1 446 yds par 4: There are no bunkers on this dog-leg to the left where 21 yards have been added so as to force all but the long hitters to hit driver off the tee. A mid-iron second shot will be played to a slightly elevated green which features a five-foot swale to the right to capture short shots.

2 535 yds par 5: Offers the best chance of a birdie on the outward journey. Floyd's Fork, the stream which runs through the front nine, can be negotiated comfortably off the tee, leaving a second shot of about 250 yards to a green sloping away from the fairway. Accuracy is crucial here.

3 208 yds par 3: A demanding hole where the pin placement can heighten the degree of difficulty. A kidney-shaped green is flanked by a large bunker to the left and a considerably smaller one to the right. So, it is better to be short than wayward.

4 350 yds par 4: A short dog-leg left, players here will be tempted to make the 250-yard carry over the fairway bunker on the left. Shots carrying the trap will have to be accurate or the ball will run through the fairway into deep rough. The two-tiered, sloping green is heavily bunkered.

5 465 yds par 4: This is the area where the course begins to tighten noticeably, with the fairway flanked by thick rough. Off the tee, players will aim for the right centre, leaving them a mid-iron to a slightly elevated green guarded by a huge bunker to the right and a depression to the left.

6 421 yds par 4: This sharp dog-leg to the right demands precision all the way from tee to green. The length of the drive is limited by Floyd's Fork and most players will opt for a three-wood or long iron towards the left-centre of the fairway. Likely to claim a few victims before the weekend is out.

7 597 yds par 5: The longest hole on the course can be shortened by as much as 60 yards by taking the short line down the left to an optional, island fairway. This has been the preferred route for Tiger Woods during practice, when he reached the green with a four-iron second shot. A clear birdie chance for him.

8 166 yds par 3: Two deep bunkers and high rough will punish shots to the right, while a steep slope to the left will force errant shots towards the ubiquitous Floyd's Fork. Even shots hitting the green won't necessarily guarantee pars, because of a swale on the left.

9 418 yds par 4: A testing, uphill hole where the landing area has been significantly narrowed through the addition of a bunker on the left. Most players will aim to carry the right-hand bunker, 250 yards from the tee. Precise approaches are demanded by a green sloping dramatically from back to front.

10 551 yds par 5: The drive on this double dog-leg is especially important. A shot down the left will force the player to bend his second shot around trees to the elevated second dogleg. The two-tier green, tucked in to the right, is guarded to the front by a large bunker.

11 168 yds par 3: Innocent at first glance, this challenges the player largely through a well-guarded, two-tier green. Each tier is 51 feet deep, emphasising the need to find the correct level. Further problems beckon left and right where the green is guarded by two deep bunkers.

12 467 yds par 4: This was the toughest hole when the USPGA was played here four years ago. The green is well protected by one of the deepest bunkers on the course and an abundance of tough, bluegrass rough. Subtle undulations on the green make for extremely testing pitch-and-putt pars.

13 348 yds par 4: Most players will hit a long iron off the tee to the right centre of the fairway where there are four bunkers on the left and a large one on the right. Bluegrass rough abounds and if they are not on the short grass, players will experience difficulty holding approaches on the island green.

14 217 yds par 3: The longest of the par-threes, this has a two-tiered, rolling green which is one of the most penalising if missed. Shots missing long or right will bound down a steep slope leaving an unenviable pitch. Shorts short will find an extended bunker to the front.

15 402 yds par 4: A charming hole where the second shot is one of the most testing on the course. Most players will hit a three-wood or long iron off the tee to avoid the bunker on the right. Then comes a second shot of about 150 yards to a green guarded by a 15-foot expanse of water.

16 444 yds par 4: No bunkers here but the fairway is lined by trees on the left and water on the right. The hour-glass green is elevated and sloping and shots off target will be rejected by bluegrass-covered slopes. All of which places a premium on the approach shot, probably with a six or seven iron.

17 422 yds par 4: A collection area and two staggered bunkers surround the undulating green. But this is a clear birdie chance, given that a solid drive should leave the competitor with an approach of less than 150 yards. Driver is a must here for all but Tiger.

18 542 yds par 5: Mounding surrounding the green provides a natural amphitheatre with room for up to 20,000 spectators. From a downhill tee-shot, the green is reachable in two, but it's a gamble. Shallow and wide, it is shaped almost like a horseshoe, making it a forbidding target for a second shot of about 240 yards.