Grange Golf Club (East)

This dogleg right is known as Greg Norman's hole - not because of a famous shot he hit here, but simply because it was the opening hole on the course where he won his first tournament. The player has to either move the ball from left to right off the tee or carry across the bunker that guards the inside of the dogleg. From the middle of the fairway the player is confronted with a relatively long second to a big green with a significant bunker on the right, catching the pushed shot.

Shorter than the first this hole does the opposite, turning from right to left, giving the advantage to the player who can easily draw the ball. The best place to get at the flag without confronting the bunker on the right of the green is from the left corner of the fairway. There is, however, a fairway bunker on the left to catch those who turn the ball too far. Neither long nor difficult, the second is a hole that rewards those who can hit a precise short iron approach.

This par three is proof that a 'one-shot' hole does not have to be long to be difficult. Surrounded by bunkers, the long thin green asks for the ball to be moved from left to right and the club selection can vary widely depending on whether the pin is cut just over the front bunker or way in the back of the green.

The first of the long holes, the fourth demands a tee shot shaped from left to right to get around fairway bunkers on the right corner of the hole. If the drive is long enough, the player may be confronted with the possibility of reaching the green in two, however, trees on the right and water on the left will force most to lay back perhaps eighty metres short of the green and pitch from there.

The fifth is a short or, at a stretch a medium length, par four where the driver must avoid the fairway bunkers to the right of the fairway. The pitch to the green is not as demanding as the similar length shot to the second because the greenside bunkers don't pinch in quite as much to the putting surface.

This long par five is a fine hole. The drive is relatively simple with only a fairway bunker on the left to catch the unwary, but the second shot must avoid or carry the fairway bunkers on the right side of the fairway. These bunkers do a perfect job of confronting the player with the type of decision that can make par five holes such fascinating propositions.

A long, straight par four where the whole of the left side of the tee shot is threatened by a lake that drowns its share of hooks. When this hole plays into the wind it is probably the most demanding tee shot on the whole course. A bunker protects the green short and left, with another cut into the right edge of the putting surface, thus creating a demanding second even for those that successfully hit the fairway.

The eighth is a long par three with big green, making for a less demanding target than the shorter third. Water on the left side of the hole shouldn't be in play.

Like the first and the fifth holes, the last on this outward nine moves from left to right, and because the hole doglegs too close to the corner the player must move the ball significantly if the trees through the fairway are to be avoided. The second shot is reasonably demanding with water on the left and the green guarded by a bunker on the right.

This is one of the most difficult par fours on the course, but much of this arises from a dogleg that again bends too close to the tee. The longest players must hit a hard draw around the dogleg, or blast the ball across the corner of the hole to find the fairway and avoid trees. The shot into the green is probably going to be the longest of the day, but importantly the size of the green reflects the difficulty of the shot. A bunker protects the left of the green, but the shot out it oughtn't be too difficult - as long as you keep the face open and slide it under the ball.

This short par four is perfectly sandwiched between two long holes, and turns subtly from left to right. The fairway bunker on the left of the tee shot ought to be of minimal concern but the pitch to the green needs to be well controlled. There are two large bunkers at the green - one left and one right - and if the flag is close to either you had better pay attention.

This is a wonderful hole, played over the most undulating piece of ground on the whole course. A new tee, thirty metres behind the old one, has meant the best players now have to drive the ball down the fairway - as opposed to over the trees on the left. It has also meant fears of driving the ball too far through the fairway and into the trees are all but removed. The second shot, usually with a middle or long iron, is perhaps the most attractive on the whole course.

The longest hole on the course is a double dogleg, first turning left then back to the right. There are fairway bunkers to the left of the tee shot to avoid then, if successful, another further up the fairway which the player has to hit left of or over for their second. Only the real 'smashers' of the game can get anywhere near this hole in two shots and most find themselves pitching to the green from about a hundred metres for their third.

This may be the most demanding of all the short holes although it is by no means the longest. The tee shot demands at least a middle or long iron to a green well protected by sand. The ideal shape will be from left to right, but anything long, high and well struck will get the job done. Unlike the eighth this hole can intimidate the better player into hitting a poor shot because it's surrounded by so much sand.

If the seventh isn't the most difficult driving hole then this one is. Like that hole it's straight and a bunker on the right of the drive will trap the push or slice. This hazard is no place to recommend, and a four from there is a real feat. After a good drive the second is probably going to be a similar length shot to the one off the tee at the previous hole. The bunker to the left of the green isn't recommended either and fours are well earned here.

This is a narrow par five where there is, obviously, a premium on accuracy from the tee. The right side of the fairway is probably the preferred one, but anything on the short grass is good. There are trees short and left of the green that ought to be avoided. The 16th is the shortest of the par fives but perhaps it is the most interesting and it takes two fine shots to hit the green.

One of the longest par threes in the country and a hole that is ideal for this time of the round. Only a perfect two or three iron - OK, Tiger could get there with a four or a five - will suffice here. Anyone who gets a shot here ought to be playing it as a par four because it's a serious hole.

The finishing hole is somewhat unusual being a fairly short par four. The fairway bends from left to right so a fade is the perfect shot to hit off the tee. The green is not the biggest on the course and the left bunker is definitely not the place to miss.