The fairway narrows between low sandhills at just over 300 yards from the tee and the longer hitters might well lay up to avoid a trio of bunkers 50 yards further on. The deep green is mounded left and right at the front, with a lone bunker on the left. Not a severe hole and players will be glad to regroup before the final test.

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