St Andrews hole-by-hole guide: Hole 3, Cartgate (Out)
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 3, Cartgate (Out) 397 yards Par 4
The line is down the right again on the 3rd, but trouble lurks with pot bunkers and devilish gorse bushes should players hug the right a little too much. Crescent-shaped Cartgate bunker awaits on the left of the green. The putting surface falls away from a high left side.
St Andrews Old Course, Hole 3, Cartgate (Out) [Getty Images]
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