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The Morlais Castle 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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Morlais Castle Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 71 golf course in Wales. From the white tees it measures 6,550 yards, with a course rating of 71.9 and a slope of 130; the red tees are 5,471 yards.
There are three par 3s, thirteen par 4s and two par 5s. The longest hole is the 1st, a 531-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 17th at 158 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 3rd (SI 1), 15th (SI 2) and 9th (SI 3).
On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 9 and 15 and bunkers guard the green on 11 of the 18 holes.
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 92, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 3rd, 15th and 9th; the best scoring chances are the 2nd, 13th and 16th.
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 | 531 | 280 | 447 | 403 | 332 | 448 | 175 | 386 | 420 | 3,422 |
| Yellow | 521 | 271 | 437 | 381 | 324 | 438 | 168 | 378 | 348 | 3,266 |
| Red | 473 | 248 | 375 | 270 | 306 | 366 | 154 | 260 | 340 | 2,792 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Stroke index | 16 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | |
| 15 hcp expects | 6.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 47.3 |
| Back nine | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 358 | 180 | 380 | 338 | 354 | 447 | 506 | 158 | 407 | 3,128 | 6,550 |
| Yellow | 352 | 172 | 375 | 333 | 344 | 439 | 492 | 152 | 398 | 3,057 | 6,323 |
| Red | 338 | 157 | 306 | 270 | 324 | 348 | 391 | 154 | 391 | 2,679 | 5,471 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Stroke index | 15 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 15 hcp expects | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 44.8 | 92.1 |
| Hole | Par | SI | White | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 16 | 531 | 521 | 473 |
| 2 | 4 | 18 | 280 | 271 | 248 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 447 | 437 | 375 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 403 | 381 | 270 |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | 332 | 324 | 306 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 448 | 438 | 366 |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 175 | 168 | 154 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 386 | 378 | 260 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 348 | 340 |
| Out | 36 | 3,422 | 3,266 | 2,792 | |
| 10 | 4 | 15 | 358 | 352 | 338 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 180 | 172 | 157 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 380 | 375 | 306 |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 338 | 333 | 270 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 354 | 344 | 324 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 447 | 439 | 348 |
| 16 | 5 | 13 | 506 | 492 | 391 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 158 | 152 | 154 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 407 | 398 | 391 |
| In | 35 | 3,128 | 3,057 | 2,679 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,550 | 6,323 | 5,471 |
| Tee | Length | Par | Course rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 6,550 yds | 71 | 71.9 | 130 |
| Yellow | 6,323 yds | 71 | 70.8 | 128 |
| Red | 5,471 yds | 71 | 72.5 | 120 |
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 5 · 531 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 228 yds, aim 15 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 332 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 123 yds in.
Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
Par 4 · 280 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 226 yds, aim 24 yds left of centre.
Approach: Sand W from the rough, about 78 yds (plays like 82), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 11 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 447 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 235 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 27 yds in.
Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 10 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 403 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 255 yds, aim 21 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 180 yds (plays like 167), aim 24 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 31 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 332 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 211 yds, aim 30 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 131 yds (plays like 143), aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 30 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 448 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 248 yds, aim 27 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 215 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 9 yds in.
Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 24 m below the tee.
Par 3 · 175 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 188), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 7 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 386 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 243 yds, aim 30 yds left of centre.
Approach: 5 Iron from the rough, about 162 yds (plays like 156), aim 18 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 14 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 420 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 227 yds, aim 55 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 218 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 29 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Water right, 169–187 yds; Bunker right, 237–247 yds.
Green 16 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 358 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 24 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 137 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
Par 3 · 180 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
5 Iron (plays like 176), aim 24 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 81–94 yds; Bunker left, 84–98 yds; Bunker right of the green, 163–171 yds.
Green 6 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 380 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 221 yds, aim 15 yds left of centre.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 190 yds (plays like 196), aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 16 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 338 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 229 yds, aim 55 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 9 Iron from the rough, about 114 yds (plays like 118), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 10 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 354 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 36 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 8 Iron from the rough, about 139 yds (plays like 133), aim 9 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 4 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 447 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 228 yds, aim down the middle.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 245 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 46 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 4 m above the tee.
Par 5 · 506 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim at the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 263 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 35 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 159–171 yds.
Green 18 m below the tee.
Par 3 · 158 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
6 Iron (plays like 161), aim at the pin, 4 yds short.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 140–148 yds.
Green 8 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 407 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 232 yds, aim down the middle.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 194 yds, aim 12 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 4 m above the tee.
From the white tees Morlais Castle Golf Club plays 6,550 yards. The other tees are the yellow 6,323 and the red 5,471 yards. It is par 71 from every tee.
White tees: 71.9 rating, 130 slope. Yellow tees: 70.8 rating, 128 slope. Red tees: 72.5 rating, 120 slope.
Par is 71: 36 out and 35 in, with three par 3s, thirteen par 4s and two par 5s.
The 3rd is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 447 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 3rd the hardest against par.
From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 92 from the white tees, 21 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 3rd, 15th and 9th.
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