"In the days of King Arthur nobody thought the worse of a
young knight if he suspended all his social and business
engagements in favour of a search for the Holy Grail. In the
Middle Ages a man could devote his whole life to the
Crusades, and the public fawned upon him. Why, then,
blame the man of today for a zealous attention to the modern
equivalent, the Quest of Scratch!" - PG Wodehouse, Sundered Hearts

The final hole is a par five for the ladies and the longest par four for the men (though rated number three on the card). The Eighteenth is yet another satisfying driving hole, the setting for official long driving contests during competition play and usually subject to a Gorilla side-bet in four ball matches.

For the average player to reach this green in regulation requires two exceptional shots. A small bunker and a steep slope protect the green on the left. The safest approach is therefore to aim towards the bank on the right of the green. This guards against a pull to the left or may benefit from a kick to the left off the bank. Most golfers should expect to be playing a pitch in to the green for their third shot, still with a chance to sink their putt for par.