Hole 9 of 18 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hole 9 at Yas Links Golf Club

Par
4
Yards
481
Handicap
4
Bunkers, water
6

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Hole 9 aerial at Yas Links Golf Club
Map distances from 74 tee · 481 yds

The map's printed distances are measured from the 74 tee to the green; they do not move when you change tees.

Green size: 43 yds deep × 24 yds wide

Esri World Imagery · captured Oct 2025. Green at the top.

Where this map comes from

Satellite photo
Oct 2025
Esri World Imagery
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Yas Links is in Abu Dhabi, UAE; USGS 3DEP covers only the United States and returns NoData here, and no other reviewed terrain source covers the course.

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Hole 9 aerial at Yas Links Golf Club

The plan for No. 9

The play: A Cape-style par 4 and the longest, toughest par 4 on the front nine. Par 4, men's stroke index 4 (74 481, 70 469, 66 428, 62 419, 54 381 yards).

Shot by shot

  1. Off the tee

    A Cape hole: the more of the water on the right you carry, the shorter the approach. Only the longest hitters carry the long bunker at the water's edge; most should finish short of it or left of it. From this tee the green is 432 yards to the front, 453 to the center and 474 to the back. Right water 1 runs from 38 to 626 yards from this tee. Right bunker 2 runs from 205 to 302 yards from this tee. Left bunker 3 runs from 210 to 239 yards from this tee. Left bunker 4 runs from 288 to 313 yards from this tee. Right bunker 5 runs from 357 to 399 yards from this tee. Left bunker 6 runs from 455 to 478 yards from this tee. Left bunker 7 runs from 476 to 502 yards from this tee.

  2. Approach & recovery

    The club: no sand crosses the front and the green falls away from you, so land short of the flag and let it release. Avoid long and left (sand).

  3. On the green

    The mapped green is about 43 yards deep and 29 yards wide. The club: it falls from front to back.

  4. Watch for

    • Sea right (carry off the tee)
    • Long bunker along the water's edge

The green on No. 9

Mapped boundary
Wide × deepyards
24.4×43.3
Areasq ft
6,521
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Research notes

  • There are no bunkers across the front, but the green falls from front to back, so the approach must land short and release gently. (Hole 9)[1]
  • The fairways are among the widest on tour but missing them is heavily punished, and the very large greens mean more long lag putts than usual when the wind blows. (Keys to performing well)[2]

Sources

  1. Yas Links hole-by-hole course guide — Yas Links Golf Clubhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100928005726/http://www.yaslinks.com:80/course
  2. Abu Dhabi Championship: Edoardo Molinari picks out the key holes — DP World Tourhttps://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/abu-dhabi-hsbc-championship-edoardo-molinari-picks-out-the-key-holes-and-players-to-watch/