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The Banchory Golf Club scorecard for every tee, with ratings and slope, and how it plays hole by hole, with a plan for every tee shot.
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Banchory Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 69 golf course in Scotland. From the white tees it measures 5,864 yards, with a course rating of 68.3 and a slope of 126; the yellow tees are 5,567 yards.
There are six par 3s, nine par 4s and three par 5s. The longest hole is the 10th, a 527-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 16th at 88 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 13th (SI 1), 4th (SI 2) and 15th (SI 3).
On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 3, 12 and 13 and bunkers guard the green on 13 of the 18 holes.
For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from eleven of the twelve par 4s and 5s and expects a score of about 88, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 13th, 4th and 2nd; the best scoring chances are the 16th, 1st and 3rd.
Yards per hole from every tee. Tap a hole number for its plan.
| Front nine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 315 | 224 | 125 | 444 | 366 | 490 | 188 | 326 | 159 | 2,637 |
| Yellow | 315 | 220 | 125 | 424 | 354 | 447 | 180 | 312 | 150 | 2,527 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 33 |
| Stroke index | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 16 | |
| 15 hcp expects | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 42.0 |
| Back nine | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 527 | 353 | 183 | 420 | 351 | 521 | 88 | 430 | 354 | 3,227 | 5,864 |
| Yellow | 501 | 342 | 171 | 396 | 302 | 491 | 80 | 412 | 345 | 3,040 | 5,567 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 69 |
| Stroke index | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 15 hcp expects | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 45.9 | 87.9 |
| Hole | Par | SI | White | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 315 | 315 |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 224 | 220 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 125 | 125 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 444 | 424 |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | 366 | 354 |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 490 | 447 |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 188 | 180 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 326 | 312 |
| 9 | 3 | 16 | 159 | 150 |
| Out | 33 | 2,637 | 2,527 | |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | 527 | 501 |
| 11 | 4 | 11 | 353 | 342 |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | 183 | 171 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 420 | 396 |
| 14 | 4 | 15 | 351 | 302 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 521 | 491 |
| 16 | 3 | 17 | 88 | 80 |
| 17 | 4 | 5 | 430 | 412 |
| 18 | 4 | 13 | 354 | 345 |
| In | 36 | 3,227 | 3,040 | |
| Total | 69 | 5,864 | 5,567 |
| Tee | Length | Par | Course rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 5,864 yds | 69 | 68.3 | 126 |
| Yellow | 5,567 yds | 69 | 67.1 | 123 |
Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the white tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins, with the round matched to the course rating.
Par 4 · 315 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 21 yds left of centre.
Approach: Gap W from the fairway, about 106 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 153–160 yds; Bunker right, 230–236 yds.
Par 3 · 224 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
3 Wood (plays like 208), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 16 yds short.
Finds the green rarely. Trouble about 2 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 100–109 yds; Bunker left, 123–133 yds; Bunker right of the green, 184–194 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 191–198 yds.
Par 3 · 125 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Pitching W (plays like 121), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.
Finds the green about 3 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Water centre of the green, 99–101 yds; Water left, 100–110 yds; Bunker left of the green, 108–114 yds; Bunker left of the green, 114–120 yds.
Green 9 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 444 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 9 yds right of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 235 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 33 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 142–154 yds; Bunker left, 152–161 yds; Bunker right, 161–169 yds; Bunker left, 233–241 yds.
Par 4 · 366 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.
Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 151 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 89–97 yds; Bunker left, 98–105 yds; Bunker right, 226–233 yds.
Par 5 · 490 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 236 yds, aim 30 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 278 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 94 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 99–107 yds; Bunker right, 226–233 yds; Bunker right, 234–242 yds; Bunker right, 243–251 yds.
Green 3 m above the tee.
Par 3 · 188 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 191), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 130–136 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 153–160 yds; Bunker right of the green, 156–164 yds; Bunker left of the green, 173–191 yds.
Green 3 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 326 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 233 yds, aim 30 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 118 yds (plays like 125), aim 15 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 176–194 yds; Bunker right, 239–252 yds.
Green 8 m above the tee.
Par 3 · 159 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
8 Iron (plays like 147), aim 21 yds left of the pin, 7 yds short.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 132–147 yds; Bunker right of the green, 132–141 yds.
Green 7 m below the tee.
Par 5 · 527 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 316 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 135 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 233–259 yds; Bunker left, 259–267 yds.
Par 4 · 353 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim 58 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 5 Iron from the rough, about 155 yds, aim 24 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 79–88 yds; Bunker left, 116–126 yds; Bunker right, 189–201 yds; Bunker centre, 192–200 yds.
Par 3 · 183 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid, aim at the pin, 7 yds short.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Water left, 38–143 yds; Water centre of the green, 147–191 yds; Bunker left of the green, 167–174 yds.
Green 5 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 420 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
3 Wood 223 yds, aim 15 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 230 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 67 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Water left, 213–247 yds; Water right, 248–265 yds.
Green 11 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 351 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.
Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 143 yds, aim 18 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 124–139 yds; Bunker right, 231–243 yds; Bunker right, 255–274 yds.
Par 5 · 521 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 236 yds, aim 15 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 294 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 96 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 180–197 yds; Bunker right, 180–195 yds.
Green 3 m above the tee.
Par 3 · 88 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Gap W (plays like 98), aim at the pin, 5 yds long.
Finds the green about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 90–99 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 101–108 yds.
Green 5 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 430 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 240 yds, aim 44 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 212 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 10 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 110–121 yds; Bunker left, 113–122 yds.
Green 5 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 354 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 233 yds, aim 44 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 5 Iron from the rough, about 154 yds, aim 15 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 169–185 yds.
Green 4 m above the tee.
From the white tees Banchory Golf Club plays 5,864 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,567 yards. It is par 69 from every tee.
White tees: 68.3 rating, 126 slope. Yellow tees: 67.1 rating, 123 slope.
Par is 69: 33 out and 36 in, with six par 3s, nine par 4s and three par 5s.
The 13th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 420 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 13th the hardest against par.
From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 88 from the white tees, 19 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 13th, 4th and 2nd.
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