzy so having some space here towards the rough line is a good idea. Then use maximum curl and make a perfect shot.
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In your second shot you need to approach the pin directly by bouncing on the fairway in front of the green and use a short iron with a good ball guideline while adding some backspin to keep the ball close to the pin in case you do not hit perfect and get your eagle.
A good hole for an eagle in the Safari Sunrise Tournament!
Acacia Reserve Hole #9 (Par 5)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | Max Top; Max Right | 1-2 Back; Max Right |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 10% | 0% |
| 🏐 Ball | Titan (Rookie), Kingmaker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Extra Mile (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | Big Dawg (Rookie/Pro/Expert) |
I recommend you to play the right side here with the drive to get a better position for your second shot.
Use all topspin and sidespin to the right here to get a far as you can and you have a good spot for your second shot. Mind that the drive is slightly downhill so you need some extra wind adjustment.
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In your second shot you can now get on the green but getting the albatross here is really lucky.
Use a little backspin and bounce on the fairway in front of the green with a wood club that gives you the distance need, like the Big Dawg.
That’s it for the Safari SUnrise Tournament 🙂
If you want to check out a text guide for an older tournament you can see them here on the second page:
