Hole 4

Ginger Beer, 480 yards, par four

By Ken Brown
BBC TV golf commentator

The hole was extended by 16 yards for 2005 and has been tweaked again this year.

In the middle of the fairway is an island of scrub and the dilemma was always either to carry it, or go to the right or left of it.

The right-hand side gives the best opportunity to get close, but it was very narrow - about 15 yards wide - and playing into the wind with a driver made it very hard to hit.

This year they've widened the landing zone to make it a more attractive option.

The further left you go, down the 15th fairway, the tougher the second is, to a green which slopes very awkwardly left to right. The pin is often cut left, up against a very deep bunker.

Going down the 15th also causes mayhem with players coming the other way so the changes should speed things up, too.

With no wind players these days tend to try to bomb it over the rough but the tweaks, and some breeze, may make them think again.

If not the hardest, certainly one of the hardest holes on the front nine and the changes are a nice enhancement, taking it back to how the hole was designed, or should I say how it evolved .

Ginger Beer: Old Daw Anderson had his mobile refreshment stall dispensing ginger beer in the 19th century.

Students' bunker: Three small bunkers about 50 yards short of the green allegedly once popular with students wanting to seduce ladies.