Another good birdie chance on the only par five on the front nine. A tee shot to the corner of the dog-leg will allow players to go for the green in two, although three bunkers lie in wait to the right of the fairway.
The first par three requires an accurate tee shot to a long and narrow green which slopes from back to front and is guarded by bunkers on both sides.
A new tee for the 2014 Open added 27 yards. The best tee shot is down the right of the fairway, but that also brings heavy rough and heather into play. Par will be a welcome score here.
Picking the line for the blind tee shot will be crucial, with the fairway protected by gorse on the left and a bunker on the right. The green is surrounded by four bunkers but is a large target.
A second difficult par three on the front nine, even though the bunker on the right of the green has been reduced in size. There is no bail out on the left of the green either, with a gully waiting to catch errant tee shots and leaving a treacherous chip.
A good birdie chance, especially when played downwind to enable the green to be reached in two. The cavernous bunker to the right of the green is the place to avoid.
The best approach is from the left side of the fairway to a green which has seen a bunker removed from the back but the ones at the front repositioned to encroach more on the putting surface.
The bunkers on the corner of the dog-leg are likely to see a lot of traffic, leaving a difficult approach to the raised green which slopes markedly from back to front.
The narrow green is set at an angle to the tee and requires an accurate tee shot, particularly to the back-left hole location. The only bunker is very deep and causes problems when the pin is on the front.
A similar hole to the 12th which requires the approach to be hit to a narrow green sitting at a slight angle to the fairway. Tiger Woods holed out with a four iron for an eagle in round two in 2006.
Previously the 16th hole, the 15th has been significantly lengthened since Rory McIlroy’s win in 2014. Three bunkers on the left must be avoided off the tee, while the approach has to avoid another three bunkers left of the green.
Formerly the 17th, the 16th is a challenging long par four, particularly if played into the prevailing wind. Bunkers either side of the fairway frame the landing area and more sand beside the long and undulating green makes for a difficult approach.
A brand new hole which will likely divide opinion due to the deep bunkers surrounding a raised “infinity” green which offers stunning views across the estuary.
Out-of-bounds all the way down the right-hand side of the sharp dog-leg makes for a daunting tee shot. Bailing out to the left will leave a much longer approach to a green protected by five bunkers.