Newcastle Golf Club

This is a nice opening tee shot, driver all the way here, however the hitting area gets narrower the longer you drive from the tee. A drive towards the right hand centre will give you the safest line as the fairway slopes right to left. The approach shot is to an elevated green, sloping back to front, with two levels. If unsure of club selection, short is better than long. Be cautious of the deep greenside bunkers left and right.

Semi-blind tee shot, driver is the club selection. Aim at the flagpole and you will be in the centre of the fairway. This is a fairly wide fairway with a good amount of room to the right. Too far right brings bunkers into play. Aim for the middle of the green, as it is surrounded by treacherous bunkers. The green has many subtle borrows and should be carefully looked at.

A very tough par 3 requiring an accurate shot to a well bunkered green. A 3 wood or low lofted hybrid is the sensible play. Any shot going wide left or right will make your chances of getting up and down for par more difficult.

Driver again from this tee. Aiming down middle/left of fairway will see your tee shot finish in the perfect position. From here the toughest part of the next shot is the club selection. Laying up just short of the hill is your best option for a flat lie. Third shot is with a short iron, keeping your ball below the pin as this green can become quite slick.

This is by far one of the tougher holes on the layout. This requires an accurate tee shot towards the right centre of the fairway as it feeds down to the left. The telegraph pole in the distance is the line for this shot. You need no more than a 3 wood or low lofted hybrid. Your second shot then becomes the challenge as club selection can become difficult. This is a fairly flat green but treacherous once missed, particularly if you miss left!

The aim for this hole is to position your tee shot towards the left centre of the fairway, as it will feed right. From here choose your club carefully as most players fall short on distance to this well elevated green. The side to miss this green is towards the left, as it too feeds to the right.

Club selection is the key to this hole as it is downhill from an elevated tee. Once you have chosen your club then just hit it. Indecision brings most unstuck here. Short left is the only area to miss this green. Going long is not a place to hit it.

A tee shot positioned towards the left side of the fairway will ensure a good chance of an attacking second with a short iron. As with a lot of holes at Newcastle avoid going long. If you are unsure of club selection for approach shot take a shorter club.

The tee shot needs to be towards the left side to avoid the right-side fairway bunker. Your second shot will need to be a fairway wood or hybrid to lay-up and leave you with a flat lie. Your uphill approach with a short iron needs to be under the hole. Avoid going long left or right here as this leaves a downhill recovery shot.

A crucial tee shot to start your back nine. Take a 3 wood or low lofted hybrid to either reach the hill or go just over. Second shot with a fairway wood or hybrid, down left side, leaves you short of the final hill. Third shot is blind to a green fronted on both sides by difficult bunkers. Make sure you take enough club to reach the middle of the green.

Driver down left side gives best angle of approach to the green. Second shot with a short iron avoiding the front bunkers. Accuracy is the key as you definitely don?t want to be long.

This par three can bring many unstuck. The green slopes from right to left, making the tee shot critical. Placing your ball on the left hand side of the pin will give you an uphill putt. Missing the green to the right leaves a very difficult second shot.

Driver from the tee, aiming at the left fairway bunkers in the distance, gives the best position for your second shot. Laying-up short of fairway bunkers leaves a short iron approach to an undulating green. When the pin is cut in the rear left, the centre of the green will give the best results.

A demanding driving hole that requires a well positioned drive for an approach to a relatively open green. The tee shot is best played to the left centre of the fairway to give you an unobstructed view of the green. An approach shot left short of the pin will give you the best result.

Another demanding par 4 where the tee shot is vital. Aim straight over the middle of the Ladies tee. Positioning towards the left centre will give the best approach to the green and all pin spots. Tricky green requires careful reading from back and side.

Demanding par 3 where only real trouble is large bunker on right side of green. Green can become very firm and may require a shot landing short or just on front edge.

An accurate tee shot down the left side is a must here. A small drain on the right hand side of the fairway is easily reachable from the tee. Uphill second shot to an elevated green often requires more club than first thought. Approach must be spot on as green is very fast with treacherous slope from back to front. Missing the green long here is not an option.

The tee shot here is driver, to position the ball on the top of the hill. Second shot is crucial as this is a tricky green sloping from back to front. An approach shot short of the pin will give you the best result.