That was where he stayed until the sixth hole, where he drained an 8m (27ft) putt for birdie to move back to one-under. Putting his ball into the native area and having to take a drop on the par-four 11th…

Another bogey followed at the 17th after finding the bunker off the tee, but his superb iron play led to a fourth birdie on his opening nine at the par five 18th – just one of two par fives on…

As mid-to-high handicappers, we were challenged at times – especially on tricky par-threes like the 96m fifth hole. However, things started to click on the back nine, where the course seemed to open up a bit and invite more aggressive…