St Andrews hole-by-hole guide: Hole 16, Corner of the Dyke
A detailed hole-by-hole guide to St Andrews Old Course, home of the 150th Open Championship. Get to know the course and find out where this year's Claret Jug may be won and lost this year
Hole 16, Corner of the Dyke 423 yards Par 4
OOB lurks all the way down the right with the the fence that marks the route of the old railway into St Andrews. Principal's Nose is the cluster of bunkers that makes for a tight fairway so the percentage option is to lay up left to leave a short-iron to a green that has a sharp ridge curving across the front. The green is guarded at the back and to the left.
St Andrews Old Course, Hole 16, Corner of the Dyke [Getty Images]
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