Feature holes include the 14th, 15th and 16th – a pair of 3's wrapped around a heroic par 5 – crossing the lazy loops of the River Rye. The beauty of these holes leave you breathless with their daring yet graceful nature.

The opportunity to gamble is paramount as is the sense of tranquility that the holes create.

"I looked at the great courses around the world – Royal Melbourne, Troon, Turnberry – and worked out what is so good about them.

One thing that springs to mind – bunkering. They are hazards and they work with the prevailing wind. Few holes are straight up and down the wind but tend to be across, which brings the bunkering into play.

This is the kind of course where the best players would always come out on top". Colin Montgomery