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The Knowle 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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Knowle Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 70 golf course in England. From the white tees it measures 6,047 yards, with a course rating of 70.3 and a slope of 132; the red tees are 5,514 yards.
There are five par 3s, ten par 4s and three par 5s. The longest hole is the 18th, a 571-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 10th at 128 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 14th (SI 1), 4th (SI 2) and 16th (SI 3).
On the planned lines, bunkers guard every green.
For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from every par 4 and 5 and expects a score of about 91, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 14th, 16th and 18th; the best scoring chances are the 2nd, 5th and 7th.
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 | 329 | 473 | 355 | 385 | 315 | 189 | 320 | 147 | 374 | 2,887 |
| Yellow | 317 | 447 | 345 | 374 | 304 | 176 | 313 | 140 | 367 | 2,783 |
| Red | 312 | 434 | 339 | 358 | 266 | 167 | 313 | 108 | 328 | 2,625 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Stroke index | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 6 | |
| 15 hcp expects | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 44.1 |
| Back nine | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 128 | 397 | 152 | 500 | 421 | 178 | 408 | 405 | 571 | 3,160 | 6,047 |
| Yellow | 128 | 392 | 144 | 490 | 414 | 168 | 398 | 393 | 553 | 3,080 | 5,863 |
| Red | 120 | 384 | 133 | 432 | 407 | 156 | 388 | 378 | 491 | 2,889 | 5,514 |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Stroke index | 17 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 15 hcp expects | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 46.8 | 90.9 |
| Hole | Par | SI | White | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 329 | 317 | 312 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 473 | 447 | 434 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | 355 | 345 | 339 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 385 | 374 | 358 |
| 5 | 4 | 16 | 315 | 304 | 266 |
| 6 | 3 | 14 | 189 | 176 | 167 |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | 320 | 313 | 313 |
| 8 | 3 | 18 | 147 | 140 | 108 |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 374 | 367 | 328 |
| Out | 35 | 2,887 | 2,783 | 2,625 | |
| 10 | 3 | 17 | 128 | 128 | 120 |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 397 | 392 | 384 |
| 12 | 3 | 15 | 152 | 144 | 133 |
| 13 | 5 | 11 | 500 | 490 | 432 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 414 | 407 |
| 15 | 3 | 13 | 178 | 168 | 156 |
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 408 | 398 | 388 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 405 | 393 | 378 |
| 18 | 5 | 9 | 571 | 553 | 491 |
| In | 35 | 3,160 | 3,080 | 2,889 | |
| Total | 70 | 6,047 | 5,863 | 5,514 |
| Tee | Length | Par | Course rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 6,047 yds | 70 | 70.3 | 132 |
| Yellow | 5,863 yds | 70 | 69.3 | 127 |
| Red | 5,514 yds | 70 | 73.0 | 131 |
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 · 329 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 227 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.
Approach: 6 Iron from the rough, about 138 yds (plays like 152), aim 24 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 88–104 yds; Bunker left, 96–105 yds.
Green 16 m above the tee; green slopes 2.6% at the front, 1.0% at the back.
Par 5 · 473 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 239 yds, aim 61 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 254 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 36 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 100–111 yds; Bunker left, 261–271 yds.
Green 3 m below the tee; green slopes 6.0% at the front, 3.9% at the back.
Par 4 · 355 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 252 yds, aim at the corner.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 134 yds (plays like 142), aim 24 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 9 m below the tee; green slopes 5.5% at the front, 4.8% at the back.
Par 4 · 385 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 244 yds, aim 27 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 169 yds (plays like 188), aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 86–94 yds; Bunker left, 97–105 yds; Bunker right, 237–248 yds; Bunker right, 258–269 yds.
Green 9 m above the tee; green slopes 4.0% at the front, 1.2% at the back.
Par 4 · 315 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 231 yds, aim 18 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: Pitching W from the fairway, about 114 yds (plays like 117), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 237–248 yds.
Green 6 m above the tee; green slopes 1.0%.
Par 3 · 189 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
5 Iron (plays like 176), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 159–166 yds; Bunker right of the green, 160–167 yds; Bunker left of the green, 176–186 yds; Bunker right of the green, 179–194 yds.
Green 19 m below the tee; green slopes 0.9%.
Par 4 · 320 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 240 yds, aim 30 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: Gap W from the fairway, about 100 yds, aim at the pin, 5 yds short.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 211–225 yds; Bunker right, 231–240 yds; Bunker right, 252–261 yds.
Green 5 m below the tee; green slopes 1.2%.
Par 3 · 147 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
6 Iron (plays like 161), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 67–77 yds; Bunker right, 90–99 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 109–116 yds; Bunker right of the green, 119–132 yds.
Green 6 m above the tee; green slopes 5.1% at the front, 7.5% at the back.
Par 4 · 374 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 243 yds, aim 3 yds left of centre.
Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 163 yds, aim 3 yds right of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 98–106 yds.
Green 8 m below the tee; green nearly flat.
Par 3 · 128 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
8 Iron (plays like 145), aim at the pin, 8 yds long.
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 99–110 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 103–114 yds; Bunker right of the green, 110–117 yds; Bunker right of the green, 117–126 yds.
Green 4 m above the tee; green slopes 2.1% at the front, 2.7% at the back.
Par 4 · 397 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 233 yds, aim 30 yds left of centre.
Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 191 yds (plays like 196), aim at the pin.
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 108–118 yds; Bunker left, 131–138 yds.
Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 6.1% at the front, 4.3% at the back.
Par 3 · 152 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
8 Iron (plays like 146), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 65–80 yds; Bunker right of the green, 114–125 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 129–143 yds; Bunker right of the green, 145–156 yds.
Green 9 m below the tee; green slopes 3.4% at the front, 1.7% at the back.
Par 5 · 500 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 33 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 286 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 65 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 142–157 yds; Bunker right, 193–201 yds; Bunker left, 219–227 yds; Bunker right, 241–251 yds.
Green 4 m below the tee; green slopes 1.2%.
Par 4 · 421 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 222 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 5 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 128–135 yds.
Green 4 m above the tee; green slopes 2.3% at the front, 1.2% at the back.
Par 3 · 178 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
6 Iron (plays like 166), aim 3 yds right of the pin, 10 yds short.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 67–78 yds; Bunker left of the green, 159–168 yds; Bunker right of the green, 166–176 yds.
Green slopes 1.5%.
Par 4 · 408 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 233 yds, aim 33 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 206 yds (plays like 213), aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 199–208 yds; Bunker right, 224–234 yds; Bunker right, 230–240 yds.
Green 9 m above the tee; green slopes 6.0% at the front, 4.8% at the back.
Par 4 · 405 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 244 yds, aim 66 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 188 yds (plays like 196), aim 18 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 97–105 yds; Bunker right, 243–254 yds; Bunker left, 260–271 yds.
Green slopes 2.2%.
Par 5 · 571 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 242 yds, aim 6 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 344 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 104 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 107–118 yds; Bunker left, 167–179 yds.
Green 30 m below the tee; green slopes 3.1% at the front, 1.1% at the back.
From the white tees Knowle Golf Club plays 6,047 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,863 and the red 5,514 yards. It is par 70 from every tee.
White tees: 70.3 rating, 132 slope. Yellow tees: 69.3 rating, 127 slope. Red tees: 73.0 rating, 131 slope.
Par is 70: 35 out and 35 in, with five par 3s, ten par 4s and three par 5s.
The 14th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 421 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 14th the hardest against par.
From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 91 from the white tees, 21 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 14th, 16th and 18th.
Fairway, West Town Lane, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5DF.
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