It's best to start the game as a novice because although you won't be
 able to improve your handicap or save any profiles the lack of wind
 and the fixed swingometer means that you're able to concentrate on
 the basics - course strategy and power. Strategy means summing up the
 dangers and choosing the safe route down the fairway which can be far
 from easy with some of the tortuous holes included in the game. When
 it comes to short pitching you need to learn from experience how much
 power to apply to get the distance you need. Otherwise you face
 fifty-foor putts to the equally tortuous greens. An old golfing adage
 says that the pros drive for show and putt for dough and to a large
 extent it's true. It's possible to waste a ridiculous number of shots
 on the greens so putting practise is essential. The most important
 thing to remember is that the halfway mark on the putting meter
 always represents the optimum power for a flat green whatever the
 distance of the putt. All you have to do is hit harder if the putt is
 uphill or less hard if it's downhill - you can check the slope by
 clicking the right mouse button to see the path to the hole from side
 on. The other thing to worry about is the borrow - use the 'grid'
 icon to see whether this is left-to-right (or right-to-left) and
 compensate by playing to the left (or right). When you start saving
 your profile and average of 1.5 putts per green is good but lower
 putting averages are possible - 1.0 is perfect.  
 
 THE 5 HARDEST HOLES:
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 1 - Ballybrook - Hole 18 (Par 5) 'Birchwood Corner':
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 This is one of the hardest par five on any of the six courses so
 don't worry if it takes you some time to make par.
 
 First shot:
 The fairway makes a dog-leg so use the far right tee position to
 straighten out the angle. Don't be afraid to drive over the wood but
 make sure you tee up on the top position to gain enough height.
 Follow this advice and you should be in a good position far enough
 down the fairway to be tempted by the green for your second shot.
 
 Second shot:
 If you have anything other than a perfect lie be content with a short
 pitch to near the edge of the brook. From a good or fluffy lie you
 will be able to use a three wood to play to the right of the bunkers
 guarding the green. Be sure to pitch accurately onto the green
 because it's large and has very difficult contours.
 
 2 - St Augustine - Hole 9 (par 3) 'Devil's Green':
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 Fourtunately unless you're a scratch player you'll be playing off the
 front tee which is a good 30 yards forward and gives you a clearer
 view of the green. Make sure you don't underclub and flirt with the
 brook and target the right side of the green because the steep slopes
 funnel the ball to the left. Don't worry if you end up off the back
 but try to pitch accurately otherwise you'll be three-putting.
 
 3 - Buckland Heath - Hole 16 (par 4) 'Devil's Putt':
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 The fast sloping left-to-right green dictates the strategy for this
 hole. Target the right-hand edge of the fairway beyond the bunker so
 that you're able to play onto the green. Aim directly at the flag and
 use a slightly under-powered pitching wedge - you should end up
 pinhigh but slightly beneath the cip for an easy birdie putt.
 
 4 - Fenham Valley - Hole 18 (par 5) 'Jacob's Lake':
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 First shot:
 The big lake looks threatening but keep your cool and raise your tee
 and it's easy to clear. You should pitch over to the left-hand side
 of the fairway to give a good view of the green.
 
 Second shot:
 For the brave a three wood over the trees and risking the bunkers is
 possible but the green is very small. Always check the green before
 your shot to see if the flag is on the closer tier or the lower back
 tier. It's best to play a long iron short of the bunkers and then
 pitch accurately to the pin. 
 
 5 - Mountsummer Pont - Hole (par 5) 'Old Lumpy':
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 First shot:
 This is the links course and the fairways tend to be very bumpy. This
 fairway kicks balls to the left so aim for the extreme right hand
 edge and hit a driver with some overswing to make good distance.
 Hopefully you're left a second shot from the centre of the fairway -
 if you end up too far to the left then you have an awful approach
 over tall trees and a deep pot bunker. 
 
 Second shot:
 Anywhere on this course you should watch out for sloping lines which
 make your stance more awkward and mean you can't hit the ball so
 hard. Always check the power curve on the swingometer first. Here
 you're likely to be on an upslope so take more club - a three wood
 perhaps - and aim for the right-hand edge of the green.