There are five bunkers on this hole -- none of then visible from the tee -- but the only one likely to trouble most players is just short of the green, which again is within reach of the longer hitters. But bushes on both sides narrow the gap and some will prefer to lay up. The raised back section of the green is no more than 12 paces deep so the approach shot has to be very precise.

By Keith Mackie, golf historian and writer from a well-established golfing family in St. Andrews.

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The Old Course at St Andrews
St Andrews, Scotland
7,279 yards / Par 72