Hole 1
From the medal tee a stiff opener, playing 229 yards but slightly down hill. Take one club more than you think. Don’t ruin your round here keep it in play, avoid right rough.

Hole 2
An acute dogleg right par 5 of over 500 yards, anything leaking right down the length of the hole will be hard to find in deep rough. Wide of this rough is out of bounds. The central guarding front bunker is some 25 yards from the putting surface. The green is small, with some devilish pin
locations.

Hole 3
A shortish par 4 that appears easy on the card, not so. Requires a cleanly hit drive over a wide water hazard, the short route being down the right. A string of bunkers guard the fairway, but a large green does await.

Hole 4
Respite at last, a chance of a birdie. Lay tee shot up before the replica JH Taylor bunker, trust yardage to pin as bunker foreshortens the approach shot. Green has a lot of subtle borrows, usually turns more than you think.

Hole 5
A double dogleg par 5 to a heavily contoured tripled tiered green. Drive towards the fairway bunker you can see from the tee. If you fancy taking the green on in two take plenty of club, trees and deep rough extend on your line to within 10 yards of the green. If laying up, play towards the left hand fairway cross bunker, this will open the green up for the third. Don’t putt it off the green.

Hole 6
An aesthetically pleasing short hole that due its angle plays longer than is shown on the card. A four leaf clover shape of green means you could be on the surface, having to putt from it. Play to the centre of green every time, a par is very acceptable.

Hole 7
Plays the second hardest hole on the course. Don’t be tempted to carry the water hazard from the tee, the landing area is minute. Take a club from the tee that you hit 200 yards and play it down right side of fairway, this will save having to carry the large oak on the left with your second.
Approach shot is uphill to a green facing you, play a running shot in aiming at right side of green, it will feed towards the centre.

Hole 8
Shortest hole on course, but well protected with bunkers and a small green. Correct clubbing will be required to secure par, green is very narrow. A far right pin position asks a lot of questions of the golfer.

Hole 9
From the tee looks like an open hole, but don’t be fooled. The drive has to be correctly placed, keeping it left of the fairway bunker, right of the large tree on the left of the fairway and
not so long as to go in the cross fairway water hazard that can not be seen from the tee. Second will be with a medium to long iron to a large green, many subtle turns will be found on this putting surface.

Hole 10
A well struck drive to the left of the dead oak in the woods will leave the opportunity to set up a good back nine. Don’t go long with the second shot, over the green is a deep ditch, Gentle
start to the homeward journey.

Hole 11
A 190 yard par 3 that predominately plays down wind. Avoid the greenside bunkers if you can, they are the most penal on the course. Green deserves a deal of respect, heavily contoured.

Hole 12
Stroke index 1 and deservedly so, from early statistics this par 4 hole was playing to an average of over 6. Don’t ruin a hard fought for score at this point, play well within your limitations. Drive at part of fairway you can see, play second towards green and if you have to use your short game to
secure your par the green is receptive.

Hole 13
A short hole that is deceptively long, rely on the given distance, it is correct. As you walk to green you will see the dead ground that foreshortens this hole. The only one on the eighteen not to have a bunker.

Hole 14
A dog leg right, with a water hazard tight to the right of the green. Drive must be played down left side of fairway, avoid like the plague, the oaks and deep rough on the right. Approach shots can be ran onto this par 4 green and will require a medium to long iron.

Hole 15
A par 5 that doglegs left and is reachable by the longer hitters. Aim your drive to the left of the oak on the right side of fairway. Keep second shot straight to avoid penal rough to both left and right of fairway. A good chance to pick up a shot to par, the green is large and reasonably flat.

Hole 16
Hang on to your hat, the start to a difficult finish. A tough, long and tight par 4 where the drive is everything. To secure your round ensure you get drive in play, if you have to play a four iron from the tee, that should be your choice. The bunker that appears to guard the front right of the green is some 25 yards from the surface, don’t be fooled into taking to short a club. Use your stroke wisely on this hole.

Hole 17
Another tough par 3 of some 220 yards. Bunkers guard both sides of the green and the putting surface is generously contoured. Play a low chasing shot at the right side of green, slope will assist to feed it on to the green.

Hole 18
Decision time on Hungry Hill. A sweeping par 5 that doglegs right up the hill to a green that is located directly in front of the clubhouse. The scratch player may consider flying the first water hazard at 265 yards, with his drive. Leaving a 230 yard uphill shot to the green that is located just over a small lake. The sensible play is an opening shot to short of the water, ensuring you do not block yourself behind the oaks on the left. Keep the second up the left of the fairway to give a view of green and less water to carry with your third. A par will send you away happy to the 19th hole.

The club professional Alistair White and past captain Malcolm Reid have prepared this guide as an insight to the course. Should you be unable to follow the guide or keep loosing balls, Alistair will be able to assist you with your swing requirements.