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Signature hole: 17th

467 yards , Par 4

Lytham's 16th hole brings some respite from the run of five tricky holes at the end, but that's not the case with hole 17. On the plus side, the green is fairly large, but getting there is far from easy! Firstly, the player must choose from driver, three-wood or long iron and also whether to aim left, right or up the middle.

But it takes a precise shot to avoid the seven bunkers that guard the three main landing areas left, right and centre. Going long on the approach isn't recommended either, as Gary Player found out in 1974 when he was forced to play a left-handed shot after overshooting the green and ending up too close to the clubhouse wall.

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