St Andrews 17th – The Road Hole Par 4, 455 yards

IAN POULTER

“It’s a great hole, a clever golf hole, with loads of history. And St Andrews is one of my favourite Open courses. There are so many shots that I remember being played there; off the road, off the wall and out of the Road Hole Bunker.

“There are so many variables on it. You’ve got to hit a great tee shot over the corner of the hotel, then it gives you options depending where the pin is located. You can run it up around from the front right of the green, fly it on the green the whole way or you can miss the green long left and putt back to that pin behind the bunker. I’ve birdied it and I think my worst score on the hole has probably been a five, which I think is pretty good.”

GRAEME MCDOWELL

“I don’t want to state the obvious and I’m sure everyone is going to say the 17th at St Andrews but I’m going to say it because of the history – and it’s just such a great golf hole. It’s love/hate with that hole. I love to play it and I hate to mess it up because it’s such a difficult hole. I have good memories because I made birdie when I shot 62 on the Old Course.”