Like Scraggs, I've been trying to play a few rounds recently and leaving my woods in the car so I'm not tempted. As A high handicapper (25), I'm trying to discipline myself that my most important mantra - particularly on the course I play which is short but with narrow fairways, and heavy penalties for drifting from the middle - is that I MUST keep the ball in play.

Today I shot my second best round ever, with no woods. I know there's one hole that is hard for me - a 350 yard par 4 that needs two stone cold 3 irons for me, but equally for me, if I discipline myself to think about it as a par 5 for me, I don't need to take a wood off the tee particularly as it doglegs left, with OB left and a fair bit of trouble right too.

I'm not experienced enough to advise myself, never mind anyone else, but I do know that the club off the tee not just course dependent, but also player dependent and form dependent. My take is that at the end of the day, in a month's time, when I look back at the card, the only thing I'll notice is the score. I don't care how I get there...