T Although this hole is the shortest par 5 the course has to offer, it will invariably play into the wind so care must be taken to choose the landing area carefully. The decision on the tee is, can I carry the ditch with a driver or do I lay-up with a wood?

The drive from the back tee needs to be long to carry the first of the ditches, running across this fairway. Out of bounds is waiting to collect any drives pulled left but with plenty of room to the right this tends troubles few golfers.

The second shot needs careful thought and the big hitters will almost certainly reach the ridge which offers them the choice of a long iron or fairway wood to the green, 200yds away. However, with the second ditch 30yds short of the green you need to be sure you can carry this hazard.

The ladies tee is sited just beyond the ditch which demands a good drive to put the ball into a position of being able to hit a mid to short iron to the green, then having to make the same choices as the rest of us.

The landing area for the rest of us is quite generous but will still ask us to decide from where we’d like to play our third to the green. A long iron or rescue club will leave a wedge or 9-iron into a long, narrow, two tier green. Ideally the shot to the green will be played from the left hand side of the fairway but if you’re coming in from the right the margin for error is much less. The trees bounding the course at the back of this green and lateral water hazard to the left of the green highlights the importance of club selection.

The green slopes downward from back to front, so an up-hill putt is a must. However, without the luxury of coming in from the left, a three putt could well be on the cards.

Description and advice provided by:-
Elwyn Jenkins handicap 17