How Kingsthorpe Golf Course plays
Kingsthorpe Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 69 golf course in England. From the white tees it measures 5,854 yards; the red tees are 5,316 yards.
There are four par 3s, thirteen par 4s and one par 5. The longest hole is the 15th, a 540-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 9th at 114 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 5th (SI 1), 12th (SI 2) and 18th (SI 3).
On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 5 and 15 and bunkers guard the green on 17 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 5th, 14th and 18th; the best scoring chances are the 3rd, 10th and 11th.
Toughest for a 15 handicap
Kingsthorpe 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 327 365 298 175 441 397 145 358 114 2,620 313 359 288 164 434 383 141 349 111 2,542 307 269 280 160 425 364 141 294 108 2,348 Par 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 33 Stroke index 10 6 14 12 1 4 16 8 18 15 hcp expects 4.7 5.1 4.5 4.0 5.4 5.3 4.1 5.1 3.8 42.0
Back nine Back nine 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total 277 294 406 213 395 540 338 370 401 3,234 5,854 273 261 379 201 382 534 326 361 393 3,110 5,652 268 253 360 159 369 527 312 345 375 2,968 5,316 Par 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 36 69 Stroke index 15 17 2 9 5 7 11 13 3 15 hcp expects 4.6 4.6 5.3 4.1 5.4 6.3 5.1 5.0 5.4 45.8 87.8
Kingsthorpe Golf Course scorecard
Hole Par SI 1 4 10 327 313 307 2 4 6 365 359 269 3 4 14 298 288 280 4 3 12 175 164 160 5 4 1 441 434 425 6 4 4 397 383 364 7 3 16 145 141 141 8 4 8 358 349 294 9 3 18 114 111 108 Out 33 2,620 2,542 2,348 10 4 15 277 273 268 11 4 17 294 261 253 12 4 2 406 379 360 13 3 9 213 201 159 14 4 5 395 382 369 15 5 7 540 534 527 16 4 11 338 326 312 17 4 13 370 361 345 18 4 3 401 393 375 In 36 3,234 3,110 2,968 Total 69 5,854 5,652 5,316
Tee Length Par Course rating Slope 5,854 yds 69 – – 5,652 yds 69 – – 5,316 yds 69 – –
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 4 2Par 4 3Par 4 4Par 3 5Par 4 6Par 4 7Par 3 8Par 4 9Par 3 10Par 4 11Par 4 12Par 4 13Par 3 14Par 4 15Par 5 16Par 4 17Par 4 18Par 4
Hole 1 Par 4 · 327 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 10 327 yds white 313 yds yellow 307 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 117 yds (plays like 128), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
4.7 shots expected, about 0.7 over par
Finds the fairway about 8 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 158–165 yds; Bunker left, 174–183 yds; Bunker left, 177–188 yds; Bunker left, 196–204 yds.
Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 4.2%.
Hole 2 Par 4 · 365 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 6 365 yds white 359 yds yellow 269 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 223 yds, aim 12 yds right of centre.
Approach: 5 Iron from the fairway, about 172 yds (plays like 178), aim at the pin.
5.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 136–144 yds.
Green 17 m above the tee; green slopes 4.1%.
Hole 3 Par 4 · 298 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 14 298 yds white 288 yds yellow 280 yds red Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 241 yds, aim 12 yds left of centre.
Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 79 yds (plays like 76), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
4.5 shots expected, about 0.5 over par
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 7 m below the tee; green slopes 6.6% at the front, 7.4% at the back.
Hole 4 Par 3 · 175 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 12 175 yds white 164 yds yellow 160 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 189), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 8 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 right of the green, 137–144 yds; Bunker right of the green, 152–158 yds; Bunker left of the green, 157–162 yds; Bunker right of the green, 163–169 yds.
Green 6 m above the tee; green slopes 3.7%.
Hole 5 Par 4 · 441 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 1 441 yds white 434 yds yellow 425 yds red Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 240 yds, aim 55 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 207 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 15 yds in.
5.4 shots expected, about 1.4 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Water right, 263–272 yds.
Green 4 m above the tee; green slopes 4.6% at the front, 3.1% at the back.
Hole 6 Par 4 · 397 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 4 397 yds white 383 yds yellow 364 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 38 yds left of centre.
Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 192 yds, aim 3 yds right of the pin.
5.3 shots expected, about 1.3 over par
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green slopes 3.2%.
Hole 7 Par 3 · 145 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 16 145 yds white 141 yds yellow 141 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
8 Iron (plays like 141), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 4 yds short.
4.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 107–115 yds; Bunker right of the green, 133–143 yds; Bunker left of the green, 136–144 yds.
Green slopes 3.4% at the front, 1.5% at the back.
Hole 8 Par 4 · 358 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 8 358 yds white 349 yds yellow 294 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 243 yds, aim 15 yds left of centre.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 149 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin.
5.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 10 m below the tee; green slopes 3.8% at the front, 5.1% at the back.
Hole 9 Par 3 · 114 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 18 114 yds white 111 yds yellow 108 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Pitching W (plays like 117), aim at the pin, 5 yds long.
3.8 shots expected, about 0.8 over par
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 87–94 yds; Bunker left of the green, 90–99 yds; Bunker left of the green, 106–118 yds; Bunker right of the green, 110–119 yds.
Green slopes 4.7% at the front, 6.3% at the back.
Hole 10 Par 4 · 277 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 15 277 yds white 273 yds yellow 268 yds red Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 224 yds, aim 15 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 82 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
4.6 shots expected, about 0.6 over par
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 129–135 yds; Bunker right, 247–254 yds; Bunker left of the green, 257–269 yds.
Green 12 m above the tee; green slopes 3.5% at the front, 2.8% at the back.
Hole 11 Par 4 · 294 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 17 294 yds white 261 yds yellow 253 yds red Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 233 yds, aim 9 yds right of centre.
Approach: Gap W from the rough, about 90 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
4.6 shots expected, about 0.6 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 188–197 yds.
Green 3 m above the tee.
Hole 12 Par 4 · 406 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 2 406 yds white 379 yds yellow 360 yds red Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 236 yds, aim 6 yds left of centre.
Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 192 yds, aim at the pin.
5.3 shots expected, about 1.3 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 130–139 yds; Bunker right, 195–201 yds; Bunker right, 230–237 yds.
Green slopes 6.3%.
Hole 13 Par 3 · 213 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 9 213 yds white 201 yds yellow 159 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
3 Wood (plays like 220), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.
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, 200–206 yds; Bunker right of the green, 234–240 yds.
Green slopes 4.0% at the front, 3.3% at the back.
Hole 14 Par 4 · 395 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 5 395 yds white 382 yds yellow 369 yds red One of the toughest
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 232 yds, aim 9 yds right of centre.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 198 yds (plays like 201), aim 3 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.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 155–164 yds; Bunker right, 221–228 yds; Bunker right, 221–229 yds.
Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 3.4%.
Hole 15 Par 5 · 540 yards from the white tees
Par 5 Stroke index 7 540 yds white 534 yds yellow 527 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 251 yds, aim 18 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 311 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 86 yds in.
6.3 shots expected, about 1.3 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 88–96 yds; Water right, 243–256 yds.
Green 22 m below the tee; green slopes 3.9% at the front, 2.0% at the back.
Hole 16 Par 4 · 338 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 11 338 yds white 326 yds yellow 312 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 222 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.
Approach: 5 Iron from the rough, about 150 yds (plays like 155), aim 21 yds left of the pin.
5.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 15 m above the tee; green slopes 3.1% at the front, 2.2% at the back.
Hole 17 Par 4 · 370 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 13 370 yds white 361 yds yellow 345 yds red
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 244 yds, aim 6 yds right of the line to the corner.
Approach: 8 Iron from the rough, about 139 yds (plays like 129), aim 9 yds left of the pin.
5.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 192–196 yds; Bunker right, 203–211 yds.
Green 17 m below the tee; green slopes 4.6% at the front, 7.4% at the back.
Hole 18 Par 4 · 401 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 3 401 yds white 393 yds yellow 375 yds red Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 236 yds, aim 18 yds right of centre.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 199 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.
5.4 shots expected, about 1.4 over par
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 219–231 yds.
Green slopes 6.5% at the front, 2.8% at the back.
Questions golfers ask
How long is Kingsthorpe Golf Course? From the white tees Kingsthorpe Golf Course plays 5,854 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,652 and the red 5,316 yards. It is par 69 from every tee.
What is par at Kingsthorpe Golf Course? Par is 69: 33 out and 36 in, with four par 3s, thirteen par 4s and one par 5.
Which is the hardest hole at Kingsthorpe Golf Course? The 5th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 441 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 5th the hardest against par.
Where is Kingsthorpe Golf Course? Kingsley Road, Northampton, NN2 7BU.
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