“Reconfigured from the tee. Some sand dunes with marram grass have been incorporated down the right and down the left two new fairway bunkers have been added. Interestingly it should make the hole a little easier given the improvement in aesthetics as it will give a better sight line off the tee and the mounds could kick the balls into the fairway. The difficulty is always the second shot. With a large mound in front of the green, the player needs to decide whether to land short of it, on it or over it. However, the key is where you the miss is – if pins are on the right of the green, missing the green on the left is fine as it is a relatively easy chip and putt. If on the left you can’t miss on the left as you will be short sided, so you need to keep it down the right. You feel that you should make birdie but you are frustrated when you don’t,” – Padraig Harrington
