"Casino Royale" was Fleming's first story and the film features a harder, grittier character than the one portrayed by Pierce Brosnan in 2002's "Die Another Day, " a special effects-laden commercial success but critical flop.
Like the Old Course, the Solent has both character and quirks, but instead of Hell Bunker and the Swilken Burn there are winds that can die in an instant and swirling tides that can go in two directions simultaneously.