The Brabazon has hosted the Ryder Cup four times, in 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2002. More of that history happened on three holes than anywhere else on the course. Here's how a 15 handicap should play them. For every hole, see our full Brabazon course guide.
The 10th: the hole everyone wants to drive
301 yards from the white tees, par 4, with water up the right and across the front of the green. Seve Ballesteros drove it in 1978, and a plaque on the tee marks the shot.
The plan: a 6 iron to the corner, 12 yards left of the line, then an 8 iron. That expects 5.0 shots, and it's one of the best scoring chances on the course. Want to know why driver loses? It's in our driver or iron guide.
The 16th: the Ryder Cup putt
405 yards from the white tees. In the 2002 singles, Phillip Price holed a long putt on this green to beat Phil Mickelson.
The plan: driver, 3 yards right of the line to the corner, then a 3 wood. It's one of the three toughest holes for a 15 handicap, at 5.6 shots expected. The green slopes about 4%, so leave yourself below the hole.
The 18th: two carries over the lake
441 yards from the white tees, stroke index 4, with the lake to carry off the tee and again to the three-tier green. Sam Torrance holed the winning putt here in 1985. Christy O'Connor Jr hit his famous 2-iron over the water in 1989, and Paul McGinley holed the putt that won the cup in 2002.
The plan: driver aimed 30 yards left of the line, then a 3 wood laid up short of the water rather than going for the green. For a 15 handicap this is the toughest hole on the course, at 5.9 shots expected. A 5 is a good score. Don't try O'Connor's 2-iron.
