Retford Golf Club Scorecard & Course Guide

How Retford Golf Club plays

Retford Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 71 golf course in England. From the blue tees it measures 6,196 yards, with a course rating of 71.2 and a slope of 137; the red tees are 5,500 yards.

There are five par 3s, nine par 4s and four par 5s. The longest hole is the 10th, a 546-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 9th at 136 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 14th (SI 1), 8th (SI 2) and 10th (SI 3).

On the planned lines, water is in play on hole 13 and bunkers guard the green on 14 of the 18 holes.

For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from eleven of the thirteen par 4s and 5s and expects a score of about 92, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 3rd, 9th and 8th; the best scoring chances are the 12th, 2nd and 6th.

Retford 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
Blue	497	511	164	208	390	360	294	396	136	2,956
White	492	501	152	200	380	360	285	389	130	2,889
Yellow	488	492	138	196	367	339	283	381	130	2,814
Purple	466	488	138	173	338	340	256	357	112	2,668
Red	477	479	112	183	349	326	268	367	120	2,681
Par	5	5	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	35
Stroke index	10	14	18	4	6	12	8	2	16
15 hcp expects	5.9	5.8	5.2	4.3	4.9	4.8	5.1	5.6	4.7	46.3

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Blue	546	171	356	349	436	390	182	307	503	3,240	6,196
White	538	159	337	339	424	380	176	300	496	3,149	6,038
Yellow	525	159	337	321	379	363	176	295	486	3,041	5,855
Purple	498	141	339	293	363	341	155	268	492	2,890	5,558
Red	513	147	323	298	361	279	168	262	468	2,819	5,500
Par	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	36	71
Stroke index	3	17	15	5	1	7	9	11	13
15 hcp expects	6.0	3.9	4.6	4.8	5.3	5.3	4.1	5.3	5.9	45.2	91.5

Retford Golf Club scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	Blue	White	Yellow	Purple	Red
1	5	10	497	492	488	466	477
2	5	14	511	501	492	488	479
3	3	18	164	152	138	138	112
4	3	4	208	200	196	173	183
5	4	6	390	380	367	338	349
6	4	12	360	360	339	340	326
7	4	8	294	285	283	256	268
8	4	2	396	389	381	357	367
9	3	16	136	130	130	112	120
Out	35		2,956	2,889	2,814	2,668	2,681
10	5	3	546	538	525	498	513
11	3	17	171	159	159	141	147
12	4	15	356	337	337	339	323
13	4	5	349	339	321	293	298
14	4	1	436	424	379	363	361
15	4	7	390	380	363	341	279
16	3	9	182	176	176	155	168
17	4	11	307	300	295	268	262
18	5	13	503	496	486	492	468
In	36		3,240	3,149	3,041	2,890	2,819
Total	71		6,196	6,038	5,855	5,558	5,500

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
Blue	6,196 yds	71	71.2	137
White	6,038 yds	71	70.5	136
Yellow	5,855 yds	71	69.3	136
Purple	5,558 yds	71	68.2	130
Red	5,500 yds	71	73.3	133

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, with the round matched to the course rating.

Hole 1

Par 5 · 492 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 10497 yds blue492 yds white488 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 232 yds, aim 36 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 287 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 92 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 29%Rough or trees 70%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 97–108 yds; Bunker right, 184–209 yds.

Green 6 m above the tee; green slopes 2.2% at the front, 3.2% at the back.

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Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 5 · 501 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 14511 yds blue501 yds white492 yds yellowScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 291 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 86 yds in.

5.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

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

Fairway 60%Rough or trees 38%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 187–209 yds; Bunker left, 207–231 yds.

Green 3 m below the tee; green slopes 2.3%.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 3 · 152 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 18164 yds blue152 yds white138 yds yellowOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

9 Iron (plays like 135), aim 12 yds left of the pin, 16 yds short.

5.2shots expected, about 2.2 over par

Finds the green rarely. Rarely finds trouble.

Off the green 99%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 132–141 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 133–139 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 140–146 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 158–164 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee; green slopes 1.3%.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 3 · 200 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 4208 yds blue200 yds white196 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

3 Wood (plays like 205), aim at the pin.

4.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

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

Green 11%Off the green 80%Bunker 6%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 161–169 yds; Bunker left of the green, 189–203 yds; Bunker right of the green, 201–217 yds.

Green slopes 3.3%.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 4 · 380 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 6390 yds blue380 yds white367 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 44 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the rough, about 155 yds, aim 24 yds left of the pin, 14 yds short.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 26%Rough or trees 73%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 242–249 yds; Bunker right, 253–259 yds.

Green slopes 2.0%.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 4 · 360 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 12360 yds blue360 yds white339 yds yellowScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 41 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 141 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.

4.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 23%Rough or trees 77%

Green slopes 8.0%.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 4 · 285 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 8294 yds blue285 yds white283 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron 163 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 5 Iron from the trees, about 147 yds (plays like 142), aim 21 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 38%Rough or trees 62%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 171–179 yds.

Green 6 m below the tee; green slopes 2.1% at the front, 1.4% at the back.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 389 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 2396 yds blue389 yds white381 yds yellowHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid 189 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 251 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 33 yds in.

5.6shots expected, about 1.6 over par

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

Fairway 36%Rough or trees 64%

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

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 3 · 130 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 16136 yds blue130 yds white130 yds yellowOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Pitching W (plays like 114), aim at the pin, 16 yds short.

4.7shots expected, about 1.7 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 8%Off the green 89%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 104–112 yds.

Green 11 m above the tee; green slopes 12.8% at the front, 10.8% at the back.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 5 · 538 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 3546 yds blue538 yds white525 yds yellowHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 9 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 329 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 129 yds in.

6.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 62%Rough or trees 38%

Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 2.7%.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 3 · 159 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 17171 yds blue159 yds white159 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

9 Iron (plays like 134), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 7 yds short.

3.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

Finds the green about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 16%Off the green 82%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 132–139 yds.

Green 18 m below the tee; green slopes 3.5% at the front, 1.2% at the back.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 4 · 337 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 15356 yds blue337 yds white337 yds yellowScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 239 yds, aim 66 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Pitching W from the rough, about 111 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin, 11 yds short.

4.6shots expected, about 0.6 over par

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

Fairway 54%Rough or trees 46%

Green slopes 5.4%.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 4 · 339 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 5349 yds blue339 yds white321 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 3 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 130 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

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

Fairway 41%Rough or trees 58%Water 1%

In play off the tee: Water right, 266–288 yds.

Green slopes 3.8% at the front, 3.1% at the back.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 4 · 424 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 1436 yds blue424 yds white379 yds yellowHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 213 yds, aim 6 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 43%Rough or trees 52%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 4%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 229–238 yds.

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← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 4 · 380 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 7390 yds blue380 yds white363 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 225 yds, aim 24 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 207 yds (plays like 217), aim 24 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 36%Rough or trees 60%Out of bounds 4%

Green 18 m above the tee; green slopes 2.3% at the front, 3.1% at the back.

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← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 3 · 176 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 9182 yds blue176 yds white176 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid (plays like 182), aim 12 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 8%Off the green 92%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 72–79 yds.

Green slopes 2.3% at the front, 1.6% at the back.

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← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 300 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 11307 yds blue300 yds white295 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 232 yds, aim 3 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 3 Wood from the trees, about 164 yds (plays like 168), aim 12 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 27%Rough or trees 73%

Green slopes 2.0%.

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← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 5 · 496 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 13503 yds blue496 yds white486 yds yellow

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 280 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 91 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 28%Rough or trees 67%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 85–97 yds; Bunker right, 222–237 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee; green slopes 1.6%.

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← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Retford Golf Club?

From the blue tees Retford Golf Club plays 6,196 yards. The other tees are the white 6,038, the yellow 5,855, the purple 5,558 and the red 5,500 yards. It is par 71 from every tee.

What is the course rating and slope at Retford Golf Club?

Blue tees: 71.2 rating, 137 slope. White tees: 70.5 rating, 136 slope. Yellow tees: 69.3 rating, 136 slope. Purple tees: 68.2 rating, 130 slope. Red tees: 73.3 rating, 133 slope.

What is par at Retford Golf Club?

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

Which is the hardest hole at Retford Golf Club?

The 14th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 436 yards from the blue tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 3rd the hardest against par.

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

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, 9th and 8th.

Where is Retford Golf Club?

Brecks Road, Ordsall, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7UA.

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Straight-line distance

Kilton Forest Golf Club5.6 mi Worksop Golf Club5.7 mi College Pines Golf Club6.0 mi Serlby Park Golf Club6.4 mi Millfield Golf Complex8.8 mi Doncaster Golf Club13.0 mi Carholme Golf Club17.1 mi Rotherham Golf Club17.2 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.

Retford Golf Club

How Retford Golf Club plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Retford 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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