Hole by Hole

	HOLE 1 472 metres par 5 A nice short par 5 to set the golfer up for Royal’s Amen Corner; down hill, slight dogleg right. Tight drive, fairway bunkers left to catch the hooked drive, trees all along the right. Tightly bunkered green needs a well struck second to hold it.
	HOLE 2 231 metres par 3 Many members’ favourite par 4: a long down hill shot over two greenside bunkers, the huge table top green makes a three putt a distinct possibility.
	HOLE 3 434 metres par 4 Playing at 434 metres off the back tee this is an upstanding member of the Amen Corner trio. It is wooded on both sides, out of bounds down the right with a narrow entrance to the green and a dangerous hidden pond to the left of the green.
	HOLE 4 435 metres par 4 Long and up hill with a dogleg to the right and deep fairway bunkers left to catch the hooked drive. A golfer can become lost in the copse of trees that protect the right corner. A long green contains a dangerous pin position behind the bunker back right.
	HOLE 5 162 metres par 3 A scenic down hill short hole with a carry over the lake guarding the green. Rated as one of the best par 3's amongst the pro's, this little hole provides plenty of excitement.
	HOLE 6 530 metres par 5 The signature hole on the first nine – a long par 5 down to the bottom of the course. A bunker left and a pond right threatens the long hitter’s drive. A dam short left of the green forces the second shot to be all carry. A careless “bail out” shot can run down the sloped fairway to the water.
	HOLE 7 384 metres par 4 The drive must be threaded right to left through a tree-lined alley. It is a short second to a raised sloping green.
	HOLE 8 506 metres par 5 The smokers’ nightmare – uphill all the way. The driving area is protected by bunkers left and right and cross- fairway bunkers 40 metres short of the green allow only two well struck shots to reach the green. Green side bunkers right, a sloping green and a buried elephant middle left make for a tough up and down.
	HOLE 9 389 metres par 4 A short par 4 dogleg right to finish off the 1st loop. 3 Bunkers on right side of fairway to discourage cutting the corner. Green slopes down to the front right.
	HOLE 10 474 metres par 4 The first of the two longest par 4’s back-to-back in the world. Bunkers protect the landing area of the drive on the left and right. A long iron or wood called for. The green is protected front right and a bunker left catches the slope – induced hook.
	HOLE 11 457 metres par 4 Beautiful downhill dogleg right. A left to right angled stream and pond protects the green. Playing out of the downhill sloping bunker back left of the green towards the water can be challenging!
	HOLE 12 181 metres par 3 Tight green with bunkers right and left and tier across the middle. A densely wooded backdrop gives the hole a secluded woodland feel.
	HOLE 13 384 metres par 4 Slight dogleg to the left with a stream which must initially be crossed and that runs down the entire left hand side of the hole. A fairway bunker 240 metres from the tee dares the long hitter to take it on. Greenside bunkers right and back and stream left – not the easiest green to hit.
	HOLE 14 413 metres par 4 Two ponds down the left hand side of the fairway terrify the hooker. Trees on the right wait for the blocked bail out shot. Bunkers front left, front and middle right and a huge green that slopes towards the tee means a cautious approach is essential when putting for a birdie.
	HOLE 15 440 metres par 4 Play is over the stream which then runs down the left of the fairway. A pond cuts into the fairway to scare the really long hitter on the tee shot and to intimidate the not so long on the approach. A bunker right of the green, a mound left and a fall-away behind makes for a tough up and down.
	HOLE 16 190 metres par 3 A variety of tee boxes can make the hole play from 125 m to 190 m. There is a small bail out area short of the bunker left of the green, otherwise the hole is all carry over a large dam.
	HOLE 17 354 metres par 4 An uphill drive over the hill to unseen landing area. The fairway slopes to the right feeding the ball into the trees. A slope induced fade on the second finds a beep bunker greenside right, while a pull shot ends up in a bunker that slopes towards the green. A bunker short left, and some woolly kikuyu prevents a thinned shot running into the green.
	HOLE 18 504 metres Par 5 A final par 5 with the Orange Grove quartzite ridge and the Club house in sight. The tee shot runs down to the fairway bunkers 240 m out on the right and a bunker left threatens the truly long hitter. A bunker 50 m short of the green catches the poorly struck shot and there are bunkers left, right and behind the green. However, many scores have been ruined in the trees along the way. Putt out with the famous Club house clock tower and pub insight.