The Vines Golf and Country Club - The Lakes

The drive should be placed as close to the left side of the fairway for the easier approach to this long green. When the pin is at the back, take at least one more club.

The tee shot needs to be just left of centre for the best angle of approach to this long green. Take care on club selection for your second, especially if the pin is at the back.

At this distance the green is reachable for only the longest of hitters. But for mortals a safe tee shot avoiding the traps on the left, followed by a second to lay up short of the second set of traps is more rewarding. Be careful again with club selection on your 3rd shot as the green is 43 metres deep. Note the gully on the left that you cannot see from where you play your approach shot.

The key to scoring well on this hole is club selection. A very deep green of 51 metres and a variety of slopes makes it very important to place your tee shot in the right place.

Care must be taken to get the correct line from the tee and not to go too far. The safest line is at the blackboy standing sentry in the island of rough. On the second shot do not be deceived by the bunker that is well short of the green ? it makes the second appear shorter than it is.

Drive to the left half of the fairway avoiding the bunkers and then lay up with your second. Be careful not to run out of fairway on the right with your second as the slope takes the ball to the right. A long away sloping green for your pitch.

Club selection is the key to playing this hole well. Note where the pin is and remember this green does not have much depth to it.

Drive to the left half of the fairway avoiding the bunkers. Your second is to a raised green so take enough club.

Drive to the left half of the fairway avoiding the bunker on the right. This leaves you an iron shot to a green that does not have much depth, so pay particular attention to club selection.

The tee shot needs to be threaded between the bunker and left hand rough. Then the decision as to whether lay up or go for it. Only long hitters should attempt this as the shot has to be long and accurate to avoid the water hazards that are in front and to the side of the green.

Drive as close as you dare to the left side of the fairway but avoid bunker hidden to the side, the gives you the best angle to approach the pin with your second.

From the tee the priority is to avoid the bunkers that border the fairway. Sacrifice length for accuracy. The approach shot should take account of the very long green that slopes from back to front.

The key to this par 3 hole is to get the club selection correct so that you get close to the hole leaving an uphill putt. With a multitude of tee and pin positions and a raised green care must be taken.

Again accuracy from the tee is most important. To play safe avoid the bunker on the right by playing short of it, and then you will have a short iron shot to a raised green that is very shallow.

Long hitters can carry the right hand trap, but mortals should play as close to the trap as you dare. Then you are left with a mid iron to a long, narrow green. The front of the green slopes away from you.

No prizes for going to the right. A shot to the left of the bunker guarding the right side of the green is the best approach. The green slopes away and to the right, so with luck your ball will run to the pin. This hole can be a card wrecker so concentrate on playing away from the trouble. Good luck, a par is always a good score here.

Another testing par four - the tee shot should be in the centre or as left as you dare avoiding the water to give you the best line into the green. The approach shot is to a green that is raised and slopes from front to back - take enough club.

An accurate drive favouring the left hand side could see you make this par 5 in two. If you are not a long hitter then the sensible shot is to lay up short of the water and have a short iron over the lake. Take notice where the pin is on this undulating green If carefully played you should have a good chance of a birdie on this the final hole.