Videos: Muirfield's 3rd And 4th Holes
/Counting down to Muirfield kicked off with the 1st and 2nd hole analysis by Golf Monthly with Strokesaver flyovers, so we move on to the 3rd and 4th holes.
At 377 yards the third features a tee shot that must be less than 289 yards to avoid the pinching bunkers. The left side opens up the best angle of attack for front and middle holes to a 44-pace deep green.
The fourth features a new and quite difficult tee at 227 yards from a new more leftward angle into the right-to-left shaped green. The old tee, now one of six on the hole, played more into the length of the green and hopefully wil be used if the wind is up since this exposed green complex would be difficult with a short iron approach.
A zoomed-in view from the new back tee shows the alignment of flagsticks at four, twelve green and the thirteenth.
A view of the approach shows why run-up approaches will be difficult if not impossible due to the slope taking balls to penal bunkers short right of the green.