Henrik Stenson has advised golf fans who like to see the professionals suffer to find a space at the notorious Postage Stamp, get comfortable and enjoy.
The Swede hasn’t nudged double figures at the 123-yard par three eighth in his practice rounds like Ryder Cup team-mate Rory McIlroy.
But he hasn’t been lulled into a false sense of security.
“Today was quite easy,” Stenson admitted.
“It was just a little three-quarter wedge. It was a bit tougher when I was here on Tuesday morning last week.
“But anyone who wants to see potential train wrecks, if it’s blowing hard into us off the left, that left-hand grandstand would be the place to sit and see a player struggle with that right-hand bunker.
“I believe it’s one of the great little par threes.
“On the scorecard it doesn’t look much but when the wind is blowing and you’ve got to be precise with a seven, eight or nine iron, something like that, into the wind there, it’s quite tricky.”
The world number six certainly won’t be chasing a birdie two.
“I’m going to take a pretty conservative approach to that hole,” he explained. “Especially on the back pin.
“I think you’re most likely to see three pins on the front of the green, which is where you want to land it.
“You just better make a good two-putt on that back pin because you certainly don’t want to flirt with the right-hand side.”
Playing at Royal Troon is a new experience for Stenson.
He said: “It’s the only one (Open venue) that I haven’t played in my professional career. It makes the circuit complete. And I think it will suit me pretty well.
“I guess that when they add Portrush I’ll have one more box to tick again.”