Bulbury Woods Golf Club Scorecard & Course Guide

How Bulbury Woods Golf Club plays

Bulbury Woods Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 71 golf course in England. From the black tees it measures 6,002 yards, with a course rating of 70.0 and a slope of 134; the gold tees are 5,488 yards.

There are four par 3s, eleven par 4s and three par 5s. The longest hole is the 5th, a 533-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 6th at 149 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 11th (SI 1), 2nd (SI 2) and 17th (SI 3).

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

For a typical 15 handicap from the purple tees, our plan hits driver from thirteen of the fourteen par 4s and 5s and expects a score of about 90, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 11th, 2nd and 7th; the best scoring chances are the 4th, 9th and 18th.

Bulbury Woods 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
Black	348	355	371	317	533	149	160	333	479	3,045
Purple	336	345	361	307	508	139	153	323	464	2,936
Gold	301	320	339	283	440	137	154	315	413	2,702
Par	4	4	4	4	5	3	3	4	5	36
Stroke index	8	2	12	16	6	18	14	4	10
15 hcp expects	5.0	5.2	5.0	4.7	6.0	3.9	4.2	5.1	5.7	44.8

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Black	194	394	177	357	338	351	468	371	307	2,957	6,002
Purple	179	391	167	351	331	351	456	368	303	2,897	5,833
Gold	154	387	171	347	311	348	404	364	300	2,786	5,488
Par	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	35	71
Stroke index	15	1	13	9	11	5	7	3	17
15 hcp expects	4.2	5.5	4.2	5.2	5.0	5.0	6.1	5.2	4.7	45.1	89.9

Bulbury Woods Golf Club scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	Black	Purple	Gold
1	4	8	348	336	301
2	4	2	355	345	320
3	4	12	371	361	339
4	4	16	317	307	283
5	5	6	533	508	440
6	3	18	149	139	137
7	3	14	160	153	154
8	4	4	333	323	315
9	5	10	479	464	413
Out	36		3,045	2,936	2,702
10	3	15	194	179	154
11	4	1	394	391	387
12	3	13	177	167	171
13	4	9	357	351	347
14	4	11	338	331	311
15	4	5	351	351	348
16	5	7	468	456	404
17	4	3	371	368	364
18	4	17	307	303	300
In	35		2,957	2,897	2,786
Total	71		6,002	5,833	5,488

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
Black	6,002 yds	71	70.0	134
Purple	5,833 yds	71	69.3	132
Gold	5,488 yds	71	73.3	134

Hole-by-hole guide

Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the purple tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins, with the round matched to the course rating.

Hole 1

Par 4 · 336 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 8348 yds black336 yds purple301 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

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

Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 137 yds (plays like 142), aim 12 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 57%Rough or trees 43%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 227–234 yds.

Green 11 m above the tee; green slopes 4.9% at the front, 6.0% at the back.

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Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 4 · 345 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 2355 yds black345 yds purple320 yds goldHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 227 yds, aim at the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 162 yds (plays like 168), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 43%Rough or trees 55%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 211–223 yds.

Green 12 m above the tee; green slopes 6.1%.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 4 · 361 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 12371 yds black361 yds purple339 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 15 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 154 yds, aim 3 yds right of the pin, 8 yds short.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 55%Rough or trees 43%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 184–194 yds.

Green slopes 3.3% at the front, 2.0% at the back.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 4 · 307 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 16317 yds black307 yds purple283 yds goldScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 12 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: Gap W from the rough, about 90 yds, aim 12 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

4.7shots expected, about 0.7 over par

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

Fairway 42%Rough or trees 55%Bunker 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 217–223 yds.

Green slopes 3.2% at the front, 2.2% at the back.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 5 · 508 yards from the purple tees

Par 5Stroke index 6533 yds black508 yds purple440 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 241 yds, aim 36 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the trees, about 267 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 112 yds in.

6.0shots 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 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 91–108 yds; Bunker right, 184–191 yds; Bunker right, 273–280 yds.

Green 16 m below the tee; green slopes 2.1%.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 3 · 139 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 18149 yds black139 yds purple137 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

9 Iron (plays like 134), aim 15 yds left of the pin.

3.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Green 16%Off the green 75%Bunker 5%Out of bounds 4%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 121–134 yds.

Green 3 m below the tee; green slopes 1.5% at the front, 2.5% at the back.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 3 · 153 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 14160 yds black153 yds purple154 yds goldOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

6 Iron (plays like 164), aim at 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 11%Off the green 85%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 137–148 yds.

Green 3 m above the tee; green slopes 2.9% at the front, 2.1% at the back.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 323 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 4333 yds black323 yds purple315 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

3 Wood 205 yds, aim 3 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 148 yds (plays like 152), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 48%Rough or trees 52%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 196–205 yds.

Green 11 m above the tee; green slopes 3.1%.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 5 · 464 yards from the purple tees

Par 5Stroke index 10479 yds black464 yds purple413 yds goldScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 247 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 247 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 20 yds in.

5.7shots expected, about 0.7 over par

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

Fairway 54%Rough or trees 45%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 133–148 yds; Bunker right, 219–227 yds.

Green 18 m below the tee; green slopes 2.8%.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 3 · 179 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 15194 yds black179 yds purple154 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

6 Iron (plays like 160), aim 15 yds left of the pin, 16 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the green rarely. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 2%Off the green 87%Bunker 7%Out of bounds 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 155–168 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 161–177 yds.

Green slopes 1.7% at the front, 0.9% at the back.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 4 · 391 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 1394 yds black391 yds purple387 yds goldHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 230 yds, aim 18 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 200 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Fairway 50%Rough or trees 47%Out of bounds 3%

Green 6 m above the tee; green slopes 3.0%.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 3 · 167 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 13177 yds black167 yds purple171 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

7 Iron (plays like 158), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 7 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Green 8%Off the green 85%Bunker 6%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 149–165 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 150–159 yds.

Green 3 m below the tee; green slopes 2.6%.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 4 · 351 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 9357 yds black351 yds purple347 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 159 yds (plays like 163), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 42%Rough or trees 56%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 87–101 yds; Bunker right, 155–164 yds; Bunker left, 203–214 yds; Bunker left, 216–225 yds.

Green 6 m above the tee; green slopes 3.0%.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 4 · 331 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 11338 yds black331 yds purple311 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 241 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 133 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 54%Rough or trees 45%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 164–172 yds; Bunker left, 175–186 yds.

Green 7 m below the tee; green slopes 2.0%.

Plan hole 14 with your own bag →

← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 4 · 351 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 5351 yds black351 yds purple348 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 146 yds (plays like 150), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 57%Rough or trees 40%Out of bounds 3%

Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 6.0% at the front, 5.0% at the back.

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← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 5 · 456 yards from the purple tees

Par 5Stroke index 7468 yds black456 yds purple404 yds gold

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

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

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 276 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 64 yds in.

6.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 28%Rough or trees 66%Out of bounds 6%

Green 14 m above the tee; green slopes 6.7%.

Plan hole 16 with your own bag →

← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 368 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 3371 yds black368 yds purple364 yds goldHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 244 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Approach: 6 Iron from the rough, about 157 yds (plays like 152), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 45%Rough or trees 55%

Green 12 m below the tee; green slopes 2.3%.

Plan hole 17 with your own bag →

← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 303 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 17307 yds black303 yds purple300 yds goldScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 240 yds, aim 15 yds left of centre.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 93 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.7shots expected, about 0.7 over par

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

Fairway 57%Rough or trees 42%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 280–298 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee; green slopes 2.0%.

Plan hole 18 with your own bag →

← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Bulbury Woods Golf Club?

From the black tees Bulbury Woods Golf Club plays 6,002 yards. The other tees are the purple 5,833 and the gold 5,488 yards. It is par 71 from every tee.

What is the course rating and slope at Bulbury Woods Golf Club?

Black tees: 70.0 rating, 134 slope. Purple tees: 69.3 rating, 132 slope. Gold tees: 73.3 rating, 134 slope.

What is par at Bulbury Woods Golf Club?

Par is 71: 36 out and 35 in, with four par 3s, eleven par 4s and three par 5s.

Which is the hardest hole at Bulbury Woods Golf Club?

The 11th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 394 yards from the black tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 11th the hardest against par.

What's a good score at Bulbury Woods Golf Club for a 15 handicap?

From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 90 from the purple tees, 19 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 11th, 2nd and 7th.

Where is Bulbury Woods Golf Club?

Bulbury Lane, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6HR.

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Straight-line distance

Wareham Golf Club3.1 mi Sturminster Marshall Golf Club4.0 mi The Dorset Golf & Country Club & Resort4.5 mi Broadstone Golf Club5.3 mi Ashley Wood Golf Club7.4 mi Knighton Heath Golf Course7.4 mi Parkstone Golf Club8.0 mi Isle of Purbeck Golf Course9.0 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.

Bulbury Woods Golf Club

How Bulbury Woods Golf Club plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Bulbury Woods 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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