Though the Humber Bridge brought many things to East Yorkshire, it also took Hessle Golf Club out of Hessle in the early 1970s.

The new course opened at Raywell in June, 1975 but has lost none of its old character and has maintained its reputation in the golfing society.

The years have treated the course well and as the trees have grown and matured, so the fairways have become a real test of the driver.

And if you can make the fairways, you’d do well to avoid the local wildlife, with pheasants regularly seen all around the countryside course.

New greens of USGA standard were laid in 1996/7 and have added an extra dimension to the facilities and test on offer.

The course consists of four par fives, five par threes and 10 par fours and there are few easy holes.

If it’s a putting challenge you’re after then you don’t need to wait long with the short par-three second a real test of your green work. At 199 yards it’s not overly long but players are usually happy to make the par due to the testing nature of the green.

That sets you up for the courses most testing hole – the 440-yard, par-four fourth.

A new tee has been built at the sixth and further tee improvements are planned.

Holes nine and 18 are par fives of 500 yards with greens in front of the clubhouse, so spectators can watch players hole out – adding an extra element of tension.

the 12th offers a nostalgic view of the club’s history as it overlooks the Humber Bridge in the distance.

the 16th hole, named the Bowl, is an attractive par three of 203 yards where the green "collects the ball" from the surrounding mounds.

Building up to the par fifth 18th, is the par four 17th, at 397 yards – a fine driving hole requiring a good shot to a plateau green.