1 409 yds Par 4: A generous, uphill fairway is tightened psychologically by out of bounds on the right, while a tiered green heightens the importance of an accurate, short-iron approach.

2 461 yds Par 4: The left-to-right dog-leg configuration places a premium on a drive down the right, avoiding strategically-located bunkers. A large sycamore stands sentinal, left of the green.

3 165 yds Par 3: Water at the front and right makes club selection absolutely critical here, especially in a freshening wind. An over-cautious tee-shot left, will almost certainly find a large bunker.

4 548 yds Par 5: According to Darren Clarke, this is reachable in two only in favourable conditions. Those laying up will have to beware of a bunker 30 yards short of the green on the right.

5 544 yds Par 5: By way of contrast with the long fourth, the green, which slopes left, is tucked in left of a cluster of bunkers, while lay-up shots will be dominated by a pot bunker in the middle of the fairway.

6 376 yds Par 4: Accuracy rather than length is the key off the tee. Then, a short-iron approach must find the correct level of a markedly undulating green protected by a cluster of bunkers short, right.

7 179 yds Par 3: No water here, but bunkers right, left and at the back. The green nestles into the bank in front of the old Deer Park enclosure wall. Straightforward, except in a wind.

8 478 yds Par 4: Toughest par four so far, where it is essential to hit the fairway. A stream traversing the fairways beyond driving distance, guards the left side before opening into a pond at the green.

9 424 yds Par 4: The drive must be faded to avoid running into rough from a fairway which sweeps left to right. A sacrifice in length off the tee will produce a more favourable approach to a plateau green.

10 500 yds Par 5: Clearly reachable in two, but only if the drive, down between lines of trees, is hit to the right side of the fairway. Even then, a long-iron approach has to hold a treacherously shallow green.

11 168 yds Par 3: Subtle movement in the green will reward a shot hit to the same level as the pin. Water beckons to the right, while the left side is guarded by bunkers, front and back.

12 428 yds Par 4: Professionals have singled this out as a particularly dangerous driving hole, because of water up the left and trees on the right. Plays into the prevailing wind to an undulating, plateau green.

13 208 yds Par 3: A long-iron tee-shot must find a target protected by water on the left and bunkers right. Not unlike the treacherous 16th at Augusta for the manner in which the green slopes right to left.

14 417 yds Par 4: A long draw off the tee is rewarded, provided the cluster of fairway bunkers on the left side are avoided. Water lurks short right of the green which is further protected by deep bunkers further back.

15 476 yds Par 4: A sharp dog-leg left marks the beginning of a forbidding, finishing stretch. The right-hand side of the fairway offers the more productive approach to a left-to-right sloping green.

16 417 yds Par 4: With one of the more severely contoured of the re-shaped greens, the correct level must be found for a realistic birdie chance. Ideally, a straight drive should avoid bunkers on the right.

17 222 yds Par 3: The longest of the par threes is notable for the absence of water. The angled position of the green, rewards a long-iron tee-shot hit right to left.

18 507 yds Par 5: Potentially a thrilling finale, especially if the top of the leadboard is tight on Sunday evening. The quest of a two-putt birdie involves a long second to a green with water on three sides.