No. 18

The closing hole provides a long and dramatic downhill finish, as befits a course designed to host The Ryder Cup. A slight right to left dog-leg calls for a gentle draw off the tee for the right-hander. Anything aimed left, however, will bring into play a pair of deep fairway bunkers. A well-placed drive allows the possibility of reaching the green in two with a tough long approach shot across water required to reach the raised green on the other side of the valley. The green is further defended by a pair of sizable bunkers that can easily snare anything too ambitious and, at the last hole, in front of a huge crowd, any player would be keen to avoid them.

Note: Hole descriptions courtesy of The Celtic Manor Resort. All yardages unofficial and subject to change.