Brett Vale Golf Course Scorecard & Course Guide

How Brett Vale Golf Course plays

Brett Vale Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 70 golf course in England. From the white tees it measures 5,844 yards; the red tees are 5,112 yards.

There are five par 3s, ten par 4s and three par 5s. The longest hole is the 7th, a 540-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 10th at 112 yards.

On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 4, 5, 11 and 12 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 twelve of the thirteen par 4s and 5s. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 17th, 13th and 5th; the best scoring chances are the 6th, 11th and 3rd.

Toughest for a 15 handicap

17 13 5

Best scoring chances

6 11 3

Brett Vale Golf Course 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	489	198	310	180	424	271	540	347	320	3,079
Yellow	481	182	295	166	406	255	528	331	310	2,954
Red	466	167	286	118	373	252	506	301	259	2,728
Par	5	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	36
Stroke index	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15 hcp expects	6.0	4.1	4.7	4.2	5.5	4.5	6.4	5.1	5.0	45.5

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White	112	322	172	456	320	372	171	517	323	2,765	5,844
Yellow	106	303	164	440	272	352	158	510	301	2,606	5,560
Red	96	296	132	350	250	343	133	489	295	2,384	5,112
Par	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	34	70
Stroke index	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15 hcp expects	3.8	4.6	4.2	5.9	5.0	5.3	4.2	7.5	4.7	45.2	90.7

Brett Vale Golf Course scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	White	Yellow	Red
1	5	–	489	481	466
2	3	–	198	182	167
3	4	–	310	295	286
4	3	–	180	166	118
5	4	–	424	406	373
6	4	–	271	255	252
7	5	–	540	528	506
8	4	–	347	331	301
9	4	–	320	310	259
Out	36		3,079	2,954	2,728
10	3	–	112	106	96
11	4	–	322	303	296
12	3	–	172	164	132
13	4	–	456	440	350
14	4	–	320	272	250
15	4	–	372	352	343
16	3	–	171	158	133
17	5	–	517	510	489
18	4	–	323	301	295
In	34		2,765	2,606	2,384
Total	70		5,844	5,560	5,112

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
White	5,844 yds	70	–	–
Yellow	5,560 yds	70	–	–
Red	5,112 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 5 · 489 yards from the white tees

Par 5489 yds white481 yds yellow466 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 41 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 271 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 82 yds in.

6.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 26%Rough or trees 68%Bunker 6%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 158–168 yds; Bunker right, 176–200 yds; Bunker centre, 211–227 yds; Bunker centre, 238–254 yds.

Green slopes 1.0%.

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Hole 2

Par 3 · 198 yards from the white tees

Par 3198 yds white182 yds yellow167 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid (plays like 194), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 2 in 10.

Green 10%Off the green 74%Bunker 16%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 160–176 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 165–187 yds; Bunker right of the green, 175–193 yds.

Green 6 m below the tee; green slopes 1.2%.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 4 · 310 yards from the white tees

Par 4310 yds white295 yds yellow286 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 243 yds, aim 6 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 85 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.7shots expected, about 0.7 over par

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

Fairway 31%Rough or trees 61%Bunker 6%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 182–195 yds; Bunker left, 212–222 yds; Bunker centre, 223–232 yds.

Green 9 m below the tee; green slopes 3.1% at the front, 2.4% at the back.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 3 · 180 yards from the white tees

Par 3180 yds white166 yds yellow118 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 9 yds right of the pin, 4 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Green 10%Off the green 77%Bunker 7%Water 6%

In play off the tee: Water left, 114–172 yds; Bunker right, 134–158 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 162–179 yds; Bunker right of the green, 162–175 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee; green slopes 4.6% at the front, 1.5% at the back.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 4 · 424 yards from the white tees

Par 4424 yds white406 yds yellow373 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 244 yds, aim 9 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: 5 Iron from the fairway, about 170 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 2 in 10.

Fairway 43%Rough or trees 37%Water 20%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Water right, 104–164 yds; Water centre, 129–158 yds; Water right, 170–227 yds.

Green 9 m below the tee; green slopes 1.6%.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 4 · 271 yards from the white tees

Par 4271 yds white255 yds yellow252 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 225 yds, aim 41 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 67 yds (plays like 76), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.5shots expected, about 0.5 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 47%Rough or trees 46%Bunker 3%Out of bounds 4%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 196–206 yds; Bunker right, 207–222 yds; Bunker left of the green, 215–228 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 234–247 yds.

Green 11 m above the tee; green slopes 1.6% at the front, 2.8% at the back.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 5 · 540 yards from the white tees

Par 5540 yds white528 yds yellow506 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 243 yds, aim 3 yds right of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 308 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 76 yds in.

6.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 46%Rough or trees 45%Out of bounds 9%

Green 19 m below the tee; green slopes 1.4%.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 347 yards from the white tees

Par 4347 yds white331 yds yellow301 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 228 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 149 yds (plays like 157), aim 21 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 30%Rough or trees 63%Bunker 6%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 207–222 yds; Bunker right, 227–250 yds.

Green 13 m above the tee; green slopes 2.5% at the front, 6.8% at the back.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 4 · 320 yards from the white tees

Par 4320 yds white310 yds yellow259 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 232 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.

Approach: 9 Iron from the rough, about 118 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 44%Rough or trees 42%Bunker 3%Out of bounds 10%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 150–166 yds; Bunker right, 183–209 yds.

Green 4 m above the tee; green slopes 2.6% at the front, 1.1% at the back.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 3 · 112 yards from the white tees

Par 3112 yds white106 yds yellow96 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Gap W (plays like 106), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

3.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 15%Off the green 73%Bunker 12%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 80–86 yds; Bunker right of the green, 89–94 yds; Bunker left of the green, 96–106 yds; Bunker right of the green, 98–104 yds.

Green 4 m below the tee; green slopes 1.7%.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 4 · 322 yards from the white tees

Par 4322 yds white303 yds yellow296 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 251 yds, aim 27 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 85 yds, aim at the pin.

4.6shots expected, about 0.6 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 47%Rough or trees 49%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 110–125 yds; Bunker right, 125–136 yds; Water left, 172–187 yds; Bunker right of the green, 272–300 yds.

Green 17 m below the tee; green slopes 0.6% at the front, 1.3% at the back.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 3 · 172 yards from the white tees

Par 3172 yds white164 yds yellow132 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid (plays like 181), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Green 13%Off the green 76%Bunker 8%Water 1%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 145–170 yds; Bunker right of the green, 169–180 yds; Bunker right of the green, 187–197 yds; Water right, 217–268 yds.

Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 3.8%.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 4 · 456 yards from the white tees

Par 4456 yds white440 yds yellow350 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 225 yds, aim 18 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 264 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 60 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 1.9 over par

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

Fairway 48%Rough or trees 51%Out of bounds 1%

Green 16 m above the tee; green slopes 1.6%.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 4 · 320 yards from the white tees

Par 4320 yds white272 yds yellow250 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 122 yds (plays like 126), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 40%Rough or trees 57%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 221–236 yds; Bunker right, 238–258 yds.

Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 1.2%.

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← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 4 · 372 yards from the white tees

Par 4372 yds white352 yds yellow343 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 241 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 157 yds, aim 12 yds left of the pin.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 41%Rough or trees 54%Bunker 3%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 111–128 yds; Bunker right, 131–146 yds; Bunker left, 212–230 yds; Bunker left, 233–251 yds.

Green slopes 2.0%.

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← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 3 · 171 yards from the white tees

Par 3171 yds white158 yds yellow133 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 168), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 2 in 10.

Green 9%Off the green 76%Bunker 13%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 135–144 yds; Bunker right of the green, 147–157 yds; Bunker left of the green, 155–170 yds; Bunker right of the green, 167–181 yds.

Green 4 m below the tee; green slopes 1.1%.

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← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 5 · 517 yards from the white tees

Par 5517 yds white510 yds yellow489 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

7 Iron 151 yds, aim 43 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the trees, about 428 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 299 yds in.

7.5shots expected, about 2.5 over par

Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.

Rough or trees 100%

Green slopes 2.2%.

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← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 323 yards from the white tees

Par 4323 yds white301 yds yellow295 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim at the corner.

Approach: Pitching W from the rough, about 106 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.7shots expected, about 0.7 over par

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

Fairway 51%Rough or trees 47%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 184–203 yds; Bunker left, 203–218 yds; Bunker left, 229–244 yds.

Green slopes 0.9%.

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← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Brett Vale Golf Course?

From the white tees Brett Vale Golf Course plays 5,844 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,560 and the red 5,112 yards. It is par 70 from every tee.

What is par at Brett Vale Golf Course?

Par is 70: 36 out and 34 in, with five par 3s, ten par 4s and three par 5s.

Where is Brett Vale Golf Course?

Noakes Road, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LR.

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Straight-line distance

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