The most intense competition in golf is almost here.

The 43rd Ryder Cup will be held in Whistling Straits (Wisconsin), with 24 players competing for Europe and the USA.

How will the American Links Course play out this weekend?

SunSport has created a hole-by-hole guide for the entire Ryder Cup course.

1st - Outward Bound, 364 yards, par 4

Anything left over the tee is surrounded by bunkers and dunes. The green, on the other hand, has deep bunkers both short and long.

2nd - Cross Country, 593 yards, par 5

The second shot will be blind if you go left. 35 yards from the narrow green is a deep pot bunker. It's bordered by bunkers left, and a swale to the right.

3rd - O'Man, 181 yards, par 3

Perched among dunes, Lake Michigan to the left. The problem isn't solved by finding the green, as it is large and undulating.

4th - Glory, 489 yards, par 4

Bunkers and dunes quickly drop towards the lake but there are also problems right and the green is slightly higher.

5th - Snake, 603 yards, par 5

There is water on either side of the fairway. Then, a decision must be made about how far the players can carry their second to the shallow green.

6th - Gremlin's Ear, 355 yards, par 4

Some may try to drive with a short dogleg right, but a deep pot bunker protects the front of another slim - and undulating-green.

7th - Shipwreck, 221 yards, par 3

Lake Michigan can be seen on the right, and a hillside with sand bunkers lies to the left. It is spectacular, but it is also tough because of its length.

8th - On The Rocks 507 yards, Par 4

Blind drive with Lake Michigan, dunes and bunkers below. The water forms a backdrop for a deep green, with dunes and buners to the left and right.

9th - Down & Dirty, 446 yard, par 4

Seven Mile Creek and a number of narrow sand buners line the right side the humpbacked green. It is best to avoid going left.

10th - Voyageur, 361 yards, par 4

You can be bold and take the driver. They will go over the drop-off to the left side of fairway edge. However, there are deep bunkers to the left.

11th - Sand Box, 479 yards, par 4

Anything that is not in the right place will be swallowed up by bunkers, sand dunes and other drop-offs. You will also find the bunker located 100 yards away, which gives the hole its name.

12th - Pop Up, 143 yards, par 3

This green is perhaps the most difficult on the course. This hole plays downhill, with a large fallaway to the dunes and lake just short of right.

13th - Cliff Hanger, 404 yards, par 4

Trouble lies to the right of fairway. However, the approach is the most dangerous with the lake just off the green.

14th - Widow's Watch, 401 yards, par 4

Turning left can lead to blindness, second only to a green that has deep sand bunkers left, right and beyond.

15th - Grand Strand, 518 yards, par 4

This is a challenging par four. The driver must avoid the sunken sand dunes on the right, and the approach has more dunes.

16th - Endless Bite, 552 yards, par 5

This is the shortest of three monster five-hole par fives. Lake Michigan can be found to the left. There are also bunkers and carry-over dunes for those who want to get to the green in two.

17th - Pinched Nerve, 223 yards, par 3

The green is protected by bunkers and sand dunes that drop 20 feet below the green. Lake Michigan can be seen beyond. This is one of the most dangerous par threes in golf.

18th - Dyeabolical, 515 yards, par 4

Named after designer Pete Dye. It is a tough drive but it crosses Seven Mile Creek with great difficulty. The green also allows for some very nasty pin positions.