The Witches' Bowster is the turning point of the golfer's career on the Queen's Course. Hitherto the play has been westward, now it is eastward and the homeward journey commences. Throughout the entire extent - tee, fairway and green, a length of about 170 yards - we have on the right Loch-an-Eerie, a water hazard that is at once picturesque and distracting, while on the left there is a place for the short pulled ball in the "twa-fald" bunker on the slope of the Warlock Knowe. There is also a bunker on either side of the foregreen which in their relationship form a sort of port to the green that is pleasing and which provide punishment only to the negligent player. The green is delightfully perched above the loch, about 11 feet higher than the tee, nestling alongside a knowe to the left and ending on the right and behind in a steep broomy slope which leads right down to the water. At the tee there is a foreground of rushes which has to be played over, but even a moderately skilful iron or cleek shot played with confidence will free you of difficulty, while anything approaching a higher standard of accuracy will find you a place on the green. A sliced shot will land in the loch, while the shot played too strongly, if of such elevation as to clear the "Bowster," will have such a fate that if you take Braid's advice you will pick up your ball and walk to the next tee. Standing on the tee a bogie three seems easy, but the distraction of the loch sometimes seems to neutralise the attraction of the green. With the prevailing wind behind you a long iron shot pitching short of the "Bowster" and running up on to the green is clearly possible - a shot which, successfully played,, will bring great joy to the skilful player - a typical St. Andrews' shot ! That the green is attractive cannot be gainsaid, by reason of its being on two levels, a peculiarity which adds interest to the tee shot and the putting.