Playing the course gives little concession to its
early years. After the first six holes (which are
perhaps its weakest) you embark on a links-like
progression all the way to the finish. The terrain
is entirely open and on such an exposed clifftop
promontory you are obliged to deal with the
elements. Here on the approaches you can bounce
the ball into the green very much like
neighbouring links while the greens are large and
accommodating. There is not a weak hole on back
half with the 14th, 15th and 17th standing out as
best tests. The 16th is less obvious in that it
does not incorporate such striking physical
features but as a challenge, considering the
bunkering at the dogleg and the effects of a
south-westerly wind, it is, some would say, the
more demanding hole.
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