We are now on the confines of Deal, and here we turn to the left and play for the 5th hole, along a valley, in the direction of Pegwell Bay. If the wind be favourable, the green can be reached in one, but if, as often happens, it is right ahead, very wary steering is necessary. On the left, about 100 yards away, is a large and deep bunker, and on the right are two trappy pocket bunkers. Escaping these, however, the hole should be done in four without much trouble.

The "Maiden" is now looming close on our left, and from this side, the formidable nature of the hazard is apparent, and claims our attention, for the next hole - the 6th - lies on its farther side. The "Maiden" is a huge sandhill, covered on the top with grass and bent, and on this near side it descends in a sheer precipice of sand, some 40 feet high, built up with piles and transverse beams to prevent the sand shifting, and terminating at its base in a wide expanse of stones and soft sand, honeycombed with footmarks. The opposing face of the bunker is so steep and high, and the standing and lies thereon so bad, that it is almost impossible, if a ball lies in it, to get it over, and the unhappy golfer has to thrash away at his ball, until such time as it rests in some more negotiable place. Playing back is no use, as there is no better ground within reach to play for, and the aggravating thing is, that the green can easily be reached with a mashie or cleek from the tee, when a three is quite obtainable.

The tee for the next, or 7th hole, is found in advance, and to the left of the "Maiden" putting green. It is a long hole, and presents no difficulty, if the initial bunker and a small "blind" pot over the bank, to the right, be avoided. There is plenty of elbow room, if one plays a little to the right.

By playing the second stroke short, and the third on to the green, this hole should be done in five, though, with an adverse wind, a six is not to be grumbled at.

The 8th hole - "Hades" - is an exceedingly pretty one. The green is guarded by a hill which looks like a small edition of the "Maiden." Unlike that hazard, however, it presents a smiling face to the player, and on the near side is grass grown and solid to the eye. But immediately over the ridge, "Hades" begins. The hazard is downhanging, terrible, and vast. Nevertheless a good cleek or mashie shot from the tee - unless against a head wind when nothing will be too much - will land the ball on one of the prettiest putting greens in the world, and result in a three, with the offchance of a two, to take the edge off possible future sevens or eights.

The next is the half-way hole, and is called the "Corsets," in allusion, doubtless, to the sinuous "switchback "-like outline of the woodwork, facing two long rows of parallel bunkers which confront one from the tee. A good swipe, over the left side of the first "Corset," will secure the player a good lie, and he will then be able, with an iron club, to carry the second and get on or near the green. This is a very tricky green to approach, and even with two good strokes to start with, the hole is much more often done in five than four.

Starting the homeward journey, the course for the 10th hole lies backward, parallel to the 9th, but on the lower ground, and the hole is near the green of "Hades." A good drive along the valley, followed by a long brassy or cleek according to the direction of the wind, will enable the player to carry a wide-spreading bunker and land his ball on the green. Like the last, this hole is a good four.

Turning seawards, the nth hole is a drive, followed by an iron or cleek shot. The drive is over a bunker and some nasty hillocky country, abounding in bad lies and stands, and the second stroke has to be played over a ridge, but presents no special difficulty. This hole should be done in four.

The 12th hole is one of the most difficult in the whole round. If all goes well, it is a good five and an excellent four; but each stroke is so precarious, by reason of the abundance of hazards, that the golfer can never feel comfortable, until he sees his ball, actually at rest, on the putting green.

The tee shot is played over a ridge, running at an oblique angle across the player, and guarded, on the direct line, about 150 yards away, by a very catchy bunker. Should he carry this, or more safely, play over the ridge to the left, the player will obtain a view of the hole, and will probably have a good lie. But should he be short of the ridge, or to the right of it, he will be out of sight of the hole, and will most likely have a bad stand for his second stroke. His only safe course is then to play short, over the ridge to the left, with a view to getting on the green in three. The approach to the hole is guarded by a deep sandy road, with high banks, through which no ball can run, and just beyond the green are numerous pockets of sand and clumps of rushes, so that, unless the approach be played high and straight without much run on it, the ball is almost sure to land in grief.

For the 13th hole, the tee shot is played over the ridge down to the old racecourse. This is a long hole, and, like the 7th, presents no special difficulty, if the tee shot is played well over the ridge, where there is plenty of space and good ground. The hole should be played in five strokes.

The 14th is a long and difficult hole. Keeping straight, there is no trouble to be encountered from the tee, and this stroke should land the player's ball within 60 or 70 yards of the water jump. This is a nasty hazard, as it stretches across the whole width of the course, and is banked on the far side. Moreover, one frequently gets a hanging lie from the tee shot, and as it is still far from home, the tendency to press is here very hard to resist, with the result that the ball is often missed, and lands in the water. Getting well over in two, however, the green can be reached in the next stroke, with an iron, over a shallow but wide bunker which guards the green. With a wind against the player, the difficulty of this hole is enormously increased, and it is a great deal oftener done in seven than six. A five can only be registered by faultless play.