BISHOP COURSE

Rocket - A straight Par 4 with out of bounds along the right.

The approach shot is always longer than it looks.

Long Trail - A straight Par 5 with fairway bunkers about 40 yards short of the green, which is slightly off-set to the left.

Allow for the fairway slope left to right on your tee shot.

Pond - The eponymous Pond doesn't really come into play on this straight Par 4 although the fairway cross bunker will certainly feature for higher handicappers.

Favour the right side of the fairway off the tee.

Bents - This Par 5 has 2 fairway bunkers at around 250 yards and then two shallow bunkers either side of the green.

Trust the accuracy of the yardage.

Road - One of the few true dog-leg holes at Seaton Carew with tricky bunkering in both the fairway and around the green.

It's a long carry to cut the corner.

Jimmy Kay - A straight Par 4 with most of the trouble around the green in the form of 4 deep bunkers.

Hit the left side of the green and the ball will probably roll off.

Tees - Named after the river which is just a few hundred yards to the South this is a semi-blind Par 4 where the true test comes on the 2nd shot.

The smallest green on the course therefore club selection is vital.

Lagoon - A real risk and reward Par 4 with two tricky bunkers on the right of the fairway and two more pot bunkers short of the elevated green.

Trust the yardage to the green as it looks shorter.

Crocodile - A short Par 4 with 3 bunkers guarding the left side and hollows along the right.

A basin shaped green so use it to your advantage.

Mashie - Large sand hills make this a semi-blind Par 3 depending on where the flag is.

Don't miss the green on the left.

Sand Hills - The fairway on this straight Par 4 is actually set at about 30 degrees to the teemaking it quite difficult to find.

Beware of the two-tier green.

Gare - A glorious Par 4 with large sand dunes in view throughout the hole. Suprisingly there's only one greenside bunker on this tricky hole.

Careful off the tee as the ball will bear left on landing.

Chapel Open - A true 90 degree dog-leg to the right makes for a precarious drive on the super Par 5. Beware of the two bunkers lurking down the left of the fairway and short of the green.

The wind will decide how much of the corner to cut off.

Beach - The elevated tee seems to make the fairway on the straight Par 4 seems much narrower than it is. The green is a bit like an upturned saucer and difficult to hold.

Trust the yardage on approach to the green.

Cosy Corner - The prevailing Westerly wind is the main factor that comes into play on this Par 3 along with the four bunkers short of the green.

Any indecision - take a longer club.

Dog Leg - The last real dog-leg has 4 fairway bunkers waiting for any errant tee shots and 4 more around the green ready to gobble up stray approaches.

A big green, so plenty of club on approach.

Snag - The signature hole at Seaton Carew has a fairway that is off-set to both the tee and the green, the latter of which is two-tiered and raised about 8 feet. Par here is always a blessing.

Always think where you would like to play your 3rd shot from.

Bill Hector - Just because there are no bunkers on this closing hole desn't mean it's going to be an easy stroll to the clubhouse. Large mounds in the fairway can kick even the best shot towards trouble.

Aim down the left-hand side of the fairway off the tee.