Royal Blackheath Golf Course: Hole 1

Instituted in 1608 Royal Blackheath Golf Club is a friendly private members club with a proud history stretching back over 400 years and one of only a handful of Royally appointed courses in the UK. There is a decision to be made with your first shot of the day. Do you try to thread the gap between the bunkers and ditch with your driver, making the green reachable in two or play safe with a hybrid or long iron to the wider bit of the fairway? If electing the safe route your second shot needs to avoid two bunkers around 50 yards from the front of the green and your approach shot will need to be accurate to find a narrow, subtly undulating green. Fortune favours the brave and starting with a chance of a birdie can set you up nicely for the hardest stretch of the course soon to follow.