Hole 9

The 9th is a 331 par 4 played uphill wind the wind coming from the left. The hole is, in my opinion, one of the most spectacular at the Craigmillar Park Golf Club, it climbs towards the Observatory(from it gets its name) and going towards the green the view became spectacular, to the Arthur’s Seat and then to the whole Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth.
The hole is a dogleg right with out of bound on the right, where there is the practice area, there are no bunkers to protect the entire hole. A mound is placed 140 yards from the tee, it is difficult to understand why is there; it does not enhance the landscape and the game neither.
The green is an elevated position an the approach is difficult, because normally is possible to see just the tip of the pin.
The profile of the green, in my opinion does not match with the landscape, it raises on the right side of the green and does not fit with the general slope of the hill.