Robin Hood has hosted many Warwickshire, Midland and other Championships. It’s a very fair test, according to Rob Steele, 2003 Amateur Champion, with a tough finish.

‘Holes 1 and 2 are chances. On the third you have to lay-up with a 3 wood short of the ditch and the 4th is really tough. Hole 5 is a short Par 3 then you have two par fives in a row.

‘With a little bit of a fade from the 6th tee, you can see the green and you need to hit it hard on the 7th for a birdie chance.

‘The 8th is the first of a number of very good par threes and on Holes 9 and 10 you will take par. The 11th is a great par three, maybe a 2 or a 3 iron if the wind is against you, normally a 4 iron though.

‘You then have two more par fives in a row and you should make the 12th in two but the 13th has a tree in the middle of the fairway. Miss that and you can just about make it in two shots.

‘You can get it very close to the 14th (a short par four) and 15 is a chance. Its then down to how well you can finish and three pars is good scoring.

‘The 16th can play tough and on 17, the left hand side of the fairway is the place to be with a view to the green. Hit it right and it’s a blind shot over gorse.

‘On the 18th, you can lay up with a 2 iron or take on the bunkers which are 260 yards to carry – but you still have to hit it straight. Overall, the par threes are a key and its not overly difficult to make a score is you re keeping it straight.’

There are 10 teams competing for the Team Championships, won last year by Ladbrook, There is the Nett Trophy and for the Top 25 and ties, qualification for the Warwickshire Open to be held at Edgbaston in September. The Warwickshire Matchplay will be decided from the Top 16 gross scores.