Royal St George's Caddy Book

Hole	Information	Overhead
1 Par 4 Handicap 5 Distance Green	Welcome to Royal St George's, host to the 2011 Open Championship. Getting a good drive away is essential as your tee shot crosses a valley known as 'The Kitchen". Three bunkers guard the green on the approach shot. In the 2003 Open Championship. Tiger Woods missed the fairway by 30 yards to the right and lost his ball, which was one of two major disasters that would cost him the Open. St. George's Notes Hole 1:
2 Par 4 Handicap 16 Distance Green	This hole was lengthened for the 2003 Open Championship but remains a good birdie opportunity. The two bunkers on the angle of the dogleg require more carry than some are comfortable with, so many opt for the safer route off the tee to the right of them, which still leaves a shortish iron to a raised green which tilts from back to front and falls away at both sides. St. George's Notes Hole 2:
3 Par 3 Handicap 12 Distance Green	The 3rd hole is a demanding par-3 to a long, narrow green with a ridge halfway up it. In the 1993 Open Championship, this hole ranked the third most difficult despite being the only par-3 on the Open Championship circuit without a bunker. St. George's Notes Hole 3:
4 Par 4 Handicap 3 Distance Green	This was the hardest hole on the course ten years ago. and has since been lengthened by nearly 30 yards while remaining a par four. The huge bunker set in the hill in front of the tee looks to be a huge menace, but once over it. the chance to pick up a shot could produce some thrills and spills. The green has some savage slopes and Out of Bounds awaits anything long. St. George's Notes Hole 4:
5 Par 4 Handicap 10 Distance Green	Normally a layup for position, trying to avoid the bunkers down the left, and then an approach over sand hills to a long green, which has Out of Bounds to the right. In the 2003 Open Championship, helped by a strong following wind, many of the competition cleared the big sand ridge off the tee. Interestingly though, more birdies were made by those playing conservatively short of the sand ridge than by the big hitters. St. George's Notes Hole 5:
6 Par 3 Handicap 17 Distance Green	The hill, known as "The Maiden", towers to the left above the green and four bunkers ring this two-tiered green where picking the right club is critical, especially in windy conditions. Even though this hole is slightly longer than in the past, it is not a hole that scares many, though still deserves respect. St. George's Notes Hole 6:
7 Par 5 Handicap 8 Distance Green	A blind drive to a fairway which can easily kick the ball Into the rough awaits you here at the long par five 7th hole. The fact that it was ranked the easiest hole during the 1993 Open Championship tells it's own story. An opportunity to strike here. St. George's Notes Hole 7:
8 Par 4 Handicap 1 Distance Green	Originally a par three, but now a really tough par four with a drive uphill and then a turn right for a second shot over an area of rough stretching about 80 yards in front of a long, undulating green. Four is never a bad score here, especially if it plays into the wind now that a new tee has added 37 yards. St. George's Notes Hole 8:
9 Par 4 Handicap 14 Distance Green	Those opting for caution off the tee have to be wary of a bunker, once known as "The Corsets", pinching in from the right and the humps and hollows of the fairway can produce some nasty bounces. Two bunkers short of the green should not be a problem, but this is a tricky green with big slopes and a major drop away area on the right. St. George's Notes Hole 9:
10 Par 4 Handicap 6 Distance Green	The green at the 10th hole Is perched up on high and because the penalty for going long is so severe, many err the other way and come up short. The bunkers on the right are about 10 ft below the surface of the green. Tom Kite went from bunker to bunker for a double bogey six when leading the 1985 Open Championship. There were 16 scores of six or worse here in 1993, more than there were on the par five 7th hole! St. George's Notes Hole 10:
11 Par 3 Handicap 15 Distance Green	A new tee has beefed up the championship length from Its previous 216 yards. Five bunkers, three left and two right, catch any wayward shots. New members to Royal St George's are advised early on never to concede a putt here because so many short ones have been missed over the years. St. George's Notes Hole 11:
12 Par 4 Handicap 13 Distance Green	A dogleg right which ought to yield more birdies than It actually does. Trying to bite too much off the corner can create problems though. Beyond the bunkered ridge is some very undulating land and five more traps are just short of the green. Tiger Woods took 4 putts here in the second round of the 2003 Open Championship. St. George's Notes Hole 12:
13 Par 4 Handicap 7 Distance Green	A blind drive towards a narrow fairway with bunkers left and right, and a further chain of 3 bunkers past that. The green, with Out of Bounds beyond, is 42 yards deep with a ridge down its length. St. George's Notes Hole 13:
14 Par 5 Handicap 2 Distance Green	Probably the most famous hole on the course, with Out of Bounds the entire length to the right and the "Suez Canal", so-named for its many disasters, across the fairway. The green has been moved back making it out of reach for most when it plays into the wind. There were 22 sevens or worse in the 1993 Open Championship, with one of them costing Bernhard Langer clearly-he finished three behind Greg Norman. St. George's Notes Hole 14:
15 Par 4 Handicap 11 Distance Green	Another demanding hole, with bunkers waiting left and right off the tee and then more sand short of the green. Because of them, approach shots have to carry the whole way to the green which has some steep drops. St. George's Notes Hole 15:
16 Par 3 Handicap 18 Distance Green	No fewer than eight bunkers surround the green, but while capable of causing a headache, the hole Is a bit of a breather before the gruelling finish. However, in the 2003 Open Championship, the hole wrecked Thomas Bjorn's chances when he took a double bogey five from the right hand bunker and finished 2nd. Tony Jacklin achieved the first ever televised hole-in-one here during the 1967 Dunlop Masters. St. George's Notes Hole 16:
17 Par 4 Handicap 4 Distance Green	There are many swales In the fairway to be mindful of with your drive. The green is on a raised plateau, causing anything short to roll back down and leave an awkward chip. Paul Lawrie solved that during the 1993 Open Championship by holing his second shot, but it ranked the fourth toughest hole that week. Greg Norman missed an 18-inch putt here that same week! St. George's Notes Hole 17:
18 Par 4 Handicap 9 Distance Green	With new bunkers placed down the left hand side of the fairway, and the cross bunkers being reconfigured slightly, this remains a wonderful finishing hole. Two well-hit shots are needed to find the green and left of the putting surface is "Duncan's Hollow"- so called because, needing a par to tie Walter Hagan in the 1922 Open Championship, George Duncan went down in the dip and failed to get up and down. St. George's Notes Hole 18: