Another short hole now adds its fascination to the round, and it is well named the Whaup's Nest. The tee stands high above a little loch - or "lochan" as it is called in Scotland - known as the Black Water. This is a hazard that occasionally exercises a hypnotic influence, but play confidently and you need have no fear. You can judge to a nicety where to place your ball, for the green is in clear view, and it you tail to reach it the fault is yours. The play is over a heathery foreground in and over and down a narrow gully extending from tec to green - a length of about 155 yards with a fall of 24 feet or 17 feet depending on which of the principal tees you play from. A good jigger, or iron shot, must be played accurately. Two bunkers to the left near the preen spell possible disaster, and you have also to remember that any timidity may find tor your ball a watery grave. Good judgment will gain tor you a three, and at this stage of the game such a figure is helpful.

The whaues nest

A word of caution The iron shot must be played accurately, and it there is a head wind the majority of players to which you many belong require the longest club in the bag.