Bolton Golf Club Scorecard & Course Guide

How Bolton Golf Club plays

Bolton Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 70 golf course in England. From the white tees it measures 6,174 yards; the red tees are 5,496 yards.

There are three par 3s, fourteen par 4s and one par 5. The longest hole is the 15th, a 481-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 14th at 155 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 9th (SI 1), 12th (SI 2) and 5th (SI 3).

On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 12, 13 and 14 and bunkers guard the green on 15 of the 18 holes.

For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from fourteen of the 15 par 4s and 5s. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 9th, 5th and 3rd; the best scoring chances are the 1st, 13th and 6th.

Bolton 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
White	289	349	395	165	415	328	358	335	412	3,046
Yellow	281	341	392	159	406	319	348	324	402	2,972
Red	265	332	396	141	355	316	302	312	379	2,798
Par	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	35
Stroke index	17	7	5	13	3	15	11	9	1
15 hcp expects	4.5	5.1	5.4	4.2	5.5	4.8	4.8	5.0	5.6	44.9

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White	165	422	420	301	155	481	397	384	403	3,128	6,174
Yellow	156	366	398	299	147	474	385	377	398	3,000	5,972
Red	131	354	354	267	126	411	346	323	386	2,698	5,496
Par	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	35	70
Stroke index	12	6	2	16	18	14	4	10	8
15 hcp expects	4.0	5.4	5.4	4.5	4.1	6.1	5.4	5.1	5.3	45.3	90.2

Bolton Golf Club scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	White	Yellow	Red
1	4	17	289	281	265
2	4	7	349	341	332
3	4	5	395	392	396
4	3	13	165	159	141
5	4	3	415	406	355
6	4	15	328	319	316
7	4	11	358	348	302
8	4	9	335	324	312
9	4	1	412	402	379
Out	35		3,046	2,972	2,798
10	3	12	165	156	131
11	4	6	422	366	354
12	4	2	420	398	354
13	4	16	301	299	267
14	3	18	155	147	126
15	5	14	481	474	411
16	4	4	397	385	346
17	4	10	384	377	323
18	4	8	403	398	386
In	35		3,128	3,000	2,698
Total	70		6,174	5,972	5,496

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
White	6,174 yds	70	–	–
Yellow	5,972 yds	70	–	–
Red	5,496 yds	70	–	–

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.

Hole 1

Par 4 · 289 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 17289 yds white281 yds yellow265 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 232 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 81 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.5shots expected, about 0.5 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 49%Rough or trees 50%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 250–258 yds; Bunker left of the green, 266–275 yds.

Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 1.5% at the front, 0.9% at the back.

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Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 4 · 349 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 7349 yds white341 yds yellow332 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 3 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 141 yds (plays like 153), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 40%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 3%

Green 11 m above the tee; green slopes 2.9%.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 4 · 395 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 5395 yds white392 yds yellow396 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 12 yds right of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 196 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 3 yds in.

5.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 43%Rough or trees 57%

Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 2.8% at the front, 1.1% at the back.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 3 · 165 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 13165 yds white159 yds yellow141 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron, aim 24 yds left of the pin, 10 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 7%Off the green 91%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 145–154 yds; Bunker left, 156–165 yds.

Green 8 m above the tee; green slopes 1.3% at the front, 2.4% at the back.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 4 · 415 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 3415 yds white406 yds yellow355 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 55 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 215 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 54 yds in.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 63%Rough or trees 35%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 146–155 yds.

Green 3 m below the tee; green slopes 2.3% at the front, 1.6% at the back.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 4 · 328 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 15328 yds white319 yds yellow316 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 231 yds, aim 41 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 8 Iron from the rough, about 121 yds (plays like 127), aim 3 yds right of the pin.

4.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 73%Rough or trees 26%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 227–237 yds.

Green 9 m above the tee; green slopes 3.4%.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 4 · 358 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 11358 yds white348 yds yellow302 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

3 Wood 222 yds, aim 61 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Gap W from the rough, about 94 yds (plays like 97), aim at the pin, 5 yds short.

4.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 21%Rough or trees 76%Out of bounds 4%

Green slopes 3.5% at the front, 6.4% at the back.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 335 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 9335 yds white324 yds yellow312 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Approach: 8 Iron from the rough, about 130 yds (plays like 134), aim at the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 46%Rough or trees 52%Out of bounds 2%

Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 1.7% at the front, 6.4% at the back.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 4 · 412 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 1412 yds white402 yds yellow379 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 230 yds, aim 41 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 212 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 59 yds in.

5.6shots expected, about 1.6 over par

Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 22%Rough or trees 74%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 94–106 yds; Bunker right, 157–163 yds; Bunker right, 197–206 yds; Bunker left, 200–208 yds.

Green 11 m above the tee; green slopes 1.6% at the front, 5.4% at the back.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 3 · 165 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 12165 yds white156 yds yellow131 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

7 Iron (plays like 150), aim 12 yds left of the pin.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 13%Off the green 78%Bunker 9%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 140–151 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 144–156 yds; Bunker left of the green, 157–170 yds.

Green 18 m below the tee; green slopes 1.8% at the front, 4.6% at the back.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 4 · 422 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 6422 yds white366 yds yellow354 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 21 yds right of centre.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 211 yds (plays like 202), aim 3 yds right of the pin, 14 yds short.

5.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 61%Rough or trees 39%

Green 7 m below the tee; green slopes 4.5% at the front, 3.8% at the back.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 4 · 420 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 2420 yds white398 yds yellow354 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 248 yds, aim down the middle.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 199 yds (plays like 195), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 14 yds short.

5.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 58%Rough or trees 37%Bunker 5%

In play off the tee: Water left, 99–130 yds; Bunker left, 171–181 yds; Bunker left, 174–182 yds; Bunker left, 237–246 yds.

Green 16 m below the tee; green slopes 0.8%.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 4 · 301 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 16301 yds white299 yds yellow267 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 61 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the rough, about 70 yds, aim at the pin.

4.5shots expected, about 0.5 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 28%Rough or trees 66%Bunker 1%Water 4%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 193–202 yds; Water right, 208–231 yds; Bunker right of the green, 257–262 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 266–277 yds.

Green slopes 2.4% at the front, 1.0% at the back.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 3 · 155 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 18155 yds white147 yds yellow126 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 24 yds left of the pin.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 9%Off the green 83%Bunker 7%Water 1%

In play off the tee: Water left, 97–117 yds; Bunker right of the green, 133–140 yds; Bunker right of the green, 135–143 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 144–156 yds.

Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 2.4% at the front, 13.8% at the back.

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← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 5 · 481 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 14481 yds white474 yds yellow411 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 227 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 282 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 92 yds in.

6.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 51%Rough or trees 48%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 207–220 yds.

Green 6 m above the tee; green slopes 3.6%.

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← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 4 · 397 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 4397 yds white385 yds yellow346 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 27 yds right of centre.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 200 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 66%Rough or trees 32%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 185–198 yds; Bunker right, 210–222 yds.

Green slopes 4.0% at the front, 3.1% at the back.

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← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 384 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 10384 yds white377 yds yellow323 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 239 yds, aim at the corner.

Approach: 5 Iron from the rough, about 164 yds (plays like 159), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 44%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 227–240 yds.

Green 9 m below the tee; green slopes 1.3%.

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← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 403 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 8403 yds white398 yds yellow386 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 230 yds, aim 3 yds right of centre.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 198 yds (plays like 202), aim 3 yds right of the pin.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 53%Rough or trees 47%

Green 9 m above the tee; green slopes 2.3%.

Plan hole 18 with your own bag →

← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Bolton Golf Club?

From the white tees Bolton Golf Club plays 6,174 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,972 and the red 5,496 yards. It is par 70 from every tee.

What is par at Bolton Golf Club?

Par is 70: 35 out and 35 in, with three par 3s, fourteen par 4s and one par 5.

Which is the hardest hole at Bolton Golf Club?

The 9th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 412 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 9th the hardest against par.

Where is Bolton Golf Club?

Lostock Park, Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL6 4AJ.

Courses near Bolton Golf Club

Straight-line distance

Regent Park Golf Course0.6 mi Bolton Old Links Golf Course1.4 mi Deane Golf Club1.6 mi Westhoughton Golf Club2.6 mi Hart Common Golf Club3.6 mi Dunscar Golf Club3.7 mi Hindley Hall Golf Club3.8 mi Wigan Golf Course4.9 mi

Course map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Terrain from Environment Agency LIDAR, © Environment Agency copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence. Pars, stroke indexes, yardages and ratings from the club's scorecard. Plans are simulations for a typical 15 handicap, not a guarantee. Spotted something wrong? Improve this course map.

Bolton Golf Club

How Bolton Golf Club plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Bolton Golf Club scorecard

Hole-by-hole guide

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 10

Hole 11

Hole 12

Hole 13

Hole 14

Hole 15

Hole 16

Hole 17

Hole 18

Questions golfers ask

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