Facing a tee-shot that doesn’t fit your natural shape is inevitable. If you’re a right-hander who plays a fade, you don’t want to arrive at a dogleg left without the necessary shot to find the shortgrass. Hitting a draw is easier than you think so long as you set-up correctly: Set your stance right of your intended target-line and your clubface ever so slightly left of that. Feel as though you’re swinging on an in-to-out path and that the goal is to rotate the toe of the clubhead to the left.

As likely as tricky tee-shots are rounds in blustery conditions. Combat the wind and keep it in play by hitting a stinger with an iron off the tee.

No matter how uncomfortable you are hitting the shot, relax your arms and grip so as not to compromise your club path or rob yourself of clubhead speed.

Set the ball slightly back of center in your stance, feeling as though your hands are ahead of the clubhead by the time you reach the impact position which ensures a low trajectory.

As you near the green, a scenario you can bank on is being short-sided at some point during the round. No worries! Flip the script by breaking out the flop shot. Pull your most lofted wedge, lay the face open and set the ball just inside your lead-heel. Hinging your wrists on the backswing, strive to create a 90-degree angle between your lead-arm and clubhead before using some controlled aggression to accelerate through the ball. Balance is vital to the flop so practice staying centered through the shot by lifting your lead-heel off the ground slightly to ensure crisp contact.

Not necessarily inevitable but a nuisance nevertheless, is the fried egg lie in the bunker. No need to panic if you know what you’re doing! Setting the ball in the middle of your stance with a square face incorporates the leading edge and helps you dig the ball out the sand.