Like most par 5s in the modern era, Muirfield’s first par 5 offered plenty of birdies and a few eagles in 2002. No one, however, came close to matching Johnny Miller’s albatross 2 in 1980.

Jack's Comments: "The 10th, I used the 5th at Muirfield. It’s not a long par 5, but it’s a good par 5, one that I think that you have to play good golf. A little dogleg right, I just like the hole set up and love the tee shot and the second shot on that hole. It is a green that we have utilised the concept for that green at Sebonack on the 18th hole."

One of the best as well as the most difficult hole at Lytham. The stroke average here was 4.44 in 2001 when new bunkering on both sides of the fairway made it trickier for players to cut the corner off the tee. The second shot into a blind green is usually against the prevailing wind.

Jack's Comments: "The 15th at Lytham I used for the 11th hole, the 15th I think has always been on of the great par 4’s in the British Open rota. Big strong par 4 that I’ve just always liked, it’s a very difficult golf hole."

One of the toughest par 4s on any Open links, the tee was moved back 27 yards in 2004 and, inevitably, the hole was ranked the most difficult at Troon with a stroke average of 4.41. What with the out of bounds, the railway line and the gorse bushes, there's enough going on here to confound even the best players in the world. Playing as a par 5 in 1962, Arnold Palmer made two birdies and an eagle here.

Jack's Comments: "The 11th at Troon, I managed to play it in 10 and 7, the first two rounds in my first British Open, its just a very difficult hole, its called the Railway hole. It’s a slight dogleg right."

The best shot of the 2002 Open was played by the eventual champion, Ernie Els, from a cavernous bunker on this fantastic short hole. Up against the face of the trap, just getting the ball out of the sand was a huge challenge. David Park took eight to get out earlier in the day.

Jack's Comments: "After the two strong par 4’s, I put a shortish par 3 – the 13th at Muirfield. I always loved the hole, I thought it was a beautiful little hole played into a hillside that just pushed the top of the hill back and created some deep bunkers. Just a beautifully dangerous, and very accessible though, par 3."

Rarely was a hole better named than this one. A new championship tee was built for the last Open, but in relatively calm conditions the players were able to concoct 168 birdies over the four days of action. For mere mortals, finding the gap between the out of bounds on the right and the Beardies bunkers on the left is always challenging.

Jack's Comments: "The 14th at St Andrews, a big long par 5, long Elysian Fields and the beardies and the hell bunker and also the hell bunkers played a significant part in my career, I managed to spend a lot of time there one day."

There are any number of outstanding closing par 4s on the British linksland and this is one of them. Jack Nicklaus conceded a four foot putt to Tony Jacklin here to ensure the 1969 Ryder Cup match ended in a tie; Tom Watson struck a magnificent 2 iron to seal victory in the 1983 Open and 17-year-old Justin Rose chipped in to finish fourth in 1998. It’s a hole where things happen.

Jack's Comments: "The 18th at Birkdale, a pretty well straight forward par 4, it’s longish as I remember it I might have played it as a par 5, I’m not sure. That’s where I played my first Ryder Cup matches and I gave Tony Jacklin his putt so it’s very memorable in my mind."

The most challenging of the short holes at Lytham, this par 3 plays into the prevailing wind and can confound even the most gifted. From the tee, the breeze whistles from the left. Any shot pushed right risks flirting with the out of bounds which runs right and behind the green. The sloping putting surface is raised and guarded by half-a-dozen bunkers fore and aft. When the BBC compiled a list of the Open’s greatest holes in 2005, this was Lytham’s sole entry.

Jack's Comments: "The 12th at Lytham, it’s actually probably my favourite of all the par 3’s in the British rotation, I loved the false front and the way the ball fed in to the bunker on the right side of the green. It’s a difficult green to play to, it’s about 212 yards if I recall. It’s always been one of my favourite holes and i’ve used the concept of it many times on my golf courses, I think it’s a wonderful golf hole."

One of the most famous holes in golf - the tee shot must fly the corner of the hotel grounds on the right - as well as arguably the most challenging. Seve Ballesteros calls it the finest par 4 in the world. Leading the Open in 1885, Davie Ayton took 11 here. Tom Watson’s 2 iron over the road at the back of the green in 1984 ended a magical run in the championship. When Tommy Nakajima was bunkered here in 1978 and ran up 9, he was asked if he’d lost concentration. “No,” he replied. “I lose count.”

Jack's Comments: "Then of course, the 17th has to be the 17th at St Andrews, how could you not put the 17th at St Andrews as the 17th? "

One of the most testing yet scrupulously fair par 4s in golf. The bunkering is perfectly judged and offers no margin for error. Nick Faldo needed to hit an exquisite 5 iron to the green in order to win the Open here in 1987 before repeating the feat for a second Claret Jug in 1992.

Jack's Comments: "Of course, I finished up with 18th at Muirfield. It’s obvious it has a great significance, not only do I like the hole, I love the hole, it’s a little dogleg left, but it is also where I won my first Open Championship. "