Royal Troon Golf Club Hole by Hole: Hole 12

The dogleg-right 12th hole features a tricky two-tiered green with trouble on both sides

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A guide to the twelfth hole on the Old Course at Royal Troon ahead of the 145th Open Championship

Royal Troon Golf Club Hole by Hole: Hole 12

Hole 12 - Par 4 - 430 yards

The 12th is named 'The Fox' because of the fox-inhabited woods that once stood by this hole.

The dogleg-right has no fairway bunkers but you do need to avoid the gorse down the right.

At 430-yards into wind it plays long into a difficult green to find.

Royal Troon Golf Club

The 12th hole. Credit: 'Strokesaver' - Golf's number one course guide

A bunker guards the putting surface to the right and there is a steep run-off area to the left of this tricky two-tiered green.

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Elliott Heath
Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

Elliott is currently playing:

Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV

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