However, Randhawa’s suggestion is strikingly simple. “Keep it straight and simple,” he says.

“Flirting with an over-aggressive approach can be dangerous and you are better off keeping the ball in play,” he said. It is possibly a matter of clear thoughts. With the fairways not allowing romanticism with the ball, you should just be wanting to keep the ball in play and concentrate on regulation shots on one’s way through the Lodhi dynasty tombs. The incidental birdies and eagles will help you through. Any super aggression, as many international stars have seen to their peril, will result in bogies and more.

“It’s an exciting, but a tough course which provides a true test of golf. There are no water hazards, but the thorny bushes lining the fairways put a huge premium on accuracy,” says Randhawa. “If you ask me what the key to success at the DGC is, I’d say ‘hit straight’ and putt well. And that’s it.”

There are some tricky holes around too. “I think four holes are quite tricky and you need to play them smartly. The fourth, the sixth, the ninth and the 16th can make or break your round. On the ninth, for instance, you need to lay up because of the tricky slope there and then if you don’t hit straight on the sixth, a double-bogey is guaranteed.”