How Bamburgh Castle Golf Club plays
Bamburgh Castle Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 68 golf course in England. From the white tees it measures 5,604 yards; the red tees are 5,106 yards.
There are six par 3s, ten par 4s and two par 5s. The longest hole is the 3rd, a 531-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 14th at 148 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 6th (SI 1), 13th (SI 2) and 3rd (SI 3).
On the planned lines, bunkers guard the green on 14 of the 18 holes.
For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from every par 4 and 5. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 12th, 13th and 3rd; the best scoring chances are the 17th, 16th and 7th.
Toughest for a 15 handicap
Bamburgh Castle Golf Club scorecard Yards per hole from every tee. Tap a hole number for its plan.
Front nine Front nine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 179 210 531 488 342 208 300 163 359 2,780 175 204 424 465 312 202 280 127 356 2,545 164 195 417 444 303 199 274 123 331 2,450 Par 3 3 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 34 Stroke index 11 5 3 13 7 1 17 15 9 15 hcp expects 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.9 5.0 4.2 4.8 4.2 4.9 43.3
Back nine Back nine 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total 193 353 425 407 148 418 285 257 338 2,824 5,604 183 336 420 405 143 412 278 235 314 2,726 5,271 180 326 408 403 136 408 265 235 295 2,656 5,106 Par 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 34 68 Stroke index 12 14 4 2 16 6 8 18 10 15 hcp expects 4.1 5.0 5.4 5.4 4.1 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.9 43.1 86.4
Bamburgh Castle Golf Club scorecard
Hole Par SI 1 3 11 179 175 164 2 3 5 210 204 195 3 5 3 531 424 417 4 5 13 488 465 444 5 4 7 342 312 303 6 3 1 208 202 199 7 4 17 300 280 274 8 3 15 163 127 123 9 4 9 359 356 331 Out 34 2,780 2,545 2,450 10 3 12 193 183 180 11 4 14 353 336 326 12 4 4 425 420 408 13 4 2 407 405 403 14 3 16 148 143 136 15 4 6 418 412 408 16 4 8 285 278 265 17 4 18 257 235 235 18 4 10 338 314 295 In 34 2,824 2,726 2,656 Total 68 5,604 5,271 5,106
Tee Length Par Course rating Slope 5,604 yds 68 – – 5,271 yds 68 – – 5,106 yds 68 – –
Hole-by-hole guide Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the white tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins.
1Par 3 2Par 3 3Par 5 4Par 5 5Par 4 6Par 3 7Par 4 8Par 3 9Par 4 10Par 3 11Par 4 12Par 4 13Par 4 14Par 3 15Par 4 16Par 4 17Par 4 18Par 4
Hole 1 Par 3 · 179 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 11 179 yds white 175 yds yellow 164 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 186), aim 15 yds left of the pin.
4.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 85–88 yds; Bunker right of the green, 155–160 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 166–175 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 181–185 yds.
Green 3 m above the tee; green slopes 2.9% at the front, 2.3% at the back.
Hole 2 Par 3 · 210 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 5 210 yds white 204 yds yellow 195 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
3 Wood (plays like 220), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.
4.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 169–174 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 193–201 yds; Bunker right of the green, 194–197 yds.
Green slopes 2.8% at the front, 10.4% at the back.
Hole 3 Par 5 · 531 yards from the white tees
Par 5 Stroke index 3 531 yds white 424 yds yellow 417 yds red Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 18 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 318 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 106 yds in.
6.3 shots expected, about 1.3 over par
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 1.3% at the front, 2.2% at the back.
Hole 4 Par 5 · 488 yards from the white tees
Par 5 Stroke index 13 488 yds white 465 yds yellow 444 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 3 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 279 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 51 yds in.
5.9 shots expected, about 0.9 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 168–172 yds; Bunker left, 195–199 yds; Bunker left, 200–203 yds.
Green 8 m below the tee; green slopes 13.7%.
Hole 5 Par 4 · 342 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 7 342 yds white 312 yds yellow 303 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 228 yds, aim 27 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 138 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
5.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 221–223 yds.
Green 8 m above the tee.
Hole 6 Par 3 · 208 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 1 208 yds white 202 yds yellow 199 yds red Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver (plays like 230), aim 18 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.
4.2 shots expected, about 1.2 over par
Finds the green rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 183–187 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 184–188 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 197–201 yds.
Green 14 m above the tee; green slopes 7.7% at the front, 2.0% at the back.
Hole 7 Par 4 · 300 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 17 300 yds white 280 yds yellow 274 yds red Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 220 yds, aim 38 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 121 yds (plays like 129), aim 6 yds left of the pin.
4.8 shots expected, about 0.8 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 18 m above the tee; green slopes 1.3% at the front, 3.9% at the back.
Hole 8 Par 3 · 163 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 15 163 yds white 127 yds yellow 123 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
8 Iron (plays like 138), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 16 yds short.
4.2 shots expected, about 1.2 over par
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 144–147 yds.
Green 7 m below the tee; green slopes 4.6% at the front, 1.8% at the back.
Hole 9 Par 4 · 359 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 9 359 yds white 356 yds yellow 331 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 252 yds, aim 61 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 9 Iron from the rough, about 128 yds (plays like 122), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.
4.9 shots expected, about 0.9 over par
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 24 m below the tee; green slopes 4.1% at the front, 6.8% at the back.
Hole 10 Par 3 · 193 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 12 193 yds white 183 yds yellow 180 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 196), aim 12 yds left of the pin.
4.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 181–187 yds.
Green slopes 2.9% at the front, 3.9% at the back.
Hole 11 Par 4 · 353 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 14 353 yds white 336 yds yellow 326 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 231 yds, aim 24 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 147 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin, 14 yds short.
5.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 4 m above the tee; green slopes 1.6% at the front, 3.9% at the back.
Hole 12 Par 4 · 425 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 4 425 yds white 420 yds yellow 408 yds red One of the toughest
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 241 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 203 yds (plays like 189), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 11 yds short.
5.4 shots expected, about 1.4 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 17 m below the tee; green slopes 4.3%.
Hole 13 Par 4 · 407 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 2 407 yds white 405 yds yellow 403 yds red Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 232 yds, aim down the middle.
Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 206 yds (plays like 217), aim 21 yds left of the pin, 11 yds short.
5.4 shots expected, about 1.4 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 11 m above the tee; green nearly flat.
Hole 14 Par 3 · 148 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 16 148 yds white 143 yds yellow 136 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
7 Iron (plays like 153), aim 18 yds left of the pin.
4.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green slopes 4.0% at the front, 2.1% at the back.
Hole 15 Par 4 · 418 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 6 418 yds white 412 yds yellow 408 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 252 yds, aim at the corner.
Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 174 yds (plays like 164), aim 12 yds left of the pin.
5.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the fairway about 8 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 28 m below the tee; green slopes 8.4%.
Hole 16 Par 4 · 285 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 8 285 yds white 278 yds yellow 265 yds red Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 225 yds, aim 33 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: Sand W from the rough, about 83 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin.
4.6 shots expected, about 0.6 over par
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 6 m above the tee; green slopes 0.7% at the front, 5.2% at the back.
Hole 17 Par 4 · 257 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 18 257 yds white 235 yds yellow 235 yds red Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 259 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: Sand W from the rough, about 36 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
4.5 shots expected, about 0.5 over par
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 233–237 yds; Bunker right of the green, 237–244 yds; Bunker right of the green, 265–268 yds; Bunker centre, 295–301 yds.
Green 23 m below the tee; green slopes 3.8% at the front, 1.2% at the back.
Hole 18 Par 4 · 338 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 10 338 yds white 314 yds yellow 295 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 241 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.
Approach: Pitching W from the fairway, about 125 yds (plays like 121), aim 6 yds left of the pin.
4.9 shots expected, about 0.9 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 229–232 yds.
Green 8 m below the tee; green slopes 1.8% at the front, 2.5% at the back.
Questions golfers ask
How long is Bamburgh Castle Golf Club? From the white tees Bamburgh Castle Golf Club plays 5,604 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,271 and the red 5,106 yards. It is par 68 from every tee.
What is par at Bamburgh Castle Golf Club? Par is 68: 34 out and 34 in, with six par 3s, ten par 4s and two par 5s.
Which is the hardest hole at Bamburgh Castle Golf Club? The 6th is stroke index 1, a par 3 of 208 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 12th the hardest against par.
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