Royal Troon Golf Club Hole by Hole: Hole 3

Hole 3 is named 'Gyaws' which is the name of the burn that runs across the fairway

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

Royal Troon Golf Club Hole by Hole: Hole 3

Hole 3 - Par 4 - 377 yards

The third is named 'Gyaws' which comes from the old Scottish word for drain, which is the name of the burn that runs across the fairway.

Royal Troon Golf Club

The 3rd hole. Credit: 'Strokesaver' - Golf's number one course guide

From the back tees, the burn is 280-yards to reach so most will hit a long iron which has to avoid the two menacing pot bunkers down the left.

A good 2-iron should leave the players around 120-100 yards in depending on length to a large green guarded by three bunkers.

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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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