“The tenth is an awkward hole. You can go for the green, but it’s a bit mental. I’ll play it as a three-shotter. It can get away from you. There are a few holes that look narrower than they are and then they open up when you get there. You just have to keep it in play.”

DLF Country Club, home of the Hero Indian Open, is widely regarded as the toughest test on the DP World Tour. “It’s not quite as extreme as India,” said Hill. “It’s the most extreme in that you hit the fairway or you’re in the munch. It’s not far off India, mind. But, in India, you don’t get the 30mph winds out there. Ask me again on Sunday!”

Daniel Young, the newly-crowned Farmfoods Scottish Challenge champion, has played the course more than most people in the field, the exception probably being Aberdonian David Law. “I have no idea,” he replied to being asked what he thought the scoring might be like. “But I think after last week they might go cautious to begin with and maybe ramp it up a bit over the weekend.

KLM Open winner Connor Syme pictured at Trump International Golf Links | Ross Parker/Getty Images

“On a lot of those elevated tee shots in these cross winds, it is so difficult to keep the ball down and just get it in play. Otherwise you are going to be scrambling in the dunes and you could easily lose a ball let alone have your work cut out just to get it back in play.”

Jordan Smith, who sits 15th on the European Ryder Cup points list, heads the field, with Spaniard Adrian Otaegui defending the title, though the event was called the Scottish Championship when he triumphed at Fairmont St Andrews in 2020.